1. A board game for a number of players, the game designed to select and prepare food items for a meal, each player accumulating a total food preparation time during play for each food item, the apparatus comprising:
- at least two player tokens;
- at least one numbered die having at least four sides, each side having a number displayed;
- a game board defining a platform upon which the game is played, the board having at least four sides, each side representing a group of food items, each side having a plurality of individual spaces delineated for player token advancement according to a roll of the at least one die, each delineated space representing and displaying an item of food within the group of food items represented by the side on which the space is located, and each delineated space displaying a time indicia indicating the amount of preparation time required for the item of food displayed on said delineated space, one of said game board sides having a delineated space for player token occupation at the game beginning, and one of said game board sides having a delineated preparation time penalty space displaying the amount of the time penalty;
- at least one time indicia die having at least four sides, each side having an amount of time displayed;
- at least one stack of cards, each card having an instruction, with at least one card's instruction affecting the player's board position, and with at least one card's instruction affecting the player's total preparation time accumulation, the game board further having a designated area for placement of the at least one stack of cards, the game board further having at least one delineated space having an instruction to draw from the at least one stack of cards.
2. The board game of claim 1, wherein the number of numbered die is two and the highest combination of displayed numbers equals four.
3. The board game of claim 1, wherein the number of numbered die is two and the highest combination of displayed numbers equals eight.
4. The board game of claim 1, wherein the at least one numbered die is six-sided.
5. The board game of claim 1, wherein the at least one numbered die is eight-sided.
6. The board game of claim 1, wherein the at least one time indicia die is six-sided.
7. The board game of claim 1, wherein the at least one time indicia die is eight-sided.
8. The board game of claim 1, wherein the number of stacks of cards is two.
9. The board game of claim 8, wherein the first stack has cards labeled "Simmer" and the second stack has cards labeled "Boil".
10. The board game of claim 1, wherein the starting space is labeled "Get Cooking".
11. The board game of claim 1, wherein one game board side is for the main course food group.
12. The board game of claim 1, wherein one game board side is for the vegetable food group.
13. The board game of claim 1, wherein one game board side is for the food group including soups and salads.
14. The board game of claim 1, wherein one game board side is for the dessert food group.
15. The board game of claim 1, further comprising a set of instructions.
16. A method of playing a board game for a number of players, the game designed to select and prepare food items for a meal, each player accumulating a total food preparation time during play for each food item, the comprising the steps of:
- providing at least two player tokens;
- providing at least one numbered die having at least four sides, each side having a number displayed;
- providing at least one time indicia die having at least four sides, each side having an amount of time displayed;
- providing a game board defining a platform upon which the game is played, the board having at least four sides, each side representing a group of food items, each side having a plurality of individual spaces delineated for player token advancement according to a roll of the at least one die, each delineated space representing and displaying an item of food within the group of food items represented by the side on which the space is located, and each delineated space displaying a time indicia indicating the amount of preparation time required for the item of food displayed on said delineated space, one of said game board sides having a delineated space for player token occupation at the game beginning, and one of said game board sides having a delineated preparation time penalty space displaying the amount of the time penalty;
- providing at least one stack of instruction cards, each card having an instruction, with at least one card's instruction affecting the player's board position, and with at least one card's instruction affecting the player's total preparation time accumulation, the game board further having a designated area for placement of the at least one stack of cards, the game board further having at least one individual delineated space having an instruction to draw from the at least one stack of cards;
- placing the at least one stack of cards face down in the designated area on the game board;
- placing the player tokens on the delineated starting space;
- requiring each player to roll the at least one numbered die and to advance said player's token a number of delineated spaces to correspond with the numbered displayed on the die following the roll;
- requiring each player to draw an instruction card when said player's token lands on the at least one delineated space that indicates the instruction card is to be drawn, and to follow the instruction on the drawn instruction card;
- requiring each player to prepare a four course meal including one food item from each side of the game board, the inclusion resulting from said player's token landing on the food item;
- as each food item is so included:
- requiring the player to roll the at least one numbered die and advance said player's token until said player's token lands on a delineated food preparation space;
- requiring the player to roll the at least one time indicia die until time amounts displayed on the rolled die equals or exceeds the newly included food item's designated preparation time, as adjusted by any preparation time adjustments that are made per the instruction card instructions or the preparation time penalty space penalty;
- requiring the player to return to the numbered die after so equaling or exceeding said time amounts for the first three included food items;
- declaring the player who equals or exceeds said time amounts for the fourth included food item as the winner.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the delineated food preparation space is labeled "Get Cooking".
18. The method of claim 16, wherein the delineated food preparation space is labeled "Get Cooking" and is the same space as the starting space for player tokens.
19. The method of claim 16, wherein one game board side is for the main course food group.
20. The method of claim 16, wherein one game board side is for the vegetable food group.
21. The method of claim 16, wherein one game board side is for the food group including soups and salads.
22. The method of claim 16, wherein one game board side is for the dessert food group.
