Race game

Race game

Race games are a large category of board games, in which the object is to move all of one's pieces to the end of the board.

This includes the category of cross and circle games, such as pachisi. In addition, the tables family of games, including backgammon. Although most race games involve an element of chance, some race games such as Arimaa are purely strategic. Race games are among the oldest known to archaeologists - the ancient Egyptians played senet, while the Royal Game of Ur is clearly a race game. [cite book
last = Bell
first = R.C.
title = Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations
publisher = Dover Publications
date = 1980
isbn = 0486238555 ]

A classic example of a race game is Snakes and Ladders

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