I bought this as I was looking for a new board game - something I hadn't played before and something that wasn't the normal sort of boardgame that people tend to play.
Let me tell you - one game of this and you'll be hooked. It's so good I bought a 2nd copy of it to keep safe just in case I wear the original out and the company end up going bust.
The basic premise is that you've each got a horse, there are 6 races/cups with varying prize money levels and you have a choice of form (1-6) that can only be used once. There are also lane cards that dictate which racing lane you will be in for that race.
Do you use your best horse on the cup with the biggest pot or do you go against the grain and save your best for that dead cert low end pot that nobody else will bother with?
Based on your lane and your form the odds chart is drawn up, you are able to make one bet per race (its secret till the end of the race), you can get money from either winning the race with your own horse or betting on the winner.
Sounds pretty straightforward doesn't it?
That's where the Really Nasty cards come in.
There are several fences around the course, there are Really Nasty cards that allow you to make a rider fall from the horse, losing the race. You've got a bet on the winner? he's almost there and happens to land on the last fence with your opponent betting on the horse coming in 2nd you may find that your dead cert ends up dead in the water.
Fantastic game, needs to be played by adults as it can get quite heated and emotional. Turns the regular idea of the board game on it's head.
I can't recommend this enough. Buy it now.
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