Tau Ceti RaceCards

Free print-and-play beta

Tau Ceti RaceCards

Build a track. Race together.

Tau Ceti RaceCards is a fast tactical racing card game you can print and play now. Build a modular circuit, choose cards face down, reveal together, and race across the finish line.

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See how a race works

What it is

Race tonight with the free print-and-play beta.

Download the kit, print the pieces, build a circuit, and play a full tabletop race tonight. The free print-and-play kit is live while the premium table version is prototyped.

Download the free kit
A Tau Ceti RaceCards prototype table setup with print-and-play cards, track pieces, cars, and tokens.
Prototype test table: print-and-play cards alongside early track pieces, cars, and tokens.

Print-and-play kit

What's in the kit?

A full racing game you can print, cut, and play tonight. No custom dice, special parts, or hidden components required.

Included

  • Track tiles
  • Cards
  • Car tokens
  • Fuel tokens
  • Rules
  • Example circuit

What you provide

  • Printer
  • Paper or cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Either physical dice or the Dice Roller app

How a race works

How a race works.

1

Build a circuit

Lay out the modular track tiles in a loop. Deal 4 cards and 3 fuel to each player.

2

Choose cards

Place a card face down to leave other players guessing and add optional fuel.

3

Reveal together

Flip cards at the same time, compare the action, and resolve the scramble.

4

Roll Dice

Roll the dice to determine final positions and spend fuel on re-rolls.

Read the quick start
Print-and-play Straight Shot Tau Ceti RaceCards card with movement values and boost text.
Print-and-play card sample.
Print-and-play Tau Ceti RaceCards sheet with cars, track tiles, fuel tokens, and cut lines.
Print-and-play track, cars, and tokens.

Components

Cards, cars, track, and tokens are all included.

Racing Cards

Players choose a card each round, then reveal together. Performance, handling, special actions, and boosts decide who moves.

Modular Track

Track tiles ask for performance or handling. Your car advances until it lacks what the next tile demands.

Fuel and Dice

Fuel powers paid boosts, and the dice roller stands in for the custom racing-inspired dice planned for the premium set.

Prototype progress

Tuning up the premium race experience.

The prototype is not the public product yet. Playtest feedback from the print-and-play beta helps decide what earns its place in the final box.

Premium prototype

  • Snap-fit track pieces
  • Custom racing dice
  • Full color cards
  • Painted car pieces
  • Pit-lane playboards
Snap-fit track tiles, WIP custom car pieces, and custom dice.
CAD render of a straight Tau Ceti RaceCards snap-fit track tile. CAD render of a curved Tau Ceti RaceCards snap-fit track tile. CAD render of a tight-turn Tau Ceti RaceCards snap-fit track tile. CAD render of a Tau Ceti RaceCards hill track tile. CAD render of a Tau Ceti RaceCards sports car piece. CAD render of a Tau Ceti RaceCards rally car piece. Tau Ceti RaceCards custom six-sided die CAD render. Tau Ceti RaceCards custom eight-sided die CAD render. Tau Ceti RaceCards custom ten-sided die CAD render. Tau Ceti RaceCards custom twelve-sided die CAD render.

Latest kit

v0.3 print-and-play kit

Approximately 64 MB

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Feedback and updates

Help tune the next lap.

Played a race, printed the kit, or want development updates? Send notes from the table.