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Racetrack

Racetrack 1973

Design (Uncredited) Publisher (Public Domain)
6.3 /10
BGG rating
#12316
BGG rank
1.5
Weight
2–8
Players
3
Best at
15
Minutes
10
Age

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About the Game

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

Filed Under

Categories
Mechanics
Also known as
Graph Paper Racing · Graph Racers · Paper and Pencil Racing · Vector Cars · Vector Rally
BGG ratings
186 · geek rating 5.56
BGG data
refreshed Sep 7, 2026

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