Race Board Games

"Race" games are are games in which the main objective it to be the first player to reach a goal. Typically, this involves moving game pieces around a playing board, according to the rules of the game. The winner is the first player to move all their pieces to the "home" position on the board.

Race games are some of the earliest board games to be invented, appearing in India and the Middle East thousands of years ago. Today, Backgammon is the foremost game of this genre, and also one of the most popular.

Traditional race games include:

• Aggravation
• Backgammon
• Ludo
• Parcheesi
• Sorry
• Trouble

• 1000 Bornes Board Game
  In 1000 Bornes (also known as Mille Bornes), you're in an auto race filled with traffic hazards. Run out of gas? Use a gasoline card. Flat tire? Have you got a spare? No need to add up your mileage cards because now you can move your vehicle along the game board track. Special cards overcome hazards and place obstacles in your opponent's path. But watch out - they're trying to do the same to you! The first player or team to reach 1000 miles wins!
• Around The World In 80 Days
  Based on the famous story by Jules Verne's, you attempt to travel around the world by train, boat, elephant, and balloon, in less than 80 days (and faster than your opponents). Players are members of a London Club at the beginning of the 20th century who bet each other on a round-the-world journey. Whoever can complete the journey in less than 80 days will win the bet and the accolades of his comrades. Naturally, events outside the control of the players may conspire against them.
• Change Horses
  If you have problems winning a race, then this is the game for you! Change Horses is a unique racing game where the object is to finish last. Before the game, players are secretly assigned a horse. It is essential that everybody else's horse crosses the finish line before your's, so everybody tries to move their opponent's horses forward. In this tactical race to the back of the pack, every card played can change the outcome. And if you can't rein in your own horse, you can always change horses!
  
• Formula D
  Formula D transports you into the turbulent world of Formula 1: Don't lose control of the engine in the last bottleneck, master the chicane, stick to your opponent's back wheels, take advantage of the slip stream and then coolly overtake him. A Formula 1 pilot has to be willing to take risks and be able to plan ahead -- at least if you want to get to the very top of the winner's podium. Formula D also means the suspense of illegal racing on the streets of the big cities. Anything goes: customized cars, nitro fuel injection, skidding in roundabouts, unfair tricks. The game principles always stay the same, but different cars, rules and circuits come into play.
  
• Raceway '57 Bookshelf Edition
  Pedal to the metal for your next game night! Featuring all the exiting elements of the original and award-winning game along with some new twists, Bookshelf Edition Raceway '57 lets you experience the full throttle excitement of America's fastest sport. Players roll dice or play a card to move their classic cars around the track, all the while managing valuable resources such as fuel, tires and suspension. Features cast metal car game tokens, perpetual dial gauges, and custom game play cards. Raceway '57 is a game for two to five players, ages eight and up.
• Raceway '57 Discovery Edition
  Featuring all the exiting elements of the original version of the game, Discovery Edition Raceway '57 lets you experience the full throttle excitement of America's fastest sport. Players roll dice or play a card to move their classic cars around the track, all the while managing valuable resources such as fuel, tires and suspension. For 2 to 5 players, ages 8 and up.
• Racing Horse Game
  Spend a fun day at the track with the Racing Horse Game! Roll the dice to move the horses along the sliding wooden track. Whoever holds the cards that match the number of the first horse to reach the end of the track wins! Includes wooden game board, chips, cards, and dice.