Product Description

The Really Nasty Horse Racing Game is an excellent chance to be cunning and devious towards your fellow players. Bet on your horse to win the prize money or bet on another you choose. Remember to foil the other runners by clever use of the Race Event cards.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2482 in Toys & Games
• Brand: University Games
• Number of items: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Welcome to The Really Nasty Horse Racing Game--the game designed to stimulate your worst instincts and get you to use cunning and deviousness to your best advantage.

The game comes complete with all pieces needed to play--horses and jockeys, lane cards, Really Nasty cards, a riderless horse to create more havoc and the usual dice, pencil and money. The object of the game is to win the most money at the race meeting and this can be done in one of two ways. Firstly, by getting your horse placed first, second or third in the race and secondly, by placing bets on winning horses.

So, how does the game go? Each player gets a number of Really Nasty cards, £20,000 cash and of course, the betting slip. The game lasts for a race meeting of six races. Each player gets six horses, one for each race. The horses are graded 1 to 6--1 being the best horse and 6 being the worst horse. Before racing starts each owner has to decide which race each horse will run. There are other matters too, such as working out the betting odds, and lots of shady dealings will likely ensue.

The elected bookmaker controls the game--lane placings are drawn before each race, and the horse that draws the inside lane starts. Movement is decided by a throw of the dice--one length forward for one, two lengths for two and so on. There are rules that control the manner of racing as well, such as changing lanes, cornering and blocking, plus the special Early Pace, Quicken Up and Finish Well sections that give extra momentum for your horse. There is also a set of mischief cards to help you create havoc with the other horses and riders in the race.

This game really is brilliant--it lets you bow to your worst instincts without any apologies. Great fun for get togethers. --Ben King

Manufacturer's Information
Enjoy a "day at the races" when you play this devious horse racing game. Just as in a real race meeting, players race their horses around the board to win at all costs. Be devious, bet on your own horse or someone else's, but don't tell anyone who you've bet on.

Age Range: 12 or over
Number of players: 2 to 6

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Customer Reviews

Played once and now definitely in my top 5 games.
This is a simple game to learn but has real depth. The balance of random chance and skill is exactly right, and tactics, psychology and bluff all play a part. A major aspect is that the prize money can take second place to what you stand to win by betting on someone else. Watch your opponents' faces as you make your own horse fall at the last fence after seeming an easy winner. Most of all, it's FUN FUN FUN!
Six pencils and solid pieces would have been better, but this is a game we will be playing a lot.

My kids love this game.
I bought this game at Christmas and we have played it as a family three times now. The first time involved a lot of looking at the rules but we completed it after 2 hours. Subsequent games have taken just over an hour.
I recommend the game because everyone is involved from the start to the end. No-one has to drop out at any point in the game. True it can cause your nearest and dearest to 'nobble you' and my youngest can get quite upset when he falls at the last. I prefer this game to Monopoly which goes on too long and can end up being played between only 2 players.

an excellent game
We got this game for christmas and it's fabulous, most definately now our favourite. First time you play there seem like a lot of rules but they are easy to pick up and very easy to follow on all subsequent plays.