Board game with random water distribution for dunking playing pieces

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A game including: a base having a path defined by a plurality of spaces on which playing pieces can be moved from a starting point to a finish point as a result of the selection of a random number of spaces for each move of each playing piece, a plurality of dunking stations for the playing pieces located along the path, each of the dunking stations including a tiltable platform for dumping a playing piece located thereon into a water container, each water container being mounted on the base, each tiltable platform functioning as a space of the path, a tower located adjacent the base, a water reservoir supported on the tower near the top thereof, a water distributor positioned between the water reservoir and the water containers mounted on the base, a plurality of intermediate water containers located between the top reservoir and the distributor, a conduit connecting the top reservoir, the intermediate water containers and the distributor, a plurality of valves controlling the flow of water along the conduit, a first of the valves controlling the flow of water from the top reservoir to the conduit, a first downwardly inclined marble track supported on the tower and arranged to discharge a marble into the water distributor, a first releasable detaining means for holding a first marble near the top of the first track and for selectively releasing the first marble to allow it to roll down the first track, a second downwardly inclined marble track also supported on the tower, a second releasable detaining means for holding a second marble near the top of the second track and for selectively releasing the second marble to allow it to roll down the second track, the first releasable detaining means for holding the first marble being releasably actuated by water filling one of the intermediate water containers, the second releasable detaining means for holding the second marble being releasably actuated by the first marble rolling down the first track, a second of the valves controlling the flow of water through the conduit controls the flow of water out of another of the intermediate containers, and means are provided for opening the second valve by the second marble rolling down the second track, the distributor being equipped with a plurality of water discharge outlets each of which is closable by the first marble seating in the outlet, a plurality of flues located beneath the distributor with each flue aligned with a distributor discharge outlet and a water container on the base.