Race to the North Pole

Outsmart your rivals in the ever-changing Arctic and go down in history as the conqueror of the North Pole!

Players: 2-4 (player vs player OR team vs team)

Duration: 45 minutes

Ages: 7+

Languages: English, German, French, Spanish

Note! Game components are language-free

Designers: Jouni Jussila and Tomi Vainikka

Publisher: Playmore Games

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Description

Race to the North Pole is a family-friendly exciting competition through the arctic wilderness that is easy to play but hard to master!

You must get your expedition team from your ship to the North Pole. It might sound easy, but the arctic storms rotate the board changing the landscape and your plans! Use your equipment and cunning to outwit and outsmart your fellow players and conquer the North Pole!

Race to the North Pole features a unique rotating board that simulates unpredictabillity of Arctic weather! When a storm hits the board, everything changes! Your movement cards move with the board and you receive a new set when the storm ends!
The arctic maze that is formed from the cracks in the ice shifts and changes with the weather.

This design has deep strategical elements that make every playthrough exciting and challenging to the very end!

Fun and detailed!

The unique board and campe components are filled with fun details to enjoy while you take your team to victory!

Conquer the North Pole with special equipment

Your strategy can hinge upon your smart use of equipment to get ahead, or get even! Overcome the weather and the treacherous terrain with these helpful tools and more… but be careful, you might find more than you bargained for!

Exciting Gameplay!

Contending with the teams racing to be first to the North Pole and the unpredictable weather is already lots to handle… there’s also a Polar Bear on the loose!

Gameplay Overview

Bring pawns from your ship to your base camp
Play a card to navigate around the cracks towards the North Pole.

Or use the card to ambush a competitor and send their pawn back to their ship! 

Adjust to new situations after a storm causes the board to rotate.

Discover equipment and use it for special actions, like protecting yourself from ambushes with an igloo!

Play a card to navigate around the cracks towards the North Pole.

Find a passage to the North Pole.

Be the first to get your whole team to the North Pole to WIN!

 

Extended Gaming Options

Rule Variation: Expedition Roles

For added depth, players can include Expedition Roles rules where each team member gets their own special ability!

Rule Variation: Team vs Team

You can join forces with another player! The team vs team variation adds fun new twists and strategies to the game. Read More.

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Media

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Customize your game

The game comes with customizable extra components, marked with a brush symbol. These are not used in the game until players have created their own content on them! Included are: 2 Teams, 1 North Pole Disc, 6 Ice Mask Tiles, and 10 Navigation Cards. Learn more.

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Specifications

Players: 2-4 (player vs player OR team vs team)

Duration: 45 minutes

Ages: 7+

Languages: English, German, French, Spanish

Note! Game components are language-free

App: Interactive Tutorial available on the Dized® app!*

Tags: PvsP, TvsT, Family, Casual

First Edition Published: October 2015

Designers: Jouni Jussila and Tomi Vainikka

Publisher: Playmore Games

Second Edition Box Contents

  • 1 Gameboard (3 pieces)
  • 1 Plastic Axle
  • 16 Window Tiles (+2 extra)
  • 1 North Pole Disc (+1 extra)
  • 4 Ship Tiles
  • 1 North Pole Scoreboard
  • 5 Team Boards (+2 extra)
  • 16 Engraved Wooden Pawns
  • 1 Wooden Polar Bear
  • 1 Wooden Snowflake
  • 90 Navigation Cards (+10 extra)
  • 26 Ice Mask Tiles (+6 extra)
  • 1 Rulebook and a Reference Sheet for each language included

Language Versions:

  • English / German / French / Spanish
  • English / Finnish / Swedish
  • English / Polish

First Edition Box Contents

  • 1 Gameboard (3 pieces)
  • 1 Plastic Axle (2 pieces)
  • 16 Window Tiles (+2 extra)
  • 1 North Pole Disc (+1 extra)
  • 4 Ship Tiles
  • 1 North Pole Scoreboard
  • 5 Team Boards (+2 extra)
  • 16 Wooden Pawns
  • 1 Wooden First Player Marker
  • 1 Sticker Sheet
  • 90 Navigation Cards (+10 extra)
  • 26 Ice Mask Tiles (+6 extra)
  • 1 Rulebook and a Reference Sheet for each language included

Language Versions:

  • English / German
  • English / Finnish

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