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PitchCar

Box art for PitchCar

    1995Jean du Poël

    7.3

    11,840 ratings

    Players
    2–8
    Duration
    30 min
    Complexity
    1.1/5Very light
    Age
    6+
    • Action / Dexterity
    • Children's Game
    • Party Game
    • Racing
    • Sports

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    About the game

    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

    Mechanics

    • Flicking
    • Modular Board
    • Race