Apart from at the full player count of 6 there will be neutral racers – though they are not only there to cause congestion, they are there to ramp up the chaos. Unlike most dummy players the rules are extremely simple, as to not drag out a long amount of time between the people around the table actually having a turn. The neutrals are needed so that tiles get full at the beginning of races – though rarely do they seem to get close to even a podium position. If a player's Racer cannot cancel a Trap, it suffers the consequences fully and the player's turn ends. The player may still draw Movement cards to refill their hand as normal. After resolving the Trap card, or if it is canceled, the Trap card is always discarded afterward. The 3rd card is finally revealed and it's a Desert, which also moves no one. Now, the Starting Player can begin a new round. While the game is simple to play there are some… actually no, it’s just simple. You do have to plan your turn and use your abilities to best use the cards you have but that’s it. The Starting Player receives the Neutral Racers Activation Card, placing it faceup in front of their Racer Dashboard.

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After revealing the third card for the Neutral Racers and moving them, also move Dastardly's car according to his normal movement rules.

When a player is done moving and potentially resolving any Special Powers or Traps, their turn is over. They draw as many Movement cards as they need to replenish their hand up to 3 cards - note, however, that there's no limit of number of cards a player can hold. On your mention of Skat that is similar to the game 500 (pretty common in New Zealand and Australia and the Northern US and Canada from what I hear - well, at least in the 70s & 80s) where there are... The Racer that triggers this Trap switches places with the closest Racer behind them, up to 3 tiles away. Railroad Crossing: When a Racer moves onto this tile, the Racer(s) in last place move ahead 1 tile.These Neutral Racers won't use their Racer Dashboard or Special Power cards. Those can be returned to the game box, along with the remaining 4 unchosen Racers, their Racer Dashboards, and Special Power cards. Example: Professor just moved onto the Desert tile containing Dastardly's Trap card. He flips over the card: a Painted Tunnel! Normally, he would apply the Trap card's effect, but his Special Power: Drill-a-Way is ready to be used! Example: The Ant Hill Mob has just ended their turn, so now Dastardly moves. The last Movement card played by the Ant Hill Mob was a Prairie, so it's still sitting on top of the Discard Pile.

If there are 2 Racers tied for last place, the player whose Racer landed on the Railroad Crossing can choose which Racer moves first. If a player has an unexhausted Special Power card for that specific type of Trap, the Special Power card must be flipped facedown and the Trap card is discarded without further consequences.My oldest daughter played clarinet and I got her a middle grade one so we didn't have to rent it. Of course, just after we got it she quits.