An apparatus and method for playing an educational game suitable for one or more players that comprises a question set of `priming questions`, a question set of `token questions`, one or more substrate to define a playing surface of plural playing zones, wherein each playing zone relates to an individual subject matter and has a pathway of consecutive playing and has (1) a pathway of consecutive playing positions that are marked with an indicia to indicate a priming question, (2) at least one or more playing zones being marked to indicate an association with a token question, (3) each pathway being adapted to continue into and from that of another playing zone; said apparatus also including a movement generator and a playing piece for the players. The rules consist or comprise that when a playing piece becomes associated with a playing position associated with a priming question that player is asked the priming question. If that is incorrectly answered the player passes to the next player. If correctly answered then that first player is asked a token question. Said apparatus for said educational game is characterised in that said primer question facilitates the ability of a player to correctly answer the token questions. Aso disclosed is a playing board that is adjustable in size to suite the number of players and/or duration of game to be played.