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The endless night
of the Arctic winter
Who wears the pants?
drives you crazy.
Miss a turn while you
which he wore for
You come across British adventurer
stare mindlessly at
the northern lights.
70 days in a row on his
Conrad Dickinson’s frozen underpants,
trek to the South Pole
in 2005. Quickly move
the stench!
on a space to avoid
FINISH

Another team has You’re seeing islands hovering
reached the Pole first. in the distance like fairy-tale
Aaaargh! Before castles. Relax—it’s just
You’re trying to walk
returning the way you a mirage. But miss a turn
against icy katabatic
came, miss two turns while you pitch a tent and
winds (strong winds
weeping salty tears get some rest—you need it.
that come down from
over all that pain and
mountains) blowing
suffering for nothing.
at speeds of up to
199 mph (320 km/h).
Forget it. You’re blown
back two spaces.
Miss a turn while you dig out British
Crack! The ice Dig this
the Greenland icecap—he’s been stuck
sheet you’re explorer August Courtauld from his tent on
walking along is
breaking up.
in there for six months during
You’re now stuck
on an iceberg drifting
a weather-observation
out to sea. Miss
a turn while you
paddle back to
leaving his snow shovel
the mainland.
Polar bear alert! Your only
outside one night.
hope of not becoming bear
food is to play dead and curl mission in 1931 after
up into a ball to protect your
face and neck. Miss a turn
until the bear has lost
interest in you.

BASE the poles is
The air at
CAMP Time for a water
biting cold and
dry as can be.
ICE RACE! you rehydrate.
stop. Miss
a turn while
Throw the dice to dash across
the coldest, driest, windiest place on
Earth and reach the finish pole first. May
the best team win. Better not shake on it—
at -58ºF (-50ºC), drop a glove and your hand
will freeze solid in minutes. All set?
On your mark, get set, go!
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