Hare and Tortoise
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About
Hare and Tortoise is an award winning game designed by David Parlett. Although Hare & Tortoise uses dice, this is only a minor part of the game for players a long way behind to give them a chance to balance the game. There have been several different versions of the board but the squares stay the same. The players race to get carrots that are used for movement but it is easier to get more carrots the further behind you are. There was a ten year gap between the first world championship won by Chris Dixon and when it was won by David Pearce in the year he won the Pentamind. The more observant player might wonder why there hedgehogs on the boards. This is due to translational differences in German from the classic fable.
Rules
http://www.davidparlett.co.uk/haretort/htrules.html
You can find out about opportunities to play Hare and Tortoise live at Timetable. Please report any external links that have broken or have changed to contain inappropriate material. More information about how tournament play works can be found in Using Clocks and MSO Rules.
MSO Hare & Tortoise Champions
| Year | Name | Country | Flag | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tige Nando | England |  |
World Champion |
| 2007 | David Pearce | England | |
World Champion |
| 1997 | Chris Dickson | England | |
World Champion |
Full results and other winners can be found in Results.