Fastrack

By Blue Orange Games
Price $19.99
Age 5 & Up

Fastrack is a game of non-stop action in which small wooden disks are propelled, rapid-fire, by two players on opposite sides of the board aiming for the same small opening. The disks are propelled by means of an elastic band stretched across each player's end zone. A single finger is used to take aim and let fly. The goal is to get all the disks onto the other players' side, and it's worth noting that the opening is just large enough for one disk to fit through at a time. The board is compact and ultra-hip, the star-marked disks light and fast. In a way, this game feels like a distant relative of Rock'em Sock'em Robots, in part because it has something of a classic, retro feel, but mostly because of the visceral action and raw, non-stop competition.