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War Elephant Racing

War Elephant Racing

Xhaos Theory Games · 2014
2–430 min12+ yrs2
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How do you play War Elephant Racing?

What do you get when you mix Chaos, Cribbage, and Carnage? War Elephant Racing (W.E.R.) is a fast paced game of chance and skill. War elephants will be bumping and crashing into each other on a tight course sending the others into a spin that will cost them crucial game points.

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What do you get when you mix Chaos, Cribbage, and Carnage?

War Elephant Racing (W.E.R.) is a fast paced game of chance and skill. War elephants will be bumping and crashing into each other on a tight course sending the others into a spin that will cost them crucial game points. Players must carefully balance a number of objectives, be quick with reactions, and recognize all of the scoring combinations to be able to beat their opponent. It is a game where experience counts for a great deal although a little bit of luck always helps. New and young players will be able to jump in fairly quickly and give the vets a run for their money.

War Elephant Racing uses Xhaos cards to spice up the race and increase the competitive action. Xhaos cards are special cards that call upon a special ability of an elephant of renown to give the players huge advantages to use against their competition. Special timing will provide the players with an edge over the other war elephant racers.

War Elephant Racing is played closely to Cribbage, each player is dealt war elephant racing cards and then must take turns laying one card at a time from their hand to attempt to get pairs, runs, and target numbers to score points. Each point allows the player to move their elephant an equal amount of points. Once each player has played all of the cards from their hand they then take turns adding up the different combinations of "points" in their hand to move their elephants. Players move around the tight track for six laps.

While players are moving their elephants if they land in a space that has another elephant they "bump" them. When a bump occurs the bump dice are rolled allowing the elephant to pass through, or send the bumped elephant in a spin, or send themselves in a spin costing valuable points.

War Elephant Racing also has "Xhaos" cards which allow them to make ranged attacks, powerful bumps, throw spectators in the path, and more. The xhaos cards are a great fun edge that each player will have to help them win the race. Almost all of the xhaos cards are named after famous elephants in history, and their effect in the game is related to their fame.

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Play time
30 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Q3How do you play War Elephant Racing?
War Elephant Racing is a card game game, for 2–4 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about War Elephant Racing — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does War Elephant Racing support?
War Elephant Racing is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of War Elephant Racing take?
A game of War Elephant Racing takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is War Elephant Racing for?
War Elephant Racing is recommended from age 12.
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