Should I Play PitchCar?
Players: 2 – 8 players | Game Duration 30 – 30 mins |
Min. Age 6+ | Game complexity: LOW Genre: Action/Dexterity, Children Games, Party Game, Racing, Sports
Solo game mode: No | Co-op: No |
Online Version: No
What is PitchCar about?
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
Rules
PitchCar Videos
Awards Won by PitchCar
2007 UK Games Expo Special Award Winner 2003 Tric Trac Nominee 1996 Spiel des Jahres “Dexterity Game” Winner 1996 Meeples’ Choice Award 1996 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game 3rd Place