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2009 Ranked #2,259

Long Shot

Horse-racing game where players buy horses, bet on races, and use cards to influence the track. A winning horse is not enough, so every wager and action must build the best combination of ownership and payout.

Family Games Animals Racing Betting and Bluffing Hand Management

Players

3-8

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.75/5

Rating

6.72

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

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?

Long Shot is YOUR ticket to the track. In this exciting family-friendly horse racing board game, up to 8 players bet, buy horses, and strategize as the race unfolds.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Betting and Bluffing

Risk resources on uncertain outcomes while disguising intentions or information.
Hand Management

Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Read the full game description

Long Shot is YOUR ticket to the track. In this exciting family-friendly horse racing board game, up to 8 players bet, buy horses, and strategize as the race unfolds. Long Shot includes over 100 unique cards allowing players to combine strategies and resources for maximum control of the race. Will you buy a horse or two in the hopes of winning some of the purse, or will you bet it all on the long shot? Whether a novice or a horse racing enthusiast, everyone's a winner in this interactive strategy game where anytime is post time!

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Type

1
Family Games

Category

3
Animals Racing Sports

Mechanism

3
Betting and Bluffing Dice Rolling Hand Management

Family

3
Components: Polyhedral (not D6) dice Digital Implementations: Tabletopia Sports: Horse Racing

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–8
Best with
3–8
Play time
60 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Chris Handy (I)

Artists

1
Karim Chakroun

Publishers

1
Z-Man Games