Shell Sprint

Five turtles, ten stones, one cabbage

Play against the computer

Language Your name

At the table

3

You play alone. The computer takes the other seats.

Open tokens, colors are visible at once Who goes first

Discard

One stone is one step. A turtle that lands on an occupied stone climbs onto the shell and rides on top.

How the race works

The track is ten stones. On the first one everyone stands side by side: that is the start. A cabbage grows on the last one.

Each player holds five cards. On your turn, play one, move a turtle, and draw a new card.

+ — to the next stone.
++ — two stones at once.
− — one stone back. You cannot move back from the start. If you have no other card, the turn is skipped.
Rainbow — you choose the turtle.
Arrow — moves the turtle that is furthest behind. If several are tied, you choose.

At the start the turtles stand apart. Every other stone has room for one: a later arrival climbs onto the shell. That makes a tower. When the bottom turtle moves, it carries everyone on top.

The race ends when at least two turtles stand on the cabbage. One turtle does not end it: a minus card can pull that turtle back. Extra steps never go past the cabbage. The top turtle on the cabbage wins. The one beneath is second, and the next is third. Turtles that have not reached the cabbage rank by how far they got. On the same stone the bottom turtle is ahead, because it carries the tower. Turtles with no token do not count.

You can play a series: 1st place — 3 cabbage leaves, 2nd — 2, 3rd — 1.