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Devil Take the Hindmost

Devil Take the Hindmost

Fiendish Board Games · 1991
3–630 min8+ yrs1.5/5 complexity6.4 BGG#9.152 BGG406PartyFamily
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How do you play Devil Take the Hindmost?

In this clever racing game, cars move around a 30-space track on which the spaces are numbered from 1 to 10, then 1 to 10 again, then 1 to 10 for a third time. The cards have different powers depending on which number your car is sitting on.

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Devil Take the Hindmost box art
official art · Fiendish Board Games

In this clever racing game, cars move around a 30-space track on which the spaces are numbered from 1 to 10, then 1 to 10 again, then 1 to 10 for a third time. The cards have different powers depending on which number your car is sitting on. For instance, a card might move you 8 spaces if you're sitting on an 8, but only 3 spaces otherwise. Cards go in and out of your hand at a rapid rate as you play and discard your way through a series of races, and card management skills will come in handy if you've got them. Each race goes by quite quickly, but the game consists of a whole series of races -- 11 if you play with the full complement of 3 cars each for 4 players or 2 cars each for 6 -- the gimmick being that, at the end of each race, the car that came in last is removed from the game, and the next race has one fewer starters -- and so on until the game is down to the last two cars and the last race for the ultimate victory.

Originally released as Devil takes the Hindmost which has the same mechanics but is a cycling-racing game.

game anatomy
Complexity1.5 / 5
BGG rating6.4 / 10
Vibe
PartyFamily
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30 min
Players
3–6
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#9.152
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Devil Take the Hindmost is a card game game, for 3–6 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Devil Take the Hindmost — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Devil Take the Hindmost support?
Devil Take the Hindmost is played by 3–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Devil Take the Hindmost take?
A game of Devil Take the Hindmost takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Devil Take the Hindmost for?
Devil Take the Hindmost is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Devil Take the Hindmost?
Devil Take the Hindmost has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.5 out of 5.
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