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1975 Ranked #8,757

The Magnificent Race

A racing game has travelers buy advantages and compete across varied modes of transport around the world. Marble races resolve each leg, while an unpredictable non-player rival can unexpectedly claim the victory.

Children's Children's Game Nautical Betting and Bluffing Roll / Spin and Move

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.16/5

Rating

6.32

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

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?

Fun game where 2-4 players use various means of travel to win the race. You buy cards to gain advantages in the mini races on certain types of modes of travel.

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Fun game where 2-4 players use various means of travel to win the race. You buy cards to gain advantages in the mini races on certain types of modes of travel. The races are conducted with marbles in a spinning roulette style wheel with only one hole. The marble that lands in the hole wins that race and moves 3 pegs along the race track from NY around the world to NY. Beware of the purple marble though. He is the non player Dastardly Dan and he is in every race and may indeed win the game! This game bears a very vague resemblance to Wacky Races and may have been inspired by the cartoon, though one is not a reprint of the other.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
60 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Bill Cooke

Publishers

3
Palitoy Ltd. Parker Brothers Toltoys

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