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Pitchcar box art
1995 Ranked #469

Pitchcar

Flicking race game where drivers build a wooden track, then propel their car discs around it with precise finger shots. Every curve and obstacle turns speed into a risk, because a missed flick can send you off the course.

Family Games Action / Dexterity Children's Game Flicking Modular Board

Players

2-8

Play time

Not listed

Age

6+

Complexity

1.13/5

Rating

7.27

Harder to teach Low interaction Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.1/5

Low interaction

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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This game entry refers to two nearly identical games that are not compatible with one another. Ages 6 and up.

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This game entry refers to two nearly identical games that are not compatible with one another. Ages 6 and up. PitchCar and Carabande are dexterity games where large, wooden, puzzle-like pieces are used to construct a race track that looks very similar to a slot car track when finished. But instead of electricity, players use finger-flicks to send small pucks around the track, a la Carrom. Contents: Eight car discs One black "spacer" disc Six straightaways Ten 90-degree curves Rail pieces for straights and curves One Start/Finish line sticker One rule sheet with suggested track layouts One score pad Carabande was produced by Goldsieber and had only the single expansion with the Action Set. Both are currently out of print. It was also produced in a special "Audi" edition, titled Rennspiel-Action. In the BGG photo gallery, Carabande has yellow/orange rails.Expanded by: Carabande Action Set PitchCar is produced by Ferti. It currently has nine expansions that add "tight" curves, crossroads, small jumps, long straightaways, 45-degree curves, curved bottlenecks, loops & an adapter that will allow for mixing PitchCar and PitchCar Mini. PitchCar apparently also has two editions, where the first edition has the black laminate on the top and bottom of the track pieces, where the second edition only has the laminate on the top of the track pieces. In the BGG photo gallery, PitchCar has red rails.Expanded by: PitchCar Extension PitchCar Extension 2 PitchCar Extension 3: Special Long Straights PitchCar Extension 4: Stunt Race PitchCar Extension 5: The Cross PitchCar Extension 6: No Limit PitchCar Extension 7: The Loop PitchCar Extension: The Upsilon PitchCar Extension: The Adapter Re-implemented by: PitchCar Mini

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Play and group

Players
2–8
Best with
2–8
Play time
30 min
Age
6+
Complexity
1.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Jean du Poël

Artists

1
Jean du Poël

Publishers

2
Ferti Goldsieber Spiele