Game night guides, from our own numbers

Answers to questions about family board games, worked out by simulating the games we make thousands of times. Each guide shows its method and date.

We only publish a number we measured ourselves: the rules are the ones printed on our boards and cards, the simulation code is ours, and every guide says how many games it played and when. When we change a game's rules, we rerun its guide and update the date.

• How many turns does a 36-space race board game take?

  A game of the 36-space race board takes about 8 rounds with four players and one die, and one player alone needs a median of 10 turns. Nine games in ten with four players end within 10 rounds; playing to land exactly on 36 stretches the median to 10.

  Updated 2026-11-04