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1993 Ranked #19,482

And They're Off!

This horse-racing wagering game has players back horses across meetings and win the most money. Revealed movement cards establish odds, then advance corresponding horses until one takes the race.

Racing Betting and Bluffing Sports: Horse Racing

Players

2-22

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.5/5

Rating

6.01

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Players back horses at a series of race meetings to try and win the most money. From the pack of movement cards, 7 are turned over to reveal the odds on all of the horses.

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Players back horses at a series of race meetings to try and win the most money. From the pack of movement cards, 7 are turned over to reveal the odds on all of the horses. The wagering takes place and the race begins. Movement cards are turned over 1 at a time and the corresponding horse moved forward 1 space until the race is won.

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Game and edition data

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Play and group

Players
2–22
Best with
4–8
Play time
90 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

3
Charlie Brooks Anthony Pye-Jeary Andrew Lloyd Webber

Publishers

1
The Really Useful Games Co.

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