I have one and play it quite a bit. I had one that almost all the pieces were missing, then won a new one on EBAY in mint condition. When you play you go around the outside collecting the supplies you need to start the race plus some extras. Once you have done this, you start the pre run/race in the middle of the board. There are several good/bad news spaces you can land on throughout the race that can set you back. All and all its a pretty awesome board game. It comes with an instruction manuel that is like a race program with some sweet old school pics!