Official Horse Race Game Thread (2 Viewers)

[DrunkleWade]

Repurposing some CPC samples as bases for the resin ponies. These should work well as playing pieces I think.

11 runners and….3 stewards?

 

[Baldeagle9]

Here we go party starts at 3pm, all set up!!! Enjoy the day gang. If anyone wondering thats a 18” x36” board with Jumbo horses. I will post more pics tomorrow.

 

[Salmonblaster]

Finally got some numbers glued down but got distracted again with building a dual-sided tote board for the track that drops into an inconspicuous hole in the finish line grass...

I guess I might also have discovered a new hobby?

Enjoy the race today everyone!!

 

[k9dr]

Racing @Mudfever tonight

 

[GodStillBlesses]

We had a blast last night! Everyone had a great time.

 

[Salmonblaster]

Racing cards arrived today! Turned out great, should be getting them into play before the end of the month!

 

[KingHigh]

Racing cards arrived today! Turned out great, should be getting them into play before the end of the month!

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These are awesome! Can you please point me to where I can purchase a deck? Thanks!

 

[KingHigh]

Good Times Derby News!
BREAKING: Track Probability Equalization Project — Phase II COMPLETE!

Crews worked tirelessly (and possibly buzzed) to plug a few holes between Horses 5 and 9. Experts say these precision-engineered tweaks should drastically reduce the freakish dominance of Horses 2 and 12, bringing true parity to the paddock.

The ponies will be running this Saturday, with multiple races scheduled between 7:30pm and midnight.

Race officials recommend hydrating and not falling in love w your 2's and Queen cards anymore

 

[DrunkleWade]

Racing cards arrived today! Turned out great, should be getting them into play before the end of the month!

Looking forward to the review of the these cards. I'm inspired to draw up a set for my game.

 

[Salmonblaster]

These are awesome! Can you please point me to where I can purchase a deck? Thanks!

I ordered them through Launch Tabletop, a website where you can create custom board games and components.

Looking forward to the review of the these cards. I'm inspired to draw up a set for my game.

Quick snapshot before I use them....

Ease of Creation Using Their Tools: 9/10
Print Quality: 10/10
Shipping: 8/10
Packing of Items: 10/10
Price: 10/10

Really happy with them so far. If they hold up to play I will be a frequent purchaser from them.

 

[DrunkleWade]

I ordered them through Launch Tabletop, a website where you can create custom board games and components.

Quick snapshot before I use them....

Ease of Creation Using Their Tools: 9/10
Print Quality: 10/10
Shipping: 8/10
Packing of Items: 10/10
Price: 10/10

Really happy with them so far. If they hold up to play I will be a frequent purchaser from them.

Wow, what a great website. That's me gone for the next few hours.

 

[DrunkleWade]

My cards arrived! Great find @Salmonblaster

Doing some Beta testing ahead of this weekend’s game. Ran two races. 10 won both and 2 never made it out of the gate.

If it’s a hit the topper will be ordered on Monday.

 

[Timmah]

I found a nice case to store and travel with the Fineni

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDV48FCM?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

 

[Parrothedd]

Played the horse race game with some friends last weekend. Good times! This was the “Daily Double” final race:

Guess who in the picture did not have a share of the winning #10 horse.

 

[DrunkleWade]

The jenga tower on the 7!

 

[Timmah]

An hour of horse racing between the tournament and cash game. 8 hour session last night!

 

[Mudfever]

Some pre-game horse racing with the Cajun Cups and my new Vegas Dice (thanks @Okku!).

Mud

 

[Goosefraba]

Horse races with the kids and grandparents.

 

[TheRealStephen12]

Found a very different horse racing game than the usual while scrolling through YouTube. I don’t bet on horse racing with cards, dice, marbles, or horses, but thought it was interesting enough to some here who might be interested in it.

 

[philhut]

Found a very different horse racing game than the usual while scrolling through YouTube. I don’t bet on horse racing with cards, dice, marbles, or horses, but thought it was interesting enough to some here who might be interested in it.

Where can I get one.....? I like this so much better than the other version....
This could decide so many things.

 

[ballefrans]

First timer. People liked it but I need to drill a few holes to even out the odds.

We played with standard rules except every scratch x4 roll got put into a jockey pot for the winning roller.

 

[Bacon Dad]

Found a very different horse racing game than the usual while scrolling through YouTube. I don’t bet on horse racing with cards, dice, marbles, or horses, but thought it was interesting enough to some here who might be interested in it.

How often do you get the same results from the mechanical device?

 

[TheRealStephen12]

Where can I get one.....? I like this so much better than the other version....
This could decide so many things.

I believed the video was made by the people who made it.

How often do you get the same results from the mechanical device?

I do not own the game, I just saw the video scrolling through and thought some here might be interested.

 

[DrunkleWade]

It’s a stormy night here so we’re doing some Beta testing of (my version of) Derby Day.

 

[Sparkynutz]

It’s a stormy night here so we’re doing some Beta testing of (my version of) Derby Day.

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Looks interesting! One question tho. Why does the #7 jockey card have 5 hearts?
One symbol like the others, or maybe 7 would make more sense. Not that it affects play tho.

 

[DrunkleWade]

Looks interesting! One question tho. Why does the #7 jockey card have 5 hearts?
One symbol like the others, or maybe 7 would make more sense. Not that it affects play tho.

Yeah, it’s just a jockey silk. No relation to the 5 of hearts or the number 7 horse but I can see how that could be confusing.

Noted for version 2.

 

[RadicusScout]

It’s a stormy night here so we’re doing some Beta testing of (my version of) Derby Day.

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Do you need more beta testers?!

(please say yes)

 

[RadicusScout]

For those of you who have updated your board per @Darson 's calculations, are you finding the races to be more equal amongst all the horses?

What's been your experience? I'm tinkering around with some 3D printing and I want to use @wonderpuddle 's awesome templates so I was curious how the modded boards were performing.

 

[DrunkleWade]

For those of you who have updated your board per @Darson 's calculations, are you finding the races to be more equal amongst all the horses?

What's been your experience? I'm tinkering around with some 3D printing and I want to use @wonderpuddle 's awesome templates so I was curious how the modded boards were performing.

I found that the winning horse was usually different each time. I didn't record it but maybe I should next time. I did find that the 7 never gets home dispite the better odds of it doing so. My wife questioned whether 14 jumps was too many.

More often than not if the 7 got scratched, we rolled it a bunch for penalties and if it didn't scratch we couldn't roll a 7 to save ourselves and it rarely made it to the half way mark. Luck of the dice I guess.

 

[Rakrul]

I found that the winning horse was usually different each time. I didn't record it but maybe I should next time. I did find that the 7 never gets home dispite the better odds of it doing so. My wife questioned whether 14 jumps was too many.

More often than not if the 7 got scratched, we rolled it a bunch for penalties and if it didn't scratch we couldn't roll a 7 to save ourselves and it rarely made it to the half way mark. Luck of the dice I guess.

@Darson already did the math in post #253.