The Lion and the Hunter is a game where one player is the lion and the other is the hunter. Players follow a route to the lions den. Along the way they must follow instructions as the come to them along the path. The winner is the one who reaches the lions den first. Alternatively if the hunter lands on the space occupied by the lion after space 60 he has captured the lion and the hunter wins the game. Prior to space 60 if either player lands on the other player then the player landed on goes back to the start.