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A board game comprising:

• a game board having a top surface and a bottom surface, the game board being shaped like an eight-pointed star,
• eight separate zones placed on the top surface of the game board, each of the zones having four complete spaces and two one-half spaces, each half-space being a space that is located on a border with an adjacent zone, each of the spaces being the same size and shape,
• a circular path superimposed on the top surface of the game board, the circular path including a plurality of spaces, the circular path being white, each of the spaces on the circular path having the same color as the zone in which they are located,
• a dice-popping mechanism located in the middle of the top surface of the game board, the dice-popping mechanism comprising a pair of dice, each dice having six sides, the numbers one through six being engraved on each side of the dice,
• a plurality of spokes, each zone having one spoke, each spoke connecting the circular path to the dice-popping mechanism in the middle of the game board,
• a plurality of game pieces, each game piece having a top surface and a bottom surface, each game piece having five sides comprising a base side, a left side, a right side, an upper left side, and an upper right side, the base side of each game piece being the same size and shape as a half space, wherein each half-space has a triangle with the color of the included zone and another triangle with a color of the adjacent zone, and
• a set of predetermined rules for playing the board game.