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2018 Ranked #11,458

Cool Runnings

Ice-racing game has players guide melting characters to the finish or outlast every rival. Salt, water, and body heat attack opponents, but matching defense cards can send the damage back.

Modular Board Take That

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

6.52

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

To play Cool Runnings, you'll need a dose of coolness and a freezer — yes, literally as the game "characters" are made of ice and you must create them prior to play.

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To play Cool Runnings, you'll need a dose of coolness and a freezer — yes, literally as the game "characters" are made of ice and you must create them prior to play. The winner is whoever brings their ice to the finish line first — or whoever still has an ice character in play while everyone else has melted away. During the game — which is played on a modular, waterproof game board — players will attack one another with a pinch of salt, a water bath, or a simple hands-on approach in which your own heat can damage someone's character. If the defending player can play the same attack card as you, though, the attack bounces back on you!

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Olivier Mahy

Artists

1
Luispa Salmon

Publishers

1
Ravensburger

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