Perfect Stride General FAQ’s

How many people can play Perfect Stride?
It’s a game for 2 to 4 players.

How long does it take to play Perfect Stride?
The length of the game depends on a few things:   How many people are playing, the length of the jump course and how familiar everyone is with the rules.   An average game of 4 players with a full 10-jump course can be played in 45 minutes or so.   It’s really quite flexible as you may choose to play shorter games by using fewer jumps.   If you’re learning to play for the first time, it will be a bit longer than normal.

How old do you need to be to play Perfect Stride?
There are two age ranges suggested for Perfect Stride;  Ages 8+ can play with our introductory “Junior Rules” and ages 13+ will easily grasp the full rule set.  Once you’re familiar with the rules, it’s quite fun and easy to play.

Is Perfect Stride a game just for kids or can adults play?
The game is quite fun to play even for adults.  Perfect Stride has been enjoyed by many ages including teens as well as younger and older adults.

Is Perfect Stride a game for girls?  It’s all about horses!
Perfect Stride is fun for everyone.  It’s true that lots of girls really like horses but Perfect Stride is played by all kinds of people, not just girls.  Jeff, one of the game’s designers, wanted to make sure that it was a game he would enjoy playing too! 🙂

What kind of game is Perfect Stride?  It doesn’t seem like anything I’ve ever played before.
Perfect Stride at it’s heart is a card game.   It does have board game elements, but it doesn’t have a board like you would find in a traditional board game.  We like to think of it as a new style of game; like the really interesting games coming out of Europe and the specialty games by some of the newer North American publishers.   It’s tons of fun!

Is Perfect Stride fun to play?
Of course it is!  Imagine galloping across the countryside on a well-trained horse,  encountering challenging jumps and trying to be the first one up and over… all the while avoiding pitfalls and using your skill as a rider to win points.  Then imagine doing this with your friends!  What could be more fun than that?

Is the game the same every time you play?
The jump course that you ride is different every time you play.  You will never know what jump is coming next and random events occur just as you’re about to leap over that next obstacle.  Perfect Stride can be played over and over again.  It keeps changing and it’s challenging enough that you’ll want to play “just one more time”.

How many jump course combinations are there in the game?
If you were to play 10 jump courses only, there are actually 104857600000000000000000000 combinations of jumps!  (there are 20 jump cards in the deck)  You could really play for a LONG time before you competed on the same jump course twice!  🙂