Well i'm Game

Well this is a long overdue post and unfortunately im saddled with a sub-standard camera and a tricky subject to capture. Space games are on the radar here at Mars Base and this beauty has been tucked away in the archives for some time, waiting to be dusted off.

Made by Lotts, some time in the sixties i think - Space Race is an unusual game in many ways. Besides being found complete on ebay - a rarity for a board game, its big. The box is about 3 feet x 2 and the game board folds out in three sections. Ive only played it once as it a little fragile and the instructions are a bit hard to follow. From what I recall, its a race to build and launch a segmented rocket into various destinations in space, with action cards impeding and improving progress at the throw of a die.

What I found most exciting about it were the playing pieces  - four section plastic rockets that you build up on the launch pad prior to blast off. Theres six included and a spare cone for each. The destination cards are bright and colourful and the board itself is a beauty. Shame the dame camera is useless. Ill get the SLR on it soon and shoot it properly, but thought it was a timely article for now!