Board game and method of play

A board game comprising:

• a. a game board having an array comprising:
• i. a first plurality of sockets;
• and
• ii. a second plurality of sockets within said first plurality of sockets, said second plurality of sockets comprises a corresponding second plurality of holes through said game board;
• b. wherein said game board is oriented horizontally when in use;
• c. an enclosure comprising at least one enclosure wall, wherein said enclosure surrounds and at least partially supports said game board and said at least one enclosure wall extends above and below said game board;
• and
• d. at least one elevated socket supported above said game board.

A board game comprising:

• a. a game board having an array comprising:
• i. a first plurality of sockets;
• and
• ii. a second plurality of sockets within said first plurality of sockets, said second plurality of sockets comprises a corresponding second plurality of holes through said game board;
• b. wherein said game board is oriented horizontally when in use;
• c. an enclosure comprising at least one enclosure wall, wherein said enclosure surrounds and at least partially supports said game board and said at least one enclosure wall extends above and below said game board;
• and
• d. an elevated socket supported above and in a middle of said game board;
• e. at least one elongated opening along a bottom portion of said at least one enclosure wall, wherein said at least one elongated opening is not as long as said at least one enclosure wall;
• f. at least one elongated slot in said at least one enclosure wall parallel to and spaced apart from a top edge of said at least one enclosure wall, wherein said at least one elongated slot is not as long as said at least one enclosure wall;
• g. a deflection structure underneath and supporting said game board, wherein said deflection structure is operable to urge an object that falls through a hole of said second plurality of sockets toward and through said elongated opening;
• h. wherein a sequence of sockets of said first plurality of sockets that are adjacent a perimeter of said game board comprise a primary path for movement of a plurality of player tokens;
• i. wherein at least two sequences of sockets of said first plurality of sockets that form crossing paths through a middle of said game board comprise secondary paths for movement of said plurality of player tokens;
• and
• j. wherein said first plurality of sockets is divided into an equal number of groupings of contiguous and similarly demarcated sockets, each comprising at least three primary path sockets, no crossing path sockets, and at least six sockets of said second plurality of sockets.