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Ratrace

Waddingtons, 1967

Ratrace is a tabletop game published by Waddingtons in 1967. It is played with 2 to 6 players, from age 9 and in about 90 minutes.

players
2–6
minutes
90
years
9+

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Publishers
Waddingtons, Canada Games Company Lmt., Gibsons, Grow Jogos e Brinquedos, H. P. Gibson & Sons, Holdsworth Thos & Sons
Designer
Alfons Rubbens
Year of release
1967
Also known as
Le Fortuniste · Ratrace: La Course Infernale · Status

About the game

Ratrace is a family economic board game designed by Alfons Rubbens and published by Waddingtons in 1967. Described as "the madcap game of social climbing," players attempt to acquire status and cash in order to make their way from Working Class to High Society and become the wealthiest player by the end of the game.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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