Board game apparatus

A board game 1 which comprises of a plurality of playing pieces (2) and a board (3). The board 3 has a plurality of playing piece receptacles (20), with each receptacle having a playing piece support 8 and a depression (9). By pressing part (10) of the playing piece into the depression (9), easy removal of a playing piece can be achieved. The receptacles (20) are formed when playing pieces (2) are inserted in recesses (13) that border each playing piece support. The recesses are defined at each end by a protrusion 16. The playing pieces (2) can include an aesthetic dot (6) in order to differentiate between which played used the playing piece.