Steeplechase
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BGG #30,513
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Steeplechase

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Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–4 players
  • 30 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 1.0/5

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Steeplechase is a board game released in 1899 for 2–4 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. Its main mechanics are Roll / Spin and Move.

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About the game

A simple roll and move horse race game simulating a steeplechase. The four horses race around the board jumping water and hedges as they sprint for the finish line. One of the first illustrated race game after The Game of Goose, and The Game of Human Life (c1790). Perhaps the first Sport Race game, and probably of French origin. Several Parisian copies of the boards have been uploaded on the collector Alain Koli's blog, Collection de jeux anciens : Georges Tempier c1850, Nicolas Rousseau c1850, Alexandre Gautier c1851, Bernard Coudert c1860, Hippolyte Narçon c1860/73, Charles Watilliaux c1885. The game has been patented by Georges Tempier in 1851. R. C. Bell in his Games to play (1988) gives the board and the rules of a parisian version by Narçon (1820-1889) for English speaking people, with a lithography by H. Jannin.

Editions

  • Steeple-ChaseenHeritage Toy & Game Co. Ltd., Russimco Games2008
  • SteeplechaseenWaddingtons1972
  • SteeplechaseenHarlesden Games1955
  • SteeplechaseenChad Valley Co Ltd.1930
  • Horse ShoesenH. P. Gibson & Sons1930
  • SteeplechaseenIlex1930
  • WettrennenenAK Spiele Heimchen1905
  • Steeple-ChaseenHarlesden Games
  • SteeplechaseenMulder
  • SteeplechaseenSomerville Ltd.
  • SteeplechaseenSomerville Ltd.
  • Steeple-ChaseenSpear's Games

Publishers

  • Waddingtons
  • Klee
  • Franz Schmidt
  • Spear's Games
  • Somerville Ltd.
  • Chad Valley Co Ltd.
  • Sala
  • Mulder

Questions and answers

Steeplechase supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.