2015 · Racing

Why First?

Players compete across five short races where the object is to finish each race in second place rather than first. Each race lasts five turns; at the start of a race every player gets a five-card hand with values from −4 to +5 and places a pawn on the track at 0. Each turn players secretly select one card and which pawn to move, then reveal simultaneously and advance or retreat the chosen pawns by the card values. After five turns the pawn in second place scores points equal to its track position (negative positions subtract). After five races, players total their scored points and the player with the second-highest overall total who has won at least one race is the winner.

groupPlayers

2–6 best 4

schedulePlaying time

15–25 min

cakeAge

7+

psychologyComplexity

1.2 / 5