A one-lap race is enough, but players can decide at race time. Some Action Cards are beneficial, some not, and others are just for a laugh. Roll the dice, move in straight lines only, then draw an Action Card and follow the instructions. Landing on the Black Ice (dark blue band around the board) doubles the Action Card, good or bad. The board is a 3 mm printed plastic sign-board, the game pieces are bronze filament 3D-printed DNs, and the Action Cards are business-card-stock with Pemetic Ice Yacht Club printed on the backs which pay homage to the now-defunct club on Mount Desert Island, Maine.

He collaborated with fellow boaters Jeff Roseberry and Jim Turner and used some of their ideas leading to the birth of the first-ever iceboating board game. Michael created the game as a birthday gift for a fellow ice and land sailing friend. Here’s a novel way to keep your knowledge of iceboating rules sharp through a board game invented by Michael Young of the Chickawaukee Ice Yacht in Maine.

By Deb Whitehorse | | 2022-2023, Home Page

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