In this game each player controls a horse and sulky in a harness race. The players control the horse by playing cards from their hands; the strength of their hand determining their handicap. Players must pay an entry fee for (bet on) their own horse but may also bet on other horses. The winner is the first horse over the line. From the box: "Allows you to...
As a new courier, it's your job to race around a city collecting packages and returning them to the depot to score points. Only problem is, there's up to three other players doing the exact same thing in this 2 to 4 player madcap game! Players secretly choose a numbered card from their hand and play it simultaneously, with the highest number going first....
This Sixties race game from Whitman has a very unusual mechanism for determining how far a player can move. This is an 8" long blue plastic paddle, shaped like a rounded diamond with handle. A small red ball is attached to the end of the paddle by a 4" string. There are six holes in the paddle, five in an arc at the 4" limit of the string, and one in the...
From the publisher: This is a local Estonian game made by a Palamuse museum. This is a simple roll and move game where players race to finish the nature walk and learn most about the nature around Palamuse. Track is filled with various helping and blocking tasks. Be first to finish and own at least 2 pawns to win the game. Game is promotional game for...
Description by Andrea “Liga” Ligabue & W. Eric Martin The Palio di Siena (known in Italy as Il Palio) is a crazy horse race that takes place twice a year in Siena on July 2 and August 16. Ten of the 17 Contrade (or city wards) are represented in the race: the seven that were left out of the previous race and a randomly chosen three from the remaining ten...
Pamplona attracts over 1 million visitors each year in July for its nine-day San Fermín festival, originated in the 14th century. The daily Running of the Bulls, so dear to Hemingway, is its highest profile event. With is simple yet refined mechanics, Pamplona - Viva San Fermín! Faithfully reproduces the run in all its aspects: bravery, euphoria...
Australian mid-sixties release. Box art shows a Pan-Am jet flying across Sydney Harbour with the landmark Sydney Opera House conspicuously absent (it was yet to be constructed). The game consists of a map of the world with selected major destinations connected by plane (presumably Pan-Am) routes. Players are dealt a series of destination cards at the start...
Ancient boardgame from India meaning "The game of five". The goal of the game is to collect 3 pieces in a treasure island. The game play is simple: the player throws the 6 special dice and put his pieces in the path. Captures are possible too, and the winner is the player that moves all 3 pieces to his island. A Sri Lankan race game for two players. It has...
In this panda-themed game, players move along black and white squares of a game board, drawing cards with panda facts and movement directions. This game was created by 9 year-old Amanda Wilcox along with twin sister Laura and their mother Melynda. They started working on the game when Amanda was only about eight years old. Proceeds of the game go to...