Artillery game and playing method

An artillery game, comprising:

• a playing board, having a range disposed thereon;
• a plotting chart, including a scale reproduction of said range of said playing board;
• a movable target, for placement upon said playing board;
• a projectile firing cannon, having;
• a substantially circular base for pivotal mounting upon said playing board;
• a plurality of cannon direction indicia on said base;
• and
• first and second cannon mounting shoulders extending substantially vertically from said base for receiving a cannon barrel therebetween mounted for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis.

A method of directing a projectile from a cannon, mounted upon a playing board, towards a movable target located upon said playing board, comprising:

• determining the location of said target upon said playing board by specifying first and second grid indicia area designation means;
• plotting the location of said target upon a plotting chart having thereon a scaled reproduction of said playing board, including said grid area designation means;
• determining from said plotting chart, the direction and range of said target from said cannon;
• pivoting said cannon about a vertical axis so that it is oriented in the direction of said target, determined from said chart;
• and
• pivoting said cannon about a horizontal axis to an elevation such that the distance traveled by a projectile from said cannon substantially corresponds to the range of said target.