A game board assembly is configured to do play an adjacent ball game. The game board assembly has a game board further comprising thirty-six cavities arranged in a six-by-six grid. A plurality of posts is arranged above, beneath, to the left and to the right of each cavity. A plurality of rubber bands is wrapped around each row of the plurality of posts. Netting posts are arranged on outer edges of the game board. A net is arranged on the netting posts. bouncing a ball onto the game board results in the ball being directed in to one of the thirty-six cavities.