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Race Games You Probably Never Heard Of!
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Yes you may have heard or even own some of these games, but I'm sure there are many you never heard of. I tried to pick out all the best race games that are not well known to most of us or you may find them just intriguing as I did.

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1. Board Game: Magalon [Average Rating:5.94 Overall Rank:4265]
Matt Hiske
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1998



166 Owning
Rating= 5.96 (117 Votes)
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I don't know about you, but I haven't heard of this game before this list. The aim of each player is to be the first to return to the entrance of the forest with his wizard (the arrival and departure squares), after having collected the necessary 3 items.

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I picked up a copy of this about five years ago (maybe six)_because it sounded really interesting. Unfortunately, it languishes unplayed. Perhaps I will be able to get it played this year.
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2. Board Game: Die Osterinsel [Average Rating:5.86 Overall Rank:4765]
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1994



149 Owning
Rating=5.89 (119 Votes)
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I haven't heard of this one until recently and it looks like a neat game. The pieces are big honking Moai (Easter Island Statues) heads, how cool!
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It's a neat game, but not one that stands too much replay unfortunately. Fun to bring out occasionally though!
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3. Board Game: Celtica [Average Rating:5.53 Overall Rank:6171]
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2006



338 Owning
Rating=5.52 (365 Votes)
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A lot of people own this, but I didn't realize it was a race game until recently.
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Celtica is not a race game; it doesn't belong in this list. It is a set collection game that ends when one of the druids (meeples) gets to the end of the track.
 
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4. Board Game: Grand National [Average Rating:7.25 Unranked]
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2001



13 Owning
Rating= 7.75 (4 Votes)
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This game looks so sweet. I wish somebody would pick this up and mass produce it. This has been on my wishlist for well over a year and no place to be found.
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You can buy the game MINT here: http://www.sircollectalot.co.uk/Board-Games/Grand-National-F...

Love this game, more fun than Win, Place & Show!!!
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It is beautiful I will say that.
 
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5. Board Game: Alta Velocidade [Average Rating:6.67 Unranked]
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8 Owning
Rating=6.62 (16 Votes)
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6. Board Game: Malefiz [Average Rating:5.39 Overall Rank:7299]
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1960



331 Owning
Rating= 5.43 (255 Votes)
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Interesting looking abstract.
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Roll-and-move race to the finish in which you can throw up barricades in others' paths.

I realise the above description may rub some geeks wrong, but this is actually my favourite game in the genre. Choosing betweent he strategies available (one meeple dashes to the finish, plodding group of five meeples makes their way), relative to what others do, makes this a fun family game.
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How can you read this? There aren't any pictures!
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Very interesting. I wonder - does it play similar one of my personal favourites That's Life! ? If so, I should keep my eye out for this one.
 
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Dunno, never played That's Life. Malefiz is basically a race to the finish line. Along the way, there are impassable barricades. Roll a die to land exactly on one, though, and you get to pick it up and place it elsewhere on the track. Great game for kids to learn turn order, basic strategy and tactics. More fun if you can find the version with old west characters, though.
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7. Board Game: Das Blaue Amulett [Average Rating:5.68 Overall Rank:6027]
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1986



72 Owning
Rating=6.00 (25 Votes)
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The board is beautifully illustrated and the game won the Spiel des Jahres award for Most Beautiful Game in 1986.

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8. Board Game: Ferrari Challenge [Average Rating:7.50 Unranked]
Matt Hiske
United States
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2005



4 Owning
Rating=7.50 (3 Votes)

This looks like a interesting and fun game. There has only been one member that has played this and he has played it fourteen times.
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9. Board Game: Sahara [Average Rating:5.58 Unranked]
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1990



23 Owning
Rating=5.60 (15 Votes)
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This looks like a fun game. Something about racing in the desert that sounds fun. Whats that one movie called a few years back?
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10. Board Game: The Great Space Drag Race [Average Rating:7.00 Unranked]
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2002

2 Owning
Rating= 7.00 (1 Vote)
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This game looks interesting. This says Robo-Rally lite in the description.
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11. Board Game: Chasing Chariots Game [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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No owners for this. This is a simutaneous card playing game.
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12. Board Game: Checkered Flag [Average Rating:6.50 Unranked]
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1997



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13. Board Game: Abordagem [Average Rating:6.11 Unranked]
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1984



6 Owning
Rating=6.60 (5 Votes)
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The players must safely pilot three Carracks from the "Dolphins Bay" to the "Rocks Port", choosing their path through perilous waters filled with pirates and outrunning the other players privateers.

 
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14. Board Game: Checkpoint Omega [Average Rating:5.97 Unranked]
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1983



48 Owning This.
Rating= 6.0 (16 Votes)
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I would love to find this one.
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15. Board Game: Cockpit [Average Rating:6.19 Unranked]
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Looks like they were using the Formula D dashboards back then. A nice car race simulation, with many real components, like tires, suspension, brakes and gear manipulation.

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Don't you mean to say that Formula D (/De) did not invent the dashboard tracking method? I know that Albertarelli's Pitstop used one, too.
 
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Paulo Santoro
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Cockpit is from the 80's, so yes, it used the system before Formula Dé.
 
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I read it to be a reference to the most popular use of the dashboards, not a claim that FD invented them. No worries either way.
 
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16. Board Game: Dice Prix [Average Rating:4.50 Unranked]
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17. Board Game: Disposition [Average Rating:7.40 Unranked]
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Rating= 8.00 (3 Votes)
Abstract Strategy
 
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18. Board Game: A Night at the Dogs [Average Rating:6.50 Unranked]
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2003



6 Owning
Rating= 5.0 (1 Vote)
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The "Dogs" run against the turn of a set of specially formulated cards which automatically adjust the odds and form, which is determined before every race, so that the outcome of each race is as predictable (and unpredictable) as in the real world of dog racing.

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19. Board Game: Double Morphus [Average Rating:6.00 Unranked]
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1993

6 Owning
Rating= 6.00 (2 Votes)
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20. Board Game: Dragon Racing [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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2006
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I printed this out, but haven't played it yet.
 
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21. Board Game: DTC Super Racing [Average Rating:6.00 Unranked]
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2004

6 Owning
Rating=6.25 (4 Votes)
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Basic racing game based on the Danish Grand Prix.
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Thanks Rene
 
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22. Board Game: Escape from the Haunted Mansion [Average Rating:5.60 Unranked]
Matt Hiske
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2008

5 Owning
Rating= 7.20 (1 Vote)
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From reading the description you need to construct this game and it sounds like some work.
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Oh my I'm a Walt Disney World freak and love the Haunted Mansion (have the poster framed on my wall right behind me in fact) and I have never seen that site before! Amazing paper models besides the game - I foresee a new hobby...
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23. Board Game: Tour [Average Rating:7.12 Unranked]
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2006



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Rating=6.97 (17 Votes)
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Looks sweet and I want it. Tour sets out to recreate the team-based tactics and excitement of pro cycling (without the drugs!) by combining the roll and move styling of Formula De with the need to use your differently skilled team of cyclists (up to five unique cyclists per team) to the best of their abilities.

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This is quite an interesting game built onto a very versatile system. We created our own Stage 1 of the Tour de France last year and had a blast. We had to create a few boards and tweaked a few rules, but it all seemed to work for us. Unfortunately, it took as 3 sessions of 2 hours to finish the four team (of five) race. Looking forward to doing it again this year.

BTW, Luke has made the print and play version of this available in the past in time for the Tour de Frace, so perhaps he will do that again this year.
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24. Board Game: Ferrari F1 [Average Rating:4.33 Unranked]
 
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A tribute to Michael Schumacher!
 
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Odd. In 1995, Michael was still with Benetton. He went to Ferrari in '96.
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25. Board Game: Fast Track Derby [Average Rating:5.08 Unranked]
Matt Hiske
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2007

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Fast Track Derby is an exciting horse racing board game that the entire family will love. It has all the thrills of cheering your horse to victory, in an easy to play board game that’s both fast-paced and incredibly fun.

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There are some great sounding games here. But the reason we haven't heard of them is that they're impossible to find! Reading the list gave me a craving for 3 or 4 of them, but they're nowhere to be found. Now I've got (another) unscratchable itch.
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They don't particularly grab me. Thereare amny well known rubbish race games out there, why should a significant number of these be any better?
 
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