Board game having multiple, interconnecting segments

A board game which is played by at least two players, the board game comprising:

• a movement piece for each player;
• at least one random movement device capable of generating a random number for determining the magnitude of movement of the movement pieces;
• a racing segment having a plurality of lanes, each lane having a plurality of spaces, some of said plurality of spaces having a first group of movement icons provided thereon for indicating a type of movement to be performed by the movement pieces upon landing on the space;
• a gaming segment having a plurality of lanes, each lane having a plurality of spaces, some of said plurality of spaces having a group of game icons thereon, the arrangement being such that upon landing on a space having a certain game icon, a player must successfully play a game indicated by the game icon prior to moving off of the space;
• and
• interconnecting means for selectively and releasably interconnecting the racing and gaming segments to one another for altering the overall nature of the game and the length of the game,
• wherein said movement pieces move along the spaces of the lanes of the racing and gaming segments a number of spaces as determined by the random movement device.

A method of game play for at least two players on a board game comprising

• a movement piece for each player,
• at least one random movement device capable of generating a random number for determining the magnitude of movement of the movement pieces, and
• a racing segment having a plurality of lanes, each lane having a plurality of spaces, some of said plurality of spaces having one of a group of movement icons provided thereon for indicating a type of movement to be performed by the movement pieces upon landing on the space,
• said method comprising the steps of:
• (a) assigning a movement piece to each player;
• (b) allocating an initial amount of play fuel to each player, the play fuel enabling the movement of the movement piece along the racing segment of the board game;
• (c) manipulating the random movement device for determining the magnitude of movement of the movement piece, for each player, along the racing segment of the board game;
• (d) moving the movement piece in a direction determined by the movement icon and a magnitude determined by the random movement device;
• (e) increasing a player's amount of play fuel upon landing on a movement icon which directs the addition of play fuel;
• and
• (f) decreasing a player's amount of play fuel upon landing on a movement icon which directs the subtraction of play fuel.