No.324
Shagai Horse Race
Japanese name: シャガイ競馬
Materials
- 4 large shagai models with four distinguishable animal faces
- 12 route markers
- 1 horse counter per player
- A large tray
How to play
- Line up twelve markers as a route. The near end is the start and the last marker is the finish. Place each horse just before the first marker.
- Identify the four faces of each model: horse, sheep, goat and camel. Choose the playing order and take turns rolling all four models into the tray.
- Move your horse one step for each horse face showing: one horse means one step, two mean two steps. With no horse face, do not move.
- Exception: if all four different animals appear, move four steps. Several horses may share a position; nobody sends another horse back.
- In this version, change turns after every roll. The first to reach the final marker wins; ignore excess steps. Change who starts for another game.
Ways to adapt
Younger primary: shorter route. Older primary and adults: extend the route.