Racetrack
(1973)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 10 and up. You can play with 2 to 8 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Line Drawing und Paper-and-Pencil...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 15 |
| Minimum age: | 10 |
| Number of players: | 2 - 8 |
| Publisher: | (Public Domain) |
| Designers: | (Uncredited) |
| Artists: | Unknown |
| Mechanics: | Line Drawing, Paper-and-Pencil |
Racetrack is a paper and pencil game of unknown origins which simulates a car race in an abstract manner.
Racetrack is played on a sheet of square graph paper on which a track is drawn. Each turn a player draws the movement vector for his or her car - it can differ from the previous move's vector by only a certain amount (e.g., 2 squares total). A fair amount of planning is therefore necessary in order to negotiate curves safely.
The game has inspired many others, including:
Motor Speed
Tacara
Bolide
Triplanetary
Breakneck Blitz
Generic Racing Game
VektoRace
Grid Race
Alternative names:
Racetrack
Graph Paper Racing
Graph Racers
Paper and Pencil Racing
Vector Cars
Vector Rally
Last Updated: 2025-08-13 02:48:15 UTC
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