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Scorpion

By: Spear's Games

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: Board Games (Spear's Games)


Product Info

Title
Scorpion
Publisher
Category
Publish Year
1983
Dimensions
12.5x11x2.5"
NKG Part #
2147590610
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
10 Years and Up
# Players
2 - 4 Players
Game Length
20 Minutes

Description

Scorpion is an elegant variation on the Pachisi/Ludo style of race game.

The board comprises a raised S-shaped track with baize-coated recesses for throwing the dice. The poker-chip sized pieces, embossed with scorpions, also stack neatly onto the impressively designed and attractive playing surface.

The race starts with players entering their pieces onto the yellow track. After 18 spaces, when the end of the initial S has been reached, players double-back on themselves, taking the black track to return home. The twist lies in that a scorpion may "sting" another, not just by landing on the same space, but also by landing on an adjacent space on the other coloured track. This enables a player to hinder opponents or to boost his own position by switching scorpions onto the other track.