Drive the board. Score the cars.
Carpool is a fast, physical toy-car board game where players do not drive the cars — they drive the entire game board. Swerve, brake, and turn to slide your team’s cars into the corner pockets.
A game board with a motorized twist
The board sits on top of an RC car. When the RC car moves underneath, the board moves too — sending the toy cars sliding, turning, bumping, and dropping into the corner pockets.
Each player gets two cars
Place all four cars in the center of the board to start the round.
Drive for seven seconds
On your turn, drive the RC base briefly. The board moves, but the cars move freely.
Pocket cars to score
Get your cars into the corner pockets. Accidentally pocket your opponent’s car and they score.
Simple enough for kids. Chaotic enough for everyone.
Physics disguised as a game
Carpool turns real science concepts into something players can see and feel: motion, acceleration, inertia, friction, momentum, and gravity.
Why it works
The RC car transfers motion to the board. The board transfers motion to the toy cars. Players learn that tiny changes in turning, braking, and acceleration can completely change the outcome.
Help us test it
Prototype materials
A practical first version has been built using common parts while we test rules, scoring, pocket size, and board surface feel.
RC base
A small RC car underneath the board creates the movement and challenge.
Printed board
A bright square board with four corner pockets and visual arrows toward the scoring zones.
Toy cars
Small die-cast cars slide and collide as the moving board changes direction.
Science night display
These early poster concepts helped explain the prototype, the rules, and the product vision.
Original idea by a young inventor
Carpool began as a science night project: a moving game board on top of an RC car, with small toy cars, corner pockets, and a simple challenge — can you control motion well enough to score?
The first prototype proved something important: people immediately understood it, wanted to try it, and got excited as soon as the board moved.
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We are testing prototypes, rules, board designs, and future product ideas. Join the early list for updates.