Excape

Excape (also known as Exxtra or Rapido) is a dice‑driven race game that blends luck and risk‑management on a compact board. Designed for 2‑6 players, a typical playtime is about 30 minutes, making it ideal for a quick yet tension‑filled session. At the start of your turn you may move your pawn 0‑5 spaces, provided your two dice are still on the ranking chart – a small track with six slots numbered 0 to 5. Then you roll the two special dice: one shows 1‑2‑3‑4‑7‑X and the other 1‑2‑3‑5‑6‑X, where X counts as zero. If the first roll is a double, you advance 1, 2 or 3 spaces depending on the number rolled. After that, the two results become a two‑digit number (e.g., 31, 22 or 70, with X = 0). You can stop and place that pair on an empty space of the ranking chart, or you can risk another roll. Each subsequent roll may give you more movement, but rolling an X (or two Xs) ends your turn and forces you to move back one or two spaces.

When you place your dice on the chart, you may bump an opponent’s dice that sit on a higher‑numbered slot, as long as your two‑digit number is equal to or larger than theirs. Bumped dice stay off the chart, meaning the opponent can’t move at the start of their next turn. This creates a tug‑of‑war for the higher slots: the higher you go, the greater the chance you’ll be knocked off before your next turn, so every placement is a calculated risk.

For two‑player games there’s a variant: each player controls two pairs of dice but still only one pawn. When both pairs sit on the chart, you sum the values of the occupied slots and move that total before rolling again. This keeps the tension alive even with just two participants. In short, Excape mixes dice rolling, push‑your‑luck, and a race mechanic on a minimalist board, delivering short, twist‑filled games that appeal to both newcomers and seasoned dice fans.