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Sports: Athletics / Track and Field

Suomalainen Yleisurheilutietopeli

Suomalainen Yleisurheilutietopeli

boardgame

Players:
2–6
Time:
45 min
Min. Age:
12
One Lap of the Track

One Lap of the Track

boardgame

Players:
0
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Measuring Marathon Game

Measuring Marathon Game

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
8
Marathonloppet

Marathonloppet

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Central Lanes Athletics

Central Lanes Athletics

boardgame

Players:
1
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
12
Marathon

Marathon

boardgame

Marathon, published by Minden Games in 1991, is a simple card game about the famous athletic event. Played solo or competitively, players aim to finish the course fastest by managing cards for speed and endurance. The game includes a race course map and rules, using a standard card deck.

Players:
1–6
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
12
Zehnkampf

Zehnkampf

boardgame

Decathlon is a simple dice game featuring all ten events of the real sport. The rules are brief, though slightly confusing for running events. Scoring follows the real-life decathlon point system exactly.

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Tru-Action Electric Track Meet

Tru-Action Electric Track Meet

boardgame

This electric action game by the makers of Tru-Action Football features four sprinter figures and two different tracks on the board. It includes standard running events as well as a separate track with bumps for low hurdle races.

Players:
1–4
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Boston Marathon Game

Boston Marathon Game

boardgame

The Official Boston Marathon Game, released in 1978 by Perl Products Company, simulates the famous race using a simple spin-and-move mechanic. The 1970s-style board features humorous obstacles like unpredictable dogs, press buses, and bowls of beef stew.

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
0
Sportac

Sportac

boardgame

This board game simulates an athletics meeting featuring many different events. Players compete against each other primarily by rolling dice to achieve victories in various athletic disciplines.

Players:
2–8
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
8
More Metric Milers

More Metric Milers

boardgameexpansion

Players:
1–10
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Världsrekord

Världsrekord

boardgame

Players:
2–6
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Dice Run

Dice Run

boardgame

In Dice Run, players move colored dice using tactical movement cards. Secret cards set specific target goals for numbers and colors. After four stages, the player with the most points wins by cleverly manipulating the dice positions.

Players:
2–6
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
10
Go For Gold

Go For Gold

boardgame

In this 1988 Olympic board game, players act as national team managers controlling resources, finances, and experts. Across 48 dice rolls, events like the marathon and javelin are contested. Strategic use of expert and luck cards helps build a strong team. The manager who wins the most gold medals across the 16 events is the ultimate champion.

Players:
2–8
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
8
Fuß vor Fuß in die Runde

Fuß vor Fuß in die Runde

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Magical Athlete

Magical Athlete

boardgame

Players:
2–6
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
6
Runner's World Marathon Game

Runner's World Marathon Game

boardgame

The Runner's World Marathon Game is a strategic board game about marathon running. Players vary their pace from walking to sprinting, plan tactics, and manage realistic race pitfalls like thirst and potential injuries.

Players:
2–6
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Marathon Game

Marathon Game

boardgame

Marathon by Gary Graber is a rare board game for distance runners and enthusiasts featuring a track board, cards, a dice cup, four dice, and time card pads. The game can be played solo or by any number of players using the included equipment.

Players:
0
Time:
–
Min. Age:
8
Hitting the Wall

Hitting the Wall

boardgame

Hitting the Wall is a simple roll-and-move board game themed around the marathon. After completing a preparatory training phase that shapes individual events, players race along the course, overcoming penalties and hitting the wall to be the first to finish.

Players:
2–6
Time:
–
Min. Age:
8
Olympische Spiele München 1972

Olympische Spiele München 1972

boardgame

Players:
2–6
Time:
–
Min. Age:
8
Fantail Athletism

Fantail Athletism

boardgame

Players:
2–10
Time:
–
Min. Age:
9
3 3/4 Laps

3 3/4 Laps

boardgame

Choose one of 63 runners with unique traits and race on a 400-meter oval track. Over 1500 meters, players must tactically navigate three and three-quarter laps, using dice to successfully risk bursts of speed during the competition.

Players:
1–12
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Zehnkampf

Zehnkampf

boardgame

Players:
4–6
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
8
Ten Events Decathlon Board Game

Ten Events Decathlon Board Game

boardgame

Ten Events is a tabletop simulation of the decathlon where players coach historic athletes. Dice and charts are used to determine performance across all ten events, including individual athlete ratings and injury risks.

Players:
1
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
8