Potential drivers in Sierra Leone use this board game, The Driver's Way, to learn the rules of the road in the West African country.

If anyone thinks getting a license in the U.S. is easy, Sierra Leone, a small country in West Africa, may have taken the mantle away.

The country now requires potential licensees to play a board game before they are legally allowed to drive. Not just any game, but one developed by the country’s transport authority called “The Driver’s Way.”

Described as a cross between Monopoly, Snakes and Ladders, and even Scrabble, players roll traffic light-themed die and move little model cars around the board, encountering “vehicle tests” and road-law questions along the way.

“Most crashes here are a result of ignorance of the highway code,” said Morie Lenghor, assistant inspector general of the police. Lenghor is the game’s creator and believes it will improve conditions on the road.

“And most drivers don’t even understand half the road signs. I realized that a lot of people don’t like reading much, but what if I can put the highway code in a game that is attractive to young people?”

The country reported 2,204 accidents resulting in 380 deaths. Sierra Leone has no working traffic lights, about 50,000 vehicles and getting a driver’s license was more about how much money one had than being able to pass the driver’s test.

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Anyone preparing to take the actual driver’s license test must buy the game, which is made in India, for 60,000 Leones (almost $14) and about 3,000 copies reportedly have already been imported.

Sarah Bendu, executive director of Sierra Leone’s Road Transport Authority, claims that after buying the game, “Then (novice drivers) will play it for two or three months, or maybe just one if they’re smart enough, then they will come for their test.”

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The minimum age for driving a private car in Sierra Leone is 18, a public service vehicle and truck is 21. To drive a motorcycle, 16 years is the minimum age. There are plans for an online version that will be used in other nations through out West Africa.