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Jean du Poel's PitchCar (Main Game)

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Jean du Poel's PitchCar (Main Game)

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Pitchcar

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Jean du Poel delights us with PitchCar, a world-wide hit ! Build your own track, choose your car, and pitch it ! Choose the best trajectory using the safety rails, stay on your wheels and don't go off the track if you don't want a penalty ! This outstandingly beautiful game of skill is made of wood and is composed of 16 track parts, which allow you to build a vast number of 3.9meter long tracks. For Formula 1 racing fans, Ferti has a page displaying their versions of famous F1 racing tracks from around the world. Please be aware that PitchCar is not compatible with Carabande (different track sizes and locking grid pattern). Game Awards: * Best Game of Skill '96 in Germany - Spiel des Jahres * Best Game of Skill '01 in the U.S. - Games Magazine Game Contents: * 8 Cars * 16 Rails: o 6 Straight Lines o 10 Curves * 1 Set of Rules

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Product Details

Product Length:	15.0 inches
Product Width:	2.0 inches
Product Height:	11.0 inches
Product Weight:	6.0 pounds
Package Length:	14.5 inches
Package Width:	10.6 inches
Package Height:	2.1 inches
Package Weight:	5.65 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 4 reviews

Features

2-8 players
ages 6 and up
30 minutes

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Average Customer Review: 5.0

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26 of 26 found the following review helpful:

PitchCar Is a Great Game to Get You Off Your Bum Dec 08, 2009 By Jeremy Tye "Board Game Lover"
I love Board Games and I cannot believe this one has no reviews. This game is a blast! My wife and I have friends over all the time for games and this one is always a huge hit.

Players all build the race track together (the track pieces fit together like puzzle pieces) and then draw for starting positions. Players then take turns "flicking" their cars (wooden discs with car stickers on them) around the track in a 3 lap race to the finish line. The game takes about 2 minutes to get the rules down and then the fun is on. The game always induces plenty of laughter and sometimes a little frustration...but that is what makes it so much fun. Anyone can play this game from 4 years of age on up (my 2 and 4 year old love to play with me when our older friends aren't over for adult game night). The pieces are very sturdy and should last until Jesus comes back for us.

This game is great to play about half way through a long night of board games so you can get up and stretch your legs and get off your bum for a little bit.

My only complaint about the game is the price and how little you get for it. You need at least 2 of this one, or this one and a couple of expansions to really have enough track to make some big fun tracks.

Thank you for reading my review,
Jeremy (age 32)

1 of 1 found the following review helpful:

Truly fun for all ages... and I HATE that cliché Sep 25, 2011 By Damon D
I bought this for my seven year old nephew. In the end, all of the males in my family were happily crawling around on the floor pitching wooden disks down a track. That includes me and my brother (late 30s), my father (late 60s), and my nephew.

Let the Races Begin Feb 08, 2012 By took2long
Very high quality components. I like the fact that you can set up the track in different configurations. Very fun game. My only complaint is how expensive it is and the expansions.

Great game for mixed crowds Jan 30, 2012 By Andrew P
I bought this game as a Christmas present for my family. My youngest is almost 3, and she can sorta kinda play it. She can't really flick the disc with her finger, but she understands it's supposed to go around the track and gives it a good shove. She'll play for a few minutes, lose interest and then my wife, son and I will play a bit more seriously. My son is almost five, and he can legitimately beat me sometimes. He has no trouble understanding the rules, and he's pretty good at flicking the disc. He loves it when he gets a lead and I tell him how I'm going to make my disc go flying past his, but then I hit it too hard and it goes off of the track. What's also great for me is that my wife and my parents will play! This NEVER happens with any of my other board games. I brought it over to my mom's house, quickly set it up and explained the rules and boom, three generations all playing Pitchcar and no one really had to "hold back" because my four year old was playing. My step dad wanted to play again and again (mostly because he kept winning). I brought it over to my buddy's house for poker night just to see what they would think. There were some groans because who brings a board game to poker night (me!), but they really liked it, and we played a handful of times before getting back to cards. Wagering may or may not have been involved.

The construction of the components seems very durable. Occasionally, one of the red boarder pieces will slip out and mess up your shot if you don't notice it's not in place. We learned very quickly that if your disc hits even a tiny bump, it goes right off the track. We fixed this issue by placing playing cards under the end of each track piece to make them slightly inclined. It takes a few extra minutes, but it's worth it because the discs travel around the track much easier. These are very minor issues.

I do think the game is a bit on the expensive side, and you do need a fair sized table or hard, flat surface to play on. Judging from some of the pictures I've seen of people playing, you'll need a REALLY big table if you're planning on getting the expansions. We tried setting it up on carpet, but this didn't work very well because the track wouldn't lay flay enough.

Overall, Five stars!