Dinner
Custom
Thirty-two dinners. One winner.
Dinner Derby
Every meal races as a marble down the same course. Six ways to run it, and whichever
you pick, whoever is still standing at the end is dinner. Nobody plays. Everybody
watches.
Battle Royale
1 race · about 7 minutes
All thirty-two start together over five laps. Every time the leader gets round,
the back of the field is lifted off the course. The last seven race it out to
the line.
Elimination Ladder
4 races · about 10 minutes
The field halves every race. Thirty-two, then sixteen, then eight, then a final
of four over two laps. Finish well and you drop first next round.
King of the Hill
5 races · about 11 minutes
Eight open it. The winner takes the hill and the runner-up comes back with
them, then six fresh challengers come at them both. The king drops three seconds
clear of the field, and further ahead with every defence.
Grand Prix
5 races · about 11 minutes
A season. All thirty-two every round, points to the top ten, and the most points
is dinner. Nobody is ever knocked out.
Time Trial
3 races · about 16 minutes
Everybody on the course at once, ranked on the fastest single lap rather than on
who crossed first. Then a staggered final.
The Cup
13 races · about 25 minutes
Eight groups of four, then four quarter-finals, and everybody who survives them
meets in one grand final of eight over three laps. The long one.
Pick one for me
Runs round the six and stops on one.
What are we deciding?
The choices
Clear
+ Add a ball
One Big Race
Every choice on the course at once, three laps. First across the line wins.
Elimination Ladder
The field halves every race until four or fewer are left, then a two-lap final. Finish well and you drop first next round.
Battle Royale
One long race. Every time the leader gets round, the back of the field is lifted off the course.
King of the Hill
The winner takes the hill and the runner-up comes back with them, then fresh challengers come at them both.
Grand Prix
Everybody races every round, points to the top ten, and the most points wins. Nobody is knocked out.
Time Trial
Ranked on the fastest single lap, the slowest cut each round, then a staggered final.
The Cup
Eight groups of four, quarter-finals, then a grand final of eight. Needs all thirty-two balls.
Pick one for me
Runs round the ones that fit and stops on one.
See the field
Build the course