Aviation / Flight · Nautical

Roostertail!: The Hydroplane Racing Game...

Description from the back of the Rules:

2–4 players90 min

About the game

What is Roostertail!: The Hydroplane Racing Game...

Description from the back of the Rules:

"What is ROOSTERTAIL? Title of the game is taken from the term fans, sportswriters and broadcasters apply to the huge plume of water rising to 20 feet which the hydroplane churns in the air as it races across the water's surface at speeds up to 200 miles per hour. Rules, hazards and bonuses of the game are based on hydroplane racing which annually draws hundreds of thousands of spectators to such events as the Gold Cup: Seattle Seafair Trophy race on Lake Washington; President's Cup: Potomac River, Washington, D.C.; Silver Cup: Detroit River, Detroit Michigan; Apple Cup: Lake Chelan, Washington; Governor's Cup: Madison, Indiana; Sahara Cup: Lake Mead, Nevada, and many others."

The Game's components consist of the following:

A plain, narrow cardboard Box bottom, with a matching WHITE Box Top with "Roostertail!" in RED print, "The Hydroplane Racing Game..." in Dark BLUE print and a colorful picture of (3)-Hydros with accompanying 'roostertails'! The 'Roostertail Rules' are around a 1/2 size sheet of paper printed on BOTH sides and folded over. Very concise indeed. There are a couple of DICE for rolling to conduct movement, (4)-metal cast 'Hydros'(with pluming "Roostertails!") in RED, BLUE, GREEN, & ORANGE; a nicely mounted Gameboard 14-3/4-inches by 16-1/8-inches; a few Scoring Sheets(about 1/4 size of a paper sheet); a Deck of HAZARDS Cards; and a Deck of BONUS Cards.

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