The Great Space Race Board Game

The Great Space Race
designed by Craig Zipse, published by Kenzer and Company

$29.99

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1 - 3 hours for 3 to 6 players ages 10 to adult    Availability Info
Condition: New

Game Contents
A huge track (over 6 square feet), rulebook, 8 control consoles, lots of cards (3 decks totaling 186 cards), lots of counters (a large pile totaling a lot), space ship tokens, dice, all in a box approximately 14" x 12" x 2.3"

Box Description
Once each Stellar Cycle, the Great Galactic Emperor presides over the most celebrated sporting event in the entire universe - The Great Space Race! Fans from all corners of the cosmos tune in for live coverage and the race is the the one guaranteed day off from work for all species everywhere - even the infamous Slave Pits of Gurius-7 shut down for the show. The spectacle of the race is the one commonality that ties the universe together. Fortunes are made and lost wagering on its outcome. Political careers center around dealing with its far-reaching effects. Interstellar wars have even been started over the race!

In preparation for each race, the Emperor selects representatives from the most inept races in the universe to participate in the mayhem. These unfortunate few have proven themselves the most backward thinking foul-ups in the universe. It is somewhat a miracle of evolution that these stumbling, bumbling creatures have managed to pull themselves up from the primordial ooze, but from the ooze they have come. Along the twisting trail of the track the fates of these failed species are determined. The emperor has decreed that only the winner's kind will be spared. The entire race to which the losers belong will be subject to Imperial Purge - the total snuffing from existence of their species and the destruction of their homeworld!

You, as representative of your kind, must do everything you can to win the race. You are in control of the finest ship your people can provide you (snicker) and, though weapons are strictly prohibited in the race (louder snicker), a few mines have somehow made it into your hold to assist you in your struggle. Keep your tentacles to the floor and your eyestalks on the finish line as you navigate your way through minefields, asteroids and wormholes. As the entire empire looks on in frenzied excitement, you know you must be victorious.

In the Great Space Race, players compete to be the first ship to complete 3 laps or to be the last remaining ship in play. Sometimes a race is about survival and sometimes it's just about hauling tentacle to the finish line.

The dispersion of equipment, major events and, most importantly, play styles can all factor into this. Needless to say, every game is different and each provides its own unique challenges.