Mille Bornes is a racing themed card game that can be enjoyed by two to six players.
Be the first player with a total of 1000 miles or more to win this game!
Find the video tutorial and written explanation for how to play the card game Mille Bornes below.
Mille Bornes Tutorial
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Two to six players; Mille Bornes game
Deal
Each player is dealt six cards, one card at a time. The remaining deck is placed into the middle to form a draw deck.
Objective
The object of the game is to be the first player to 1000 miles. During game play, players will take turns drawing and playing a card. Miles are earned by playing distance cards and safety cards.
Card Types
Distance Cards: used to earn miles towards the 1000 miles needed to win the game. The amount on the distance cards is the amount earned when played.
Hazard Cards (red): can be played against opponents to stop them from playing distance cards.
Remedy Cards (green): can be played on a specific hazard card to remedy the hazard stopping a player from playing.
Safety Cards (blue): protect a player from a specific hazard.
Players’ speed limit pile, driving pile, distance card piles, and safety cards are known as their driving zone and are setup in a row with safety cards being played above the row. A player's drive pile must be green in order for them to play a distance card.
A speed limit card will limit a player to only being able to play distance cards of 50 or 25. The end of speed limit card is needed to remedy the speed limit hazard. These cards a played to the left of a player's drive pile.
All other hazard cards can be played onto a player's drive pile to stop a player from being able to play any distance cards. A remedy card will need to be played on top of the hazard card for a player to resume playing distance cards.
The drive card will remedy the stop card. The gas card will remedy the out of gas card. The spare tire card will remedy the flat tire card, and the repairs card will remedy the accident card.
A safety card played will give the player of the card immunity to the corresponding hazard for the entire game after being played.
A player with the emergency vehicle card is not affected by a speed limit card or a stop card. A player with the fuel truck card is not affected by an out of gas card. A player with the puncture proof card is not affected by a flat tire card. A player with the driving ace card is not affected by an accident card.
Game Play
The youngest player in the game gets the first turn. A player's turn will consist of drawing a card and getting to play a card. After playing a card, play moves left to the next player. Players will continue to take turns drawing and playing.
A player will need to start with a drive card or have the emergency vehicle safety card in play, to be able to play distance cards.
Winning
The first player with a total of 1000 miles or more earned between their distance cards and safety cards wins the game!
Rules
If a player is unable to play a card during their turn, the player will have to discard a card. The discard pile is created next to the draw deck. When there is a discard pile, players can choose to draw the top card of the discard pile instead of drawing from the deck on their turn.
During the game, a player can only play two 200 mile cards.
A player cannot receive two hazard cards on their drive pile at the same time. A player can have a hazard card on their drive pile and a speed limit card at the same time.
After a safety card is played, the player of the safety card gets a free turn. When a safety card is played in turn, it counts for 100 miles.
A special play of Coup Fourre can be done by playing the specific safety card immediately after receiving the corresponding hazard card. When played this way, the safety card is turned on its side and is worth 200 points towards a player's total miles. By playing a safety card, the player gets an additional turn. Play then continues clockwise left which may have caused players' turns to be skipped.
The game can be played in two teams of two with four players, or three teams of two with six players. Teammates will share the same driving zone playing areas.
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