Abstract: Disclosed is a game apparatus comprising a game board having a playing surface containing playing piece movement areas. At least some of the playing piece movement areas are in areas defined by channels into which are fit respective game pieces, each containing an upwardly directed face having an indicium thereon. The indicium for each of the game pieces can be letters of the alphabet, arithmetic numerals or other information, which can be formed into a plurality of indicia patterns, such as words, mathematical problems or an information sequence which can be assigned a player for him to traverse by movement of his playing piece among the playing piece movement areas.