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Game Entry

PitchCar

(1995)
User Rating: 7.3 / 10 (1991 Ratings)
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GameID: 150
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Information

Designed By: Jean du Poel
Published By: Historien Spiele Galerie
Goldsieber
Ferti
Lautapelit.fi
# of Players: 2 - 8
Playing Time: 30 Minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages: 6 and up
Category: Racing
Action/Dexterity
Mechanics: N/A
Other Names:
Avus
Carabande Audi-Edition
Carabande
Rennspiel-Action

Description

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This game entry refers to two nearly identical games which are not compatible with one another. Ages 6 and up.

PitchCar and Carabande are dexterity games where large, wooden, puzzle-like pieces are used to construct a race track that looks very similar to a slot car track when finished. But instead of using electrons, players use finger-flicks to send little round pucks around the track, a la Carrom.

Contents:

  • Eight car discs
  • Six straightaways
  • Ten 90-degree curves
  • Rail pieces for straights and curves
  • One Start/Finish line sticker
  • One rule sheet with suggested track layouts

Carabande was produced by Goldsieber and had only the single expansion with the Action Set. Both are currently out of print. It was also produced in a special "Audi" edition, titled Rennspiel-Action. Carabande was awarded the title "Best Dexterity Game" by Games Magazine in 2001. In the BGG photo gallery, Carabande has yellow/orange rails.

Awards

1996 Meeples' Choice Award
1997 Special Award for Best Game of Skill Spiel des Jahres

Expanded by:

PitchCar is produced by Ferti. It currently has three expansions which add "tight" curves, crossroads, small jumps, long straightaways, 45-degree curves, and curved bottlenecks. PitchCar apparently also has two editions, where the first edition has the black laminate on the top and bottom of the track pieces, where the second edition only has the laminate on the top of the track pieces. In the BGG photo gallery, PitchCar has red rails.

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Statistics

User Rank: 126
Num Ratings: 1991
Average Rating: 7.32
Standard Deviation: 1.37
Num Views: 82845
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Avg. Game Weight: 1.11 moreinfo
Personal Comments: 952
Users Owning: 1771
Users Wanting: 377
Users Trading: 34
Has Parts For Trade: 0
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Total Plays: 5961
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0 PitchCar TrackBuilder
TrackBuilder.zip
A drag and drop track builder for PitchCar and its extensions. Unzip the archive and run the .exe file. Drag the pieces into the work area. A right click rotates clockwise, a left click counter clockwise. Tracks can be saved for future reference or sharing with your friends. Includes a "table" helper object so you know if a track will fit on your table.
5 PitchCar Tracks
PitchCar Tracks.pdf
Some new tracks for PitchCar with (and without) extension 2 and the long straights extension. The tracks were made with a VISIO stencil I made.
4 Pitch Car Winner's Circle.pdf
Pitch Car Winner's Circle.pdf
Place Mat for car pawns that have completed the track with point breakdown.
0 PitchCar_szabály.doc
PitchCar_szabály.doc
Magyar szabály Hungarian rules based on PitchCar Rules.doc
0 feuille de marque.jpg
feuille de marque.jpg
scoring sheet
2 PitchCar Rules.doc
PitchCar Rules.doc
English translation of the Ferti/PitchCar rules.
2 carabande.htm
carabande.htm
English translation
2 carabande.ppt
carabande.ppt
English Rules

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