This program was made using Visual Basic 6.0, you will need to install the runtime files necessary to run this program.  Click on VBRun60sp5.exe (0.99 MB) to download the runtime setup program. (If you have done this for another game, you do not need to do this again)

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Hazards

• The layout of the game is basically broken up into 3 different areas; your team's piles, your opponent's piles, and the safety/deck area which is between both teams.  Each team has a Battle Pile, Speed Pile, and Distance Piles.  The Speed Pile is where the End of Limit and Speed Limit cards go.  While the Battle Pile is where all other Remedy and Hazard Cards go.  The Distance Piles are where you lay down all your miles cards.  
• A player can have a Speed Limit and another type of Hazard Card on the Battle Pile, but can't have two Speed Limits (one one each pile), nor can they have two hazards of some other type.
• Safeties are cards that protect a team from that type of Hazard it deals with (as seen by the diagram above).  For example, the Driving Ace safety protects a team from having Accident hazards placed on them for the whole hand.  
• Each player is dealt 6 cards, which they don't allow anyone else to see.
• A Speed Limit card can be used against the other team, even if they don't have a Go Card played.
• The goal of the game is to reach 5000 points.  This is done usually by playing a series of hands.  Each hand (also known as a "trip") being a race to 1000 miles.
• When a Safety is played, they automatically get another turn and draw a card immediately.
• When you have a Hazard Card on your Battle Pile, you are not able to play Distance Cards.  If you have a Speed Limit, you are only allowed to play 25's and 50's (as long as you are not also blocked by another Hazard as well)

Your Team Area - this is the area in the middle of the game board that shares your and your parents color, as determined by where you sat down (click here for an image of the blue teams pile).  This area will hold all your team cards, the Speed Pile, the Battle Pile, your Distance Mile cards, and show your score in miles as well.  When your turn comes, you can play what cards you can, by simply dragging the card you wish from your hand onto the team area. 

Opponents Team Area - this looks exactly the same as your team area only it is of the other color.  This area is the one you can play Hazard cards against. Simply drag your hazard over the area to play it.  Assuming it fits in with the rules of the game. 

The Discard Pile and Safety Area - in between the two team areas, the discard and safety area is.  To discard a card, you simply drag whatever card you want to toss away into the little lime green area beside the draw card image (simply looks like a back of a card).  If you wish to play a safety (even if it is a Coup Fourre), you can place the specific safety card in any of the four empty dark green squares.  For an image of what this area looks like, click here.

• Play a Go Card on their Battle Pile, to start their trip off.
• Play a Speed Limit Card on the opponent's Speed Pile.
• Play a Right of Way Safety Card (use as a Go Card).
• Play a different Safety Card, and automatically get another turn.
• Discard any card into the Discard Pile.

Once a card has been played (assuming its not a Safety), that persons turn is over, and the game moves to the next person to the left.  This person has a the same options as the previous player, but a few more possibilities as follows:

• If the previous person played a Go Card, that card may now be attacked by a Hazard Card (i.e. Flat Tire).  
• If the first person attacked this player's team with a Speed Limit Card, they may fix that card with a End of Limit Card if they have one.

Now its the third players turn (the partner of the first player).  This person has all the same options as before, but also has a few other possible choices:

• If their team pile has a Go (or Right of Way) played, and is not blocked by a Hazard, they may start playing Distance cards down.  If a Speed Limit is on their Speed Pile, they are only able to play 25's or 50's.
• They may attempt to Remedy any Hazards Played against them.  

From then on out, its basically taking it round by round to see who can get to 1000 miles first.  

• Each team gets a point for every mile played of Distance     [X points]
• Each Safety card played           [100 points]
• Additional bonus if all four Safety cards are played by the same team     [300 points]
• Each Coup Fourre (this is added to the additional 100 for the safety)     [300 points]
• Bonus for completing a trip of 1000 miles     [400 points]
• Additional bonus if trip of 1000 miles is completed after all cards have been played from the draw pile (Delayed Action)      [300 points]
• Additional bonus if the trip is completed without playing any 200 mile cards (Safe Trip)      [300 points]
• Additional bonus for shutting out opponents (completing a trip of 1000 miles before the opponents have played any distance cards)        [500 points]