Space race
1969
Lotts Toys UK
 
First produced
1969
Players
2 to 6
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1 x large playing board, divided into 2 sections;
- rocket gantry
- star map
6 x colour counters
6 x colour rockets in 4 sections
6 x flight plans
24 x flight check cards
1 x dice
1 x dice cup

Build a rocket, section by section, and to navigate it through outer space following a set flight plan. The first player to complete the flight plan, wins.

As each new star system is explored, a section is jettisoned, and the rocket accelerates until at maximum speed it heads for its home system.

The counters are replicas of nose cone of the corresponding rocket.

A rare and great family game.
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