Speed Circuit (1971)

In Speed Circuit, each player takes control of a Formula 1 racecar zipping around the tracks. Each person then distributes a number of points to Start Speed, Top Speed, Wear and other attributes, five points per lap. Then, each player moves based on their speed, and can adjust their speed, choosing to forfeit a Wear Point, or roll the Chance Die, where a bad roll could cause you to move through, spin out, or even crash out of the race. Whoever gets over the line first wins.

Before the race begins the players prepare their cars by allocating points, so if you want faster acceleration or speed you have to sacrifice start speed or braking or tire wear.

Each turn, the players write their planned speed for the next turn and then move their cars 1 space per 20 mph. Each curve on the track has a speed limit that cannot be exceeded without penalty. If you exceed curve speed, overaccelerate or overdecelerate your car, etc., you pay penalties in tire wear or possible damage to your car or elimination from the race.

The original 3M Sports Games version used speedometer wheels to select speed, used a random card draw to determine the car characteristics and has no random elements.

Expanded by:

• Speed Circuit - British Grand Prix
• Speed Circuit - Detroit Grand Prix
• Speed Circuit - Grand Prix de Belgique
• Speed Circuit - Grand Prix de France
• Speed Circuit - South African Grand Prix
• Speed Circuit Accessory Pack 1
• Speed Circuit Accessory Pack 2
• Speed Circuit Accessory Pack 3
• Speed Circuit Accessory Pack 4
• Speed Circuit Tournament Tracks
• Speed Circuit Turnier Kurs

Speed Circuit (1977)
Avalon Hill revised existing published design (3M)
Designer unknown
Development by Don Greenwood

Originally published by 3M in 1973. The AH redesign was a major improvement. 15 additional tracks and rules are available by direct mail and in ALL STAR REPLAY.

• The GENERAL Vol.27,No.6
  • Speed Circuit – “Sports Special - Alone in the Pits” (Solo Variant) by Brien Martin