# The Great Race

The Great Race is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.7 out of 10 by 4 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2020
- **Categories:** Racing, Transportation, Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Worker Placement, Different Worker Types, Network and Route Building, Pick-up and Deliver, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, End Game Bonuses, Open Drafting
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.7 out of 10, from 4 reviews
- **Owned by:** 5 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 12
- **Unique players:** 14

**Designers:** Maxence Vaché

**Artists:** François Launay

**Publishers:** Platypus Game

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ludifolie | 48.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/10488-the-great-race.html |

## Expansions

- [The Great Race: Expansion 2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-great-race-round-the-worldduel)
- [The Great Race: Duel](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-great-race-duel)
- [The Great Race: Expansion 1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-great-race-expansion-1)
- [The Great Race: Wild West & Far East expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-great-race-wild-west-and-far-east-expansion)
- [The Great Race: Swiss Crew](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-great-race-swiss-crew)
- [The Great Race: Indian Crew](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-great-race-indian-crew)
- [The Great Race: Expansion 2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-great-race-expansion-2)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-great-race)
- [The Great Race in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-great-race)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296483)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._