Bad luck can be fun! Misfortunes The game where you can escape bad luck - by inflicting it on someone else. The fun starts when each player chooses a character - Nigel Nightmare, Melissa Mishap, Dorothy Disaster or Harold Hapless and the race is on to collect the winning tokens. But beware! Misfortunes lurk around every corner. To keep in front you may have to risk all and take a gamble. Or you can avoid misfortune by inflicting it on another player. So good luck and good fortune - you'll need it! —description from the back of the box