Abstract: A board game for teaching pattern recognition. In one embodiment, the present invention teaches DNA concepts wherein patterns identified on playing cards represent a sequential biocode pattern and a plurality of game pieces represent biocodes differentiated by shape and color. Corresponding biocodes represent base pairs bound together to form the helix structure of DNA. Preferably, pattern recognition is taught utilizing a simple story line such as deep-space travelers having to repair a spaceship, by having to match a sequential pattern with game pieces (biocodes) to retrieve a spaceship part, in order to escape a distant planet.