BBC Top Gear Board Game – Fastest Lap 2021 Edition
Ginger Fox The Official BBC Top Gear Board Game | Fastest Lap 2021 Edition | Age 8+ | 3-6 Players | 30-45 Minute Gameplay | Includes Interactive Features.
board game, car playing pieces, cardboard trophies, QR code that features digital content
AIM OF GAME
Race around the track in your Top Gear motor and score the most points to be crowned the Top Gear Fastest Lap Champion.
SET UP
- Build the track (pick a Top Gear track or invent your own!).
- Pick your motor.
- Take a damage report sheet.
- Split the cards into 3 decks: PRANK, CHALLENGE and UPGRADE!
- Put the Hazards, Stig tokens and Trophies next to the track.
- START THE FASTEST LAP RACE.
Score Points For:
- Completing the fastest lap
- Beating the Stig
- Winning the most challenges
- Making the most upgrades
- Sustaining the least amount of damage to your motor
How To Play
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1. Stig always moves first. Allocate one player to be responsible for Stig’s move as well as their own. Press STIG on the Digital Features to see how far Stig moves. Move Stig’s helmet playing piece the number of spaces indicated. If you don’t hove access to the internet, roll the dice on Stig’s behalf to see how far he moves. 2. Players always move second. Once Stig has moved, pick a player to go first and take it in turns anti-clockwise to roll the dice, or on your smart device press MOVE on the digital features, then move your own playing piece accordingly. |
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3. If you land on a space with another players playing piece on it – YOU HIT THEM. Press CRASH on the digital features to see where you bash them off their motor. The player you hit then crosses off that spot on their Damage Report. Your car isn’t damaged when you hit them. If you land on the same space as multiple players , they all mark off the same damage on their Damage Reports. |
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4. If you don’t have access to the internet, roll the dice instead and inflict damage using the following:
If you crash on the Challenge. Upgrade, Prank, Hazard or Boost space carry out the CRASH stage first before picking up a card, placing a hazard or rolling again. |
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5. If you land on a CHALLENGE, UPGRADE, PRANK, HAZARD or BOOST track space as a result of a prank moving you backward, or an upgrade or boost moving you forward, ignore it , your turn ends once you have moved forward or back. Do not draw another card, place a Hazard or Boost after moving. 6. After all players have rolled it’s Stig’s turn again. Repeat steps 1-5. 7. Race on until the first player races around the track reaches the finish line. This triggers the end of the game and the point scoring . It doesn’t matter if the Stig gets there first, you race until the first player joins him! |
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Following the order below, award all the Trophies and add up your scores, recording them on the SCORE section of your Damage Report sheet. It’s a tense time as the Fastest Lap Champion is crowned! If there is a tie for any of the Trophies or ultimate victory, have a dice drag race to determine the winner. The player with the highest total after 3 rolls wins. If still tied after 3 rolls, keep rolling until there is an outright winner! |
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Who had the Fastest Lap? Award a trophy to the players who come 1st, 2nd and 3rd, who win 5 points, 3 points and 1 point respectively. Only players take these trophies – The Stig never does, regardless of where he finishes! Did you beat Stig? If you did, it’s a top Top Gear achievement! Anyone who finishes ahead of Stig wins 6 extra points. Award them each a Stig token. |
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Count your Challenge cards. The player with the most Challenge cards is awarded the CHALLENGE TROPHY and 5 points. Count your Upgrade cards The player with the most Upgrade cards is awarded the UPGRADE TROPHY and 4 points. |
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Assess your Damage Reports. The player with the least damage on their Damage Report is awarded the SURVIVOR TROPHY and 3 points. Once scores are totalled, the player with the most points wins the game and the title of TOP GEAR FASTEST LAP CHAMPION |
