Abstract: A rectangular game board includes four base lines each forming an edge of the board. A plurality of spaced locations are designated on an upper surface of the game board such as by circles or squares to form a rectangular matrix of playing spaces comprised of equally spaced rows and columns aligned perpendicular to one pair of facing edges and parallel to the other pair of facing edges of the board. A row of such playing spaces is aligned along and is positioned adjacent to each base line of the board and defines a base row thereon. The game begins with a first player positioning a first playing piece on a playing space of one of the base rows. A second player then positions a second playing piece on either an unoccupied playing space in the same or another designated base row, or on the playing space immediately adjacent to the occupied playing space and in the same row or column as the occupied playing space so as to be positioned toward the center of the board with respect thereto.