Snail's Pace Race is a game with a difference and is great fun for all ages--it is non-competitive, (so no winner, no loser, no tears) and is particularly ideal for those children who get frustrated by competition. How is this achieved? Because the snails are the winners and losers, and not the players. Snail's Pace Race can be played by 2-6 players and is aimed primarily at the 3-7 years age group (but anyone can play, really). The game comes in an attractive game box, complete with the game board, six brightly coloured snails and two dice. The object of the game is quite simple: enjoy yourself and have fun because not only the fastest snail wins, the slowest is also a winner.
Start by placing each of the six snails on the starting position on the game board--red snail on red arrow, blue snail on blue arrow and so on. All six snails race every time, no matter how many players are in the game. Each player takes it turn to throw the two colour dice--if you throw blue and red, then the blue and red snails each move on one space on the board. If you throw two yellows, then the yellow snail moves on two spaces on the board. As the game gets underway, each player has to guess which snail will be the first to finish, or which snail will be the last to finish; whatever you prefer!
Who wins? The first snail--the last snail--any snail! Players never lose a turn, never get sent back, and never get knocked off the board. No reading or number skills are required, so there'll be no bad tempers, just lots and lots of fun! --Ben King
Note: not suitable for children under three years of age due to small parts.
