Litomyšl Race

Litomyšl Race is a two-player browser racing game by tjhavranek, created around the streets and landmarks of Litomyšl in the Czech Republic. Blue and orange cars compete from start to finish through ten ordered checkpoints, while bombs, crashes, projectiles, roaming Smetana characters, and other hazards threaten each driver's two lives. Nine recognizable local buildings can take visible damage as the race unfolds, giving the compact course an unusually specific setting.

The first input selects the play format. Keyboard input starts a shared-keyboard race for two people, while beginning with mouse or touch pits player one against a computer-controlled second car. Cow pickups grant five seconds of invulnerability and permanently upgrade ordinary bullets into area-damage rockets, though collecting one briefly slows the car. A five-second opening grace period prevents immediate firing, and a global top-ten leaderboard records qualifying finishes. The project uses synthesized audio rather than bundled samples, supports mobile landscape and fullscreen play, and publishes its source under the MIT licence.

Wait for the countdown, then drive through all ten checkpoints in order before crossing the finish line. Player one accelerates with W, brakes or reverses with S, steers with A and D, and fires with E after the five-second safe start. Player two uses the arrow keys, with Enter or Right Control to fire. Space starts or restarts a race and Escape returns to the menu.

For a one-player game, begin with the mouse or touchscreen before pressing any key. Hold to accelerate, steer toward the pointer, and double-click or double-tap to fire while the computer drives the other car. Avoid bombs, bullets, crashes, and roaming hazards because each hit costs a life. Chase a cow when the route is safe: it briefly slows you, but provides temporary invulnerability and upgrades the weapon to rockets for the rest of the race.