PitchCar

About this board game

PitchCar is a dexterity racing game for 2–8 players, with races taking about 30 minutes. Players construct a modular wooden track, then use finger-flicks to send small car discs around it in a race to the finish.

The assembled course looks similar to a slot car track, but it uses no electricity. Large, puzzle-like track pieces fit together with rail pieces for the straights and curves, creating a different racing layout for each game. Players guide their discs by flicking them around the course, in a style compared to Carrom.

• Eight car discs and one black spacer disc
• Six straightaways and ten 90-degree curves
• Rail pieces for straights and curves
• A Start/Finish line sticker, rule sheet, suggested track layouts, and score pad

PitchCar includes nine expansions that add new track possibilities and challenges. Depending on the set, these include tight curves, crossroads, small jumps, long straightaways, 45-degree curves, curved bottlenecks, loops, and an adapter for mixing PitchCar with PitchCar Mini.

This 1995 release is closely related to Carabande, but the two games are nearly identical rather than compatible. Carabande was produced by Goldsieber, while PitchCar was produced by Ferti; the editions can be distinguished in the BGG photo gallery by their rail colors, with Carabande shown with yellow or orange rails and PitchCar with red rails. PitchCar was also released in two editions with differences in the laminate on the track pieces.

With its tactile construction, simple flicking mechanism, and expandable layouts, PitchCar turns a tabletop into a wooden racing course for a lively group competition.