A board game apparatus, comprising a dented platform having a plurality of dents that are adapted to receive corresponding game pieces, wherein each dent adapted to accommodate a single game piece, and manipulating means adapted for placing the game pieces into desirable dents, or for shifting the position of a game piece between dents.

A multiplayer or multi group of players board game where a plurality of players individually or in groups play against one another. The game may include, but is not limited to a surface tray 10 having a plurality of cavity areas 11 and the number of cavity areas 11 may be greater than the number non-cavity areas 12 and the non-cavity areas may include a raised section in between a plurality of cavity areas 11. The cavities on the surface tray 10 may be in a shape of uniform or non-uniform polygons or inverted half spherical cavities with the plurality of cavity areas arranged in a matrix form or a non-matrix form depending on the shape of the polygon. The surface tray 10 may be seated inside a frame 15 having at least four peripheral walls and a bottom side/base to hold the surface tray in place.