Read Time:2 Minute, 4 Second
Players: 2 or more
Playing Time: Depends on the number of player and how much you gang up on each other.
I’ll admit that I was skeptical of a game that proudly calls itself “The funnest board game in years.” A little overconfident, don’t you think? But after playing RallySport, I discovered that, while I might not call it the funnest board game (that’s pretty high praise that I wouldn’t just hand out), it’s definitely at the top of the list.
RallySport did the rounds with me during my holiday travels. I played it with my family. I played it with my in-laws. And I played it with my friends. And we always had a great time.
It begins in an a-typical way. Players aren’t just handed money — they have to earn it and buy their own car. As soon as the cars are on their way around the board, the real fun begins. Players race toward the finish line, trying to avoid obstacles and keep from running out of money (which forces them to stop and work at the nearest gas station until they earn enough to move on).
RallySport is anyone’s game. The player who races ahead of the others doesn’t always finish first. She could suddenly get stuck in an endless cycle of rolling the same number, forcing her to run out of gas and return to the gas station over and over (been there). Or she could hit a streak of bad luck and end up working at the gas station as everyone passes (done that). And sometimes the player who spends most of the game working in gas stations reaches the finish line before everyone else. That makes the game fun — and sometimes a bit infuriating, too. (I can’t tell you how many times the game made me say words that I couldn’t repeat here and threaten to give it a bad review — but that’s what makes it fun. Just remember: it’s just a game.)
While there are a few glitches along the way — a few instances when you have to translate the rules for yourself — they’re minor glitches. Overall, RallySport really is a great game. It’ll make you laugh. It’ll make you scream. It’ll make you gang up on your friends. And when it’s over, it’ll make you play again.
For more information about RallySport, go to Aaabcuz.com.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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