Ice Race

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Ice Race
Samantha Valentine
Race opponents to the end!
:Players Players: 4
:Time Length: unknown
:Complexity Complexity: minimal
Trios per color: 1
Number of colors: 4
Pyramid trios:
Monochr. stashes:
Five-color sets: 1
- - - - - - Other equipment - - - - - -
1 six-sided die and 1 Treehouse die
Setup time: 2 minutes
Playing time:
Strategy depth: none
Random chance: high
Game mechanics:
Theme: Race
BGG Link:
Status: Initial design (v1.0), Year released: 2009


Under development


This game is currently under development, in the Initial Design stage. Feedback is strongly encouraged! Feel free to give comments on game design or structure on the talk page.


Purpose[edit | edit source]

To successfully move your three ice house pieces to the finish!

*Each player uses three ice house pieces of uniform color and of three different sizes.

Requirements[edit | edit source]

  • 4 players max
  • special board printable here-->[1]
  • 1 six-sided number die
  • Treehouse die

Rules[edit | edit source]

  • Roll die

****Rolling a one or a two releases and navigates the small piece
****Rolling a three or a four releases and navigates the medium piece
****Rolling a five or a six releases and navigates the large piece

  • If land on a “?” symbol, roll black ice house die provided with stashes.


* hop--->move piece placed on “?” its pip count
***large move 3 spaces
***medium move 2 spaces
***small move 1 space

*tip--->place opponent of choice back to start
***must move same sized piece UNLESS impossible, then move opponent closest to you

*swap--->switch places with opponent of choice
***must switch with same size piece again if possible. If not, choose anyone.

*dig--->move opponent of choice back as many places as pip count

*aim--->move your own piece ahead its pip count

*wild--->choose any option (hop, tip, swap, dig, aim)

Extras[edit | edit source]


*If you must move your opponent back its pip count and such a move happens to fall on a “?” symbol, player DOES NOT re-roll on his/her next turn, but instead, simply rolls the black die.

*If a piece is approaching an occupied space, bump opponent occupying the space back to start!

First Year Foundations Class Constructive Pastimes, 2009

Around & Around
Behind Enemy Lines
Candy Capture
Capture the Card
Dash
The Fast and Ferocious; or, Black Ice
Horde Runners
Icehouse Baseball
Ice House Bowling
Ice Points
IceRace
One Square at a Time to the Capture
Race to the Top
Switch House!
Topple
Tree House Rush
Tri-Prism Face Off
Zoink!