''Quicksand'' is a

board game Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well. Many board games feature a comp ...

published in 1989 by

Parker Brothers Parker Brothers (known by Parker outside of North America) was an American toy and game manufacturer which in 1991 became a brand of Hasbro. More than 1,800 games were published under the Parker Brothers name since 1883. Among its products wer ...

. Each player controls one of four explorers racing to discover an ancient temple. The object of the game is to be the first player to move their explorer around the board from START to the finish line back at CAMP. The player pawns represent a mustachioed archetypical British explorer; each pawn consists of a number of parts. To represent the explorer sinking into the quicksand, the pawn's feet are removed, then the waist, and so on until only the

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remains. A player begins the game with their explorer partially mired in quicksand, based on an initial die roll. Every turn, the explorer moves forward a number of spaces given by height, plus an optional movement die. The explorer can never sink more than hat-deep, and thus cannot be eliminated from the game.Board Game Ratings.com

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Board games introduced in 1989 Racing board games {{DEFAULTSORT:Quicksand (Board Game)