2 to
4 p
laye
rs
OB
JEC
TTo
be
the
first
pla
yer
to fl
y fr
om E
ngla
nd to
Aus
tral
ia a
nd b
ack
agai
n.
SETU
PE
ach
play
er s
elec
ts a
pla
ying
pie
ce a
nd p
lace
s it
near
the
spac
e m
arke
d
1 by
Eng
land
.
GA
ME
PLAY
Eac
h pl
ayer
rol
ls th
e di
ce. T
he p
laye
r w
ith th
e hi
ghes
t num
ber
star
ts
the
play
.
Eac
h pl
ayer
thro
ws
the
dice
and
mov
es a
long
the
fligh
t rou
te. S
pace
s th
at
are
mar
ked
by a
col
oure
d ci
rcle
or
grey
spa
ce d
irect
the
play
er to
mov
e fo
rwar
d or
bac
k. S
pace
s 17
and
27
dire
ct th
e pl
ayer
to fo
llow
a d
iver
sion
fr
om th
e m
ain
fligh
t rou
te.
The
firs
t pla
yer
to r
each
100
and
ret
urn
to E
ngla
nd w
ins
the
gam
e.
The
Sir R
oss S
mith
Aer
opla
ne R
ace
Gam
e
Back
grou
nd H
istor
y‘T
he S
ir R
oss
Smith
’ Aer
opla
ne R
ace
Gam
e w
as c
reat
ed in
Syd
ney
circ
a 19
19 fo
r pl
ayer
s
to r
eliv
e th
e ex
cite
men
t of t
he 1
919
Gre
at A
ir R
ace
from
Eng
land
to A
ustr
alia
. Priz
e m
oney
of
£10
,000
was
offe
red
for
the
first
airc
raft
to
arriv
e in
30
days
or
less
. Six
pla
nes
com
pete
d in
this
epi
c fli
ght.
Sou
th A
ustr
alia
ns, R
oss
Sm
ith a
nd K
eith
Sm
ith w
ere
part
of t
he w
inni
ng
team
. The
y fle
w in
a V
icke
rs V
imy
bipl
ane
m
akin
g re
pairs
en
rout
e w
ith c
hew
ing
gum
. T
his
boar
d ga
me’
s fli
ght p
ath
from
Eng
land
to
Aus
tral
ia h
as s
ome
rese
mbl
ance
to th
e or
igin
al
fligh
t rou
te. H
owev
er it
incl
udes
div
ersi
ons
to
Pek
in (
Bei
jing)
, Ade
n an
d M
adag
asca
r, an
d a
re
turn
flig
ht to
Eng
land
to c
ompl
ete
the
gam
e,
all o
f whi
ch a
re v
aria
tions
to th
e pa
th o
f the
or
igin
al r
ace.
Wan
t to
find
out m
ore
abou
t the
G
reat
Air
Rac
e?
Vis
it di
gita
l.col
lect
ions
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a.sa
.gov
.au
How
to P
lay
Equip
men
t1
x di
ce
4 x
play
ing
piec
es
Sta
te L
ibra
ry o
f Sou
th A
ustr
alia
: Chi
ldre
n’s
Lite
ratu
re
Res
earc
h co
llect
ion,
Sir
Ros
s Sm
ith a
erop
lane
race
gam
e,
c191
9 G
ames
box
18.
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