The Great Space Drag Race (2002)

The Great Space Drag Race is a 2-4 player game designed for quick play, with games lasting 20-30 minutes. Included are 4 dragster Control Consoles, 88 play cards, 80+ counters, the track, dice, and four custom miniatures representing the dragsters.

This game plays a bit like "Robo Rally lite," with players selecting cards in secret and arranging them in the order they are to be revealed to determine their dragsters' movement for the turn. The number of cards, from 1 to 3, each player selects, and when they are revealed, depends on the speed of his/her dragster, which generally increases from the start line. As dragsters collide with each other, they are knocked off course, and may rebound from the "walls" of the track. Each dragster has a supply of mines and missiles, as well as a certain amount of power for shields to deflect hits. Before the race starts, each player customizes his/her dragster with one secret piece of equipment which confers a special ability.

The winner is either the player to cross the finish line first, or the only player to survive the battling for position along the way.

This demo game was produced in a set of 150 and distributed at conventions to test the waters for a full-size Great Space Race game in the future.

Re-implemented as:

• The Great Space Race