I recently upgraded my own Fineni horse race game and thought I’d offer these upgrades for sale to PCFers.
Here’s a brief summary of what I’ve created:
4 Color Donkeys
I never liked how the metal horses that come with the board are all basically the same, making it hard to tell which racer is which during the race. I wanted them to be easily identifiable, by number and/or color. So I designed and 3D printed custom donkeys, each wearing colored and numbered cloths that correspond with traditional horse racing gear:
I printed these in PETG for added strength and designed the donkey to avoid having easily breakable parts. We’ve played with these new donkeys several times over the past month and they seem to be sturdy. So far, no breakages. And my group all loves how these pieces look far more than the original horses.
Scratched Upgrade Kit
Next, I wanted to come up with a better way to identify the four scratched racers and the amount each scratch costs. The four holes on the board behind each number on the starting line work ok, but it’s not super easy to tell which lane is which, and there was no easy way to designate the amounts you have to pay for each scratch. We often change the amounts from race to race, so this ambiguity was annoying. So I created the Scratch Upgrade Kit:
(1) A two-piece SCRATCHED FROM RACE plate that attaches to the holes in the board enabling you to more easily identify which racers scratched and how much to pay for each.
(2) Eleven racer number pieces, each with an attached hole enabling you to place the scratched racer in it and making it easy to see from front, back or side what the scratched numbers are.
These racer number pieces also can work with the stock metal horses if you don’t want 3D printed racers:
(3) Various denomination pieces to indicate the cost of each scratch.
Probability Correction Kit
If you have played this game, or read some of the posts on the Official Horse Race Game Thread (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/official-horse-race-game-thread.87186/), you’ve probably noticed that the probabilities of each racer winning are not exactly close - 2 and 12 win way more often than any other racers and 6, 7 or 8 rarely win. I think @Darson ran simulations that showed 2 and 12 each win around 20% of the time while 6, 7 and 8 each win less than 4% of the time. He suggested if you added a hole to the 2 and 12 lanes, removed a hole from 5 and 9, removed two holes from 6 and 8, and removed three holes from 7, you’d end up with a far more balanced race where every number would have between an 8% to 10% chance at winning. I wanted to play a more balanced game so I created a Launch Pad that covers the first 1/2/3/2/1 holes from the 5 to 9 lanes and I drilled an extra hole between the two holes in the 2 and 12 lanes (where I’m pointing in the picture below) and added rivets to make it look original:
On my board, I added my Tilted Donkey logo to my launch pad. But I also played around with solid colors, as well as a design that includes arrows in an attempt to look sort of like how the boost pads look in Mario Kart.
Pricing
Set of Donkey Racers:
Each set includes eleven donkeys printed in PETG in four colors, each numbered with traditional racing colors. Limited quantities in stock. If there is interest, I can print more but there will be wait times after initial quantities are gone (it takes about a day to print each donkey due to the number of color changes, so a set would take at least a week or two).
$30 plus shipping
Scratched Upgrade Kit:
This kit includes the two-piece SCRATCHED FROM RACE plate, a set of 11 racer number pieces and your choice of four denomination pieces, along with a velvet bag with drawstring. Additional denominations available as an add-on if you’d like more than the four included in this kit. And if you wanted denominations other than those shown, just let me know and I’m sure I could create them.
$20 plus shipping
(*add on additional denominations for $1 each)
Probability Correction Kit:
This kit contains a launch plate to cover up holes in the 5,6,7,8 and 9 lanes and two rivets to place in holes you would drill in lanes 2 and 12.
$10 plus shipping for a launch pad with multiple colors (like my tilted donkey pad or the arrows design)
*Customization may be possible if you already have an existing logo you would like to include on the launch pad; message me to discuss
$7 plus shipping for a single color launch pad
Deluxe Donkey Racing Combo Kit (limited quantities available):
The Deluxe Combo contains a set of Donkey Racers, a Scratched Upgrade Kit, and a Probability Correction Kit at a discounted price. Limited quantities available.
$55 plus shipping.
Other options:
If you are interested in a different set of 3d printed custom racers for your set, please message me to discuss, as I might be able to help you out. For example, I designed and printed a set of 3-color numbered flamingo racers for @WhiteMamba1646 :
Also, these kits have all been designed for the Fineni board layout. If you are interested in a kit but have a non-Fineni board, please message me to discuss. For example, @TricycleClub has a board with the same layout as Fineni but larger holes:
I created little donuts to attach to the donkey’s posts to enlarge them and now the donkeys work on his board.
I think that’s it. Please pm me if you are interested or if you have any questions. Thanks.
Here’s a brief summary of what I’ve created:
4 Color Donkeys
I never liked how the metal horses that come with the board are all basically the same, making it hard to tell which racer is which during the race. I wanted them to be easily identifiable, by number and/or color. So I designed and 3D printed custom donkeys, each wearing colored and numbered cloths that correspond with traditional horse racing gear:
I printed these in PETG for added strength and designed the donkey to avoid having easily breakable parts. We’ve played with these new donkeys several times over the past month and they seem to be sturdy. So far, no breakages. And my group all loves how these pieces look far more than the original horses.
Scratched Upgrade Kit
Next, I wanted to come up with a better way to identify the four scratched racers and the amount each scratch costs. The four holes on the board behind each number on the starting line work ok, but it’s not super easy to tell which lane is which, and there was no easy way to designate the amounts you have to pay for each scratch. We often change the amounts from race to race, so this ambiguity was annoying. So I created the Scratch Upgrade Kit:
(1) A two-piece SCRATCHED FROM RACE plate that attaches to the holes in the board enabling you to more easily identify which racers scratched and how much to pay for each.
(2) Eleven racer number pieces, each with an attached hole enabling you to place the scratched racer in it and making it easy to see from front, back or side what the scratched numbers are.
These racer number pieces also can work with the stock metal horses if you don’t want 3D printed racers:
(3) Various denomination pieces to indicate the cost of each scratch.
Probability Correction Kit
If you have played this game, or read some of the posts on the Official Horse Race Game Thread (https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/official-horse-race-game-thread.87186/), you’ve probably noticed that the probabilities of each racer winning are not exactly close - 2 and 12 win way more often than any other racers and 6, 7 or 8 rarely win. I think @Darson ran simulations that showed 2 and 12 each win around 20% of the time while 6, 7 and 8 each win less than 4% of the time. He suggested if you added a hole to the 2 and 12 lanes, removed a hole from 5 and 9, removed two holes from 6 and 8, and removed three holes from 7, you’d end up with a far more balanced race where every number would have between an 8% to 10% chance at winning. I wanted to play a more balanced game so I created a Launch Pad that covers the first 1/2/3/2/1 holes from the 5 to 9 lanes and I drilled an extra hole between the two holes in the 2 and 12 lanes (where I’m pointing in the picture below) and added rivets to make it look original:
On my board, I added my Tilted Donkey logo to my launch pad. But I also played around with solid colors, as well as a design that includes arrows in an attempt to look sort of like how the boost pads look in Mario Kart.
Pricing
Set of Donkey Racers:
Each set includes eleven donkeys printed in PETG in four colors, each numbered with traditional racing colors. Limited quantities in stock. If there is interest, I can print more but there will be wait times after initial quantities are gone (it takes about a day to print each donkey due to the number of color changes, so a set would take at least a week or two).
$30 plus shipping
Scratched Upgrade Kit:
This kit includes the two-piece SCRATCHED FROM RACE plate, a set of 11 racer number pieces and your choice of four denomination pieces, along with a velvet bag with drawstring. Additional denominations available as an add-on if you’d like more than the four included in this kit. And if you wanted denominations other than those shown, just let me know and I’m sure I could create them.
$20 plus shipping
(*add on additional denominations for $1 each)
Probability Correction Kit:
This kit contains a launch plate to cover up holes in the 5,6,7,8 and 9 lanes and two rivets to place in holes you would drill in lanes 2 and 12.
$10 plus shipping for a launch pad with multiple colors (like my tilted donkey pad or the arrows design)
*Customization may be possible if you already have an existing logo you would like to include on the launch pad; message me to discuss
$7 plus shipping for a single color launch pad
Deluxe Donkey Racing Combo Kit (limited quantities available):
The Deluxe Combo contains a set of Donkey Racers, a Scratched Upgrade Kit, and a Probability Correction Kit at a discounted price. Limited quantities available.
$55 plus shipping.
Other options:
If you are interested in a different set of 3d printed custom racers for your set, please message me to discuss, as I might be able to help you out. For example, I designed and printed a set of 3-color numbered flamingo racers for @WhiteMamba1646 :
Also, these kits have all been designed for the Fineni board layout. If you are interested in a kit but have a non-Fineni board, please message me to discuss. For example, @TricycleClub has a board with the same layout as Fineni but larger holes:
I created little donuts to attach to the donkey’s posts to enlarge them and now the donkeys work on his board.
I think that’s it. Please pm me if you are interested or if you have any questions. Thanks.
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