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Race games often use [[dice]] to decide game options and how far to move pieces. | Race games often use [[dice]] to decide game options and how far to move pieces. | ||
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| + | [[Running-fight games]] combine the method of race games (such as [[backgammon]] or [[pachisi]]) and the goal of [[elimination-based games]] such as [[chess]] or [[draughts]]. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Game]] | * [[Game]] | ||
* [[Game piece]] | * [[Game piece]] | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
| + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_game Race game] @ Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Games]] | [[Category:Games]] | ||
[[Category:Race games]] | [[Category:Race games]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:47, 13 May 2016
Race game is a large category of board games, in which the object is to be the first to move all one's game pieces to the end of a track.
Description
This is both the earliest type of board game known, with implements and representations dating back to at least the 3rd millennium BC in Egypt, Iraq, and Iran
Race games are also the most widely dispersed: "all cultures that have games at all have race games."
Race games often use dice to decide game options and how far to move pieces.
Running-fight games
Running-fight games combine the method of race games (such as backgammon or pachisi) and the goal of elimination-based games such as chess or draughts.
See also
External links
- Race game @ Wikipedia
