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3, 2, 1... START!

3, 2, 1... START!

Egmont Polska · 2012
2–520 min8+ yrs2.5/5 complexity5.8 BGG28Couples
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How do you play 3, 2, 1... START!?

Each player controls 4 cars that race forward on 4 tracks formed by track tiles with different numerical values which are randomly laid out during setup.

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3, 2, 1... START! box art
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Each player controls 4 cars that race forward on 4 tracks formed by track tiles with different numerical values which are randomly laid out during setup. In order to move their cars, players play a number tile from their hand of 4 number tiles onto the tableau on the table to create sums (in rows or columns) which permit moving cars onto tracks with that exact value. E.g. playing a number card which creates a row 4+3+1 permits a player to advance all of his cars which would move onto a track tile with value 8. The game has an easy variant (3x3 tableau of number cards & lower values on track tiles) and hard variant (tableau which grows without bound, like Scrabble or Qwirkle & higher values on track tiles).

As soon as some player's car reaches the end of a track, no further movement occurs in that track. The game ends when all tracks are completed, and the winner is determined by summing the progress of each player's cars on all 4 tracks.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.5 / 5
BGG rating5.8 / 10
Vibe
Couples
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
20 min
Players
2–5
Recommended age
8+ yrs

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3, 2, 1... START! is a educational game, for 2–5 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about 3, 2, 1... START! — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does 3, 2, 1... START! support?
3, 2, 1... START! is played by 2–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of 3, 2, 1... START! take?
A game of 3, 2, 1... START! takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is 3, 2, 1... START! for?
3, 2, 1... START! is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is 3, 2, 1... START!?
3, 2, 1... START! has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.5 out of 5.
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