Abstract: The invention herein is apparatus for a board game which simulates international military conflict. The game comprises a playing board which includes a map illustrating the principal oceans, nations and geographical area of the world with indicia assigning each nation to a continental region. The ocean portion of the map is overlaid by a first network of cells and the land portion of the map is overlaid by a second network of cells, the second network also indicating relative military strengths of the nations. Some of said nations on the map contain indicia designating missile facilities therein. The map is bordered by a path comprising spaces each identifying one of the nations on the map and other spaces denoting enhanced movement along the path.

Abstract: A competitive board game representing world alliances competing economically and militarily for world power, wherein a game board is provided imprinted with a map of the world or a substantial portion thereof, which map is divided into a cellular network for placement of playing pieces, and bordered by a path consisting of a plurality of spaces representing the countries of the map interspersed with spaces of chance, for movement of playing tokens as indicated by chance means, whereby the players, through a combination of luck and skill, employ economic and/or military strategies to dominate the world.