User:IronGargoyle/Galloping Pigs

Galloping Pigs (German: Schweinsgalopp) is a children's board game by Heinz Meister. The game was first published in Germany by Ravensburger and in the United States by Rio Grande Games. The game won the Kinderspiel des Jahres (Children's board game of the year) in 1992 at the Spiel des Jahres. A card game version was released by Abacusspiele in 2000.

Board game
It appeared in German in 1992 at Ravensburger and 2000 as a card game at Abacusspiele. Rio Grande Games has released an English edition called Galloping Pigs, a Dutch edition was released by PS Games as Biggenrace. . It can be played by 2 to 4 players. A game takes about 20-30 minutes. Board game by for children from 6 years. The goal of the game is to have the most food chips / feed cards collected after 3 rounds.

Reception
Galloping Pigs was awarded the Kinderspiel des Jahres (Children's board game of the year) in 1992 at the Spiel des Jahres.

Components

 * 50 food chips (board game version), 55 food cards (card game version)
 * 35 racing cards (7 cards each in the 5 colors of the racing pigs)
 * 1 game board (board game version), 22 route cards (card game version)
 * 5 racing pigs in 5 colors
 * Instructions