Formula Dé is a board game that simulates Formula 1 racing. It is for two to ten players. It was designed by Eric Randall and Laurent Lavaur and published by Descartes Editeur Ludodelire. A board game is any game played with a premarked surface, with counters or pieces that are moved across the board. ... Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ...

Object of the Game

The game is about Formula 1 (F1, CART, IRL) racing. The object of the game is to win a race and cross the finish line. Races can be anywhere from one to three laps long. Formula Dé comes with a game board measuring 100 x 70 cm (49 x 20 inches), seven specialized dice, ten plastic race cars, ten gearshift and dashboard indicators, and race sheets for one, two, and three lap races. Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ... Note: A cart may also be short for cartridge, particularly in the radio industry, where 8-track cartridges (and later CDs and zip drives) were used. ... The initialism IRL may refer to: Indy Racing League In Real Life (Internet slang) Ireland (ISO 3166-1 code) Internet (Resource Locator) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The game has seven dice. There are six colored dice (d4, d6, d8, d12, d20, and d30) that are used to simulate specific gears, and a black d20 used for collisions, and other course events.

Each of the dice represent a gear shift. The d4 representing 1st gear, the d6 representing 2nd gear and so on. Each die has a series of numbers representing the number of spaces the F1 cars move.

The black die is a d20 and used for determining collisions, engine wear during fifth and sixth gears, pit stop speed, pole position, and whether or not at the beginning of the first lap you stalled, or had a flying start. If you are playing with the advanced rules, you can set up weather conditions with the black die.

Additional Circuits

Along with the two circuits that come with the main game, additional boards with different circuits on them can be purchased. The additional circuits are purely an expansion set, you will need the original Formula Dé board game to make them functional. They are usually sold two circuits per package. The additional circuits are as follows:

Circuits 1 & 2: Monaco & Nederland (Zandvoort No. 1) (Comes with base game set.)
Circuits 3 & 4: Nederland (Zandvoort No. 2) & Belgique (Spa-Francorchamps)
Circuits 5 & 6: South Africa (Kyalami Circuit) & San Marino (Autodromo Enzo)
Circuits 7 & 8: Magny-Cours (France) & Monza (Italia)
Circuits 9 & 10: Estoril (Portugal) & Interlagos (Brazil)
Circuits 11 & 12: Watkins Glen (USA) & Silverstone (England)
Circuits 13 & 14: Montreal (Canada) & Long Beach (USA)
Circuits 15 & 16: Hockenheim (Germany) & Zeltweg (Austria)
Circuits 17 & 18: Buenos Aires (Argentina) & Barcelona (Spain)
Circuits 19 & 20: Suzuka (Japan) & Melbourne (Australia)
Circuits 21 & 22: Budapest (Hungary) & Nurburgring (Germany)
Circuits 23, 24, 25 & 26: USA Pack #1, Monterey (Laguna Seca), Portland, Elkhart Lake, & Indianapolis
Circuits 27, 28, 29 & 30: USA Pack #2, Detroit, Lexington, Atlanta, & Daytona Beach
Circuits 31 & 32: Zhuhai (China) & Sepang (Malaysia)
Circuit 33: 10th Anniversary Circuit