CHAMPIONSHIP, "The Most Authentic Show Jumping Game" from Capri, dated 1975. CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW JUMPING captures the atmosphere, the skills and excitement of international show jumping, making a gripping and absorbing game for all the family." The contents of the game include- base board instruction manual two wall brackets six different horses 17 jumps or...
A roll and move StockCar Racing game. Roll 2 d6, move the number of spaces on higher of the d6. If doubles are rolled, you check the chart for lane changes and spaces moved. Various spaces on the board may cause you to lose turn(s), drop back spaces, move forward spaces, go to Pit Row (causes you to restart lap) or lose the race. First player to complete 5...
"The game of Chandal Mandal" A variation of Chaupar, the national game of India. Chaupar later became Parcheesi - aka Ludo - in the west. Invented by Akbar the Great, ruler of India, who lived from 1542 to 1605. Think of it as 16 player Chaupar, with 16 arms instead of 4, and you are a long way there. The board is made out of 16 parallelograms arranged in...
A racing game with a twist. Players secretly get a horse (of a particular color) assigned before the game starts. The player with the horse in last place at the end of the game wins. On your turn - sequence of play is decided by auction - you play a card that controls two different colored horese. When every player has put down cards, the horses move; but...
A Changing Landscapes game for the piecepack. In the far future, ordinary racing has become obsolete. The fans have grown bored with driving around in loops at high speeds. So, a new genre of racing is born—the Chaos Cruiser. These unique hover-vehicles are designed for pure speed and maneuverability. And they’ll need every bit of it because the racetrack...
Chariot Arena is a Grim Trojan board game based on the chariot races of Roman times and the first of Grim Trojan’s Downloadable Board Games. To keep the game fun for different levels and ages of players, optional rules have been created (the alternate rules follow the official rules). This board game is very loosely based on historical records about...
Race around the track, balancing speed and control, in this quick, free, print and play game for 2-3 players. Each chariot consists of two dice, representing the speed and health of the chariot. Every turn players must decide between speeding up, slowing down, or attacking. The faster you go, the greater you risk uncontrolled movement. Players must...
The game consists of a game board representing the race track at the Carthage Circus, a long, oval wooden piece separating the center of the board and used as a lap counter, 4 wooden chariots, 28 Fates Cards, 45 Chance Cards and 2 dice. At the start of the game each player selects a color and the Fates Cards are distributed evenly between the players. On a...
From the box: Enter the Circus Maximus, home of Roman chariot racing. Use your influence and power to recruit experienced charioteers, to buy strong horses and chariots, and to earn the god's favor. Gain prestige and honor from your fellow citizens through victory. From the designer's website: GAME CONCEPT You are a Roman Aristocrat who uses your influence...
Game description from the publisher: The trumpets blare and your horses are ready. The moment of truth is at hand as the Emperor himself signals the start of the race. You guide your chariot around the racing oval using all the skill, savvy, and if need be, savagery, in the quest to finish first. The quest for fame and fortune is on and none shall stand in...
INDIA - 300 BCE The Royal Mauryan empire taught its children to raise and care for horses as their own, rear them as allies in the battlefield and beyond. Citizens from far and wide would come to watch competent charioteers race through the forests and the ravines, the rivers and the marshes at the most celebrated chariot races. The charioteers marked...