Board game box

In combination, a box in the form of the sphinx and a game board for storage in said box, said box comprising a top member and a bottom member, said bottom member having a plurality of compartments for holding a plurality of game pieces in the form of shafts having the heads of hounds and jackals, on one end thereof a plurality dice, a scroll having game rules set forth thereon, and a brochure having set forth thereon a history of said sphinx, hounds and jackals, said bottom member of said box being provided with a pair of spaced, longitudinal grooves located above said compartments along the sides of said bottom member for the reception of a rectangular game board which also acts as a closure means for said compartments, and said top member having a shape which mates with the shape of said bottom member and a downwardly depending skirt which fits over the upper edge of said bottom member.