Hare And Tortoise

Ref: BGGHATO

No of Players: 2+
Age Range: 8+
Play Duration: 45+ minutes
Manufacturer: Gibsons Games

In 1979 Hare and Tortoise was chosen as the first winner of the "Spiel des Jahres" board game award. Even today, it remains a unique and popular family game. Skill and tactics are more important than luck in this race (although a bit of luck helps!). Speed alone cannot win the game - as in the story of the Hare and Tortoise, players must combine the speed and patience of both to win the race.
It is a cunningly designed race to the finish in which your fuel (carrots) must practically run out (all but 10 carrots or fewer) at the moment you hit the finish line. You also have three lettuce cards you must spend during the course of the race. The farther you move, the more carrots you spend, and there are a variety of ways to gain or lose carrots as you go around the track. It's a very clever exercise in arithmetic which has been fashioned into an entertaining and unique perennial favourite.
Age 8+, for 2 - 6 players, length of game 45-60 minutes

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