[0001] This application claims benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/251,009, filed Dec. 5, 2000.
[0002] THIS INVENTION relates to a game and game apparatus. It relates n particular to a board game and apparatus therefor.
[0003] According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a game which includes
[0004] means for establishing the nature of at least one pre-defined disaster to be prevented by players of the game; and
[0005] means obtainable by or accessible to said players, for preventing said disaster from occurring.
[0006] The disaster may be a disaster capable of threatening life on a selected planted, e.g. the Earth. Typically, the disaster is a disaster capable of threatening human civilization as it is presently known on Earth. The disaster may be real or imagined. For example, the disaster may be selected from the group consisting of nuclear war, asteroid collision, volcano eruption, global warming, and alien invasion.
