"Race" games are are games in which the main objective it to be the first player to reach a goal. Typically, this involves moving game pieces around a playing board, according to the rules of the game. The winner is the first player to move all their pieces to the "home" position on the board. Race games are some of the earliest board games to be invented, appearing in India and the Middle East thousands of years ago. Today, Backgammon is the foremost game of this genre, and also one of the most popular. Race games include:

Backgammon Ludo Parcheesi

Sorry Trouble

Other Race Board Games

Aggravation - The Classic Marble Race Game  BUY NOW  $11.99

Aggravate everyone you know! Because they'll try to aggravate you! Players compete in this classic marble race around the board from Base to Home. Just roll the dice and start moving. Take shortcuts to zip ahead or try the super shortcut to shoot across the board. Along the way, aggravate your opponents by sending them back to their Base! Includes game board, die, 24 marbles. For 2 to 6 players.

As in Jules Verne's famous story, the players in Around the World in 80 Days are members of a London Club at the beginning of the 20th century who bet each other on a round-the-world journey. Whoever can complete the journey in less than 80 days will win the bet and the accolades of his comrades. To accomplish this, the players will have to make good use of train and ship travel as they move from place to place. Along the way, they may have the opportunity to speed their travels with balloons and elephants. However, they must also avoid the over-zealous detective, who will slow their progress if he can catch up with them for interrogations in the places they visit. Naturally, events outside the control of the players may also play a part.

In Captivation, the object is to be the first player to move all your cones around the board and into your home. Captivation plays like backgammon, only better. Unlike backgammon, everyone moves in the same direction. Two cones of the same color on one space are safe, however, a single cone can be captured. When you land on a space with one cone of another player on it, you can set your cone on top of it and it becomes captured. Until you move that cone again, the other players cone can't move!

Do you enjoy Formula One? No need to dream any more! Now you can discover the thrills of driving a real track in your first single-seater: a Formula De. Speed, tactics, taking risks and a dash of luck: the high-octane cocktail needed to race the world's most prestigious Grand Prix circuits. The principle of the game: a die for each gear! The higher the gear, the more spaces you travel. Simple? Yes, except that you can't just slow down. You should save your engines and tires, conserve enough fuel for the finish, and above all, use skillful braking to take the corners. Also available: Formula Dé: USA Track Pack , Formula Dé: USA Track Pack , and Formula Dé Race Sheets Pad.

Motor-racing fascinates many fans around the world. But simply sharing in the excitement through a television is nothing compared to experiencing it yourself with MotorChamp, a car-racing game for 2-8 players. Each player is both team manager and driver. As manager he must decide which driver in the team will go for victory and which will have the job of supporting him. As driver he must master the dangers of the racetrack and never let the opponents out of his sight. A feel for driving at the limit, the right strategy concerning pit-stops, clever use of the second car and the necessary bit of luck will guarantee a successful race. The game is designed so that 12 different racetracks can be constructed from the board. In this way you can organise entire series of races and championships.

With Old Century Stretch Run, the thrills of thoroughbred horse racing awaits you! Move your metal jockey and horse by throwing the die or playing a card. Decide when to make your move, or whether to use your whip to urge your horse to the head of the pack. The attractive wooden case unfolds to become a racetrack, complete with varying conditions that could cost you the race. Advanced rules allow for specific racing styles, handicapping and wagering. Winner of the Dr. Toy "10 Best Games" Award.

In Robo Rally you are one of several supercomputers in a fully automated widget factory. You are brilliant. You are powerful. You are sophisticated. You are bored. So enjoy a little fun at the factory's expense! With the other computers, you program factory robots and pit them against each other in frantic, destructive races across the factory floors. Be the first to touch the flags, in order, and you win it all - the honor, the glory, the grudging respect of the other computers. But first you have to get your robot past obstacles like gaping pits, industrial lasers, moving conveyor belts, and, of course, all the other robots!

In Stretch Run Derby Edition, it's post time and the thrills of thoroughbred horseracing await you! Move your cast metal marker, a jockey atop his steed, by throwing the die or playing a card. Decide when to make your move, or whether to use your whip to urge your horse to the head of the field. Packaged in a tin carrying case, this exciting game of chance and strategy is fun for the whole family. Includes a folding game board, 6 diecast horses, 52 playing cards, 12 running style cards, 6 whip cards, 1 die, rulebook.

This game is sometimes known as "The Royal Game Of UR". The UR game board is a reproduction of a game board found in Mesopotamia's Biblical city of Ur of the Chaldees. The UR game for adults uses strategy and a second game for children is a race game. The game board is handcrafted from hardwood.