Educational board game

A board game for play by a plurality of players, comprising:

• a playing board having a playing surface upon which a playing course is represented in the shape of a five-pointed star for defining a path of travel for the players;
• the playing course including a plurality of joined playing spaces;
• a majority of the playing spaces containing indicia denoting a representative question category selected from a plurality of question categories and at least one playing space containing indicia for denoting that playing space as the space on which play of the game is to commence;
• a plurality of question card sets with each question card set representing one particular question category corresponding to one of the question categories denoted on the majority of the playing spaces;
• a plurality of question cards for each question card set each of which contains a plurality of questions arranged in a descending order of difficulty from most difficult to least difficult so that correct answers to questions from one level can be used as clues to answer questions from the next level;
• token means for disposition on the playing course so that the token means can move forward or backward on the playing spaces during play of the game and the token means representing the players during play of the game;
• a plurality of question card boxes with each question card box receiving and holding therein one respective question card set;
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• a rotatable question card box holder having a plurality of compartments so that each compartment can receive and hold therein one question card box.

A board game for play by a plurality of players, the board game comprising:

• a playing board having a playing surface upon which a playing course is represented in the shape of a five-pointed star for defining a path of travel for the players;
• the playing course including a plurality of joined playing spaces;
• a majority of the playing spaces containing indicia denoting a representative question category selected from a plurality of question categories and at least one playing space containing indicia for denoting that playing space as the space on which play of the game is to commence;
• a plurality of question card sets with each question card set representing one particular question category corresponding to one of the question categories denoted on the playing spaces;
• a plurality of question cards for each question card set each of which contains a plurality of questions arranged in a descending order of difficulty from most difficult level to least difficult level so that correct answers to questions from one level can be used as clues to answer questions for the next level;
• token means for use by the players disposed on the playing course for forward or backward movement thereon during play of the game;
• a plurality of question card boxes with each question card box capable of receiving and holding therein one question card set;
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• a rotatable question card box holder having a plurality of compartments so that each compartment can receive and hold therein one question card box.