Really Nasty Horse Racing Game |
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University Games
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List Price: £14.99
Our Price: £10.00
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Binding: Toy
Brand: University Games
EAN: 5018163000442
Label: University Games
Manufacturer: University Games
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 144
Publisher: University Games
Studio: University Games |
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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
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Best. Board Game. Ever, 2009-03-23
I bought this as I was looking for a new board game - something I hadn't played before and something that wasn't the normal sort of boardgame that people tend to play.
Let me tell you - one game of this and you'll be hooked. It's so good I bought a 2nd copy of it to keep safe just in case I wear the original out and the company end up going bust.
The basic premise is that you've each got a horse, there are 6 races/cups with varying prize money levels and you have a choice of form (1-6) that can only be used once. There are also lane cards that dictate which racing lane you will be in for that race.
Do you use your best horse on the cup with the biggest pot or do you go against the grain and save your best for that dead cert low end pot that nobody else will bother with?
Based on your lane and your form the odds chart is drawn up, you are able to make one bet per race (its secret till the end of the race), you can get money from either winning the race with your own horse or betting on the winner.
Sounds pretty straightforward doesn't it?
That's where the Really Nasty cards come in.
There are several fences around the course, there are Really Nasty cards that allow you to make a rider fall from the horse, losing the race. You've got a bet on the winner? he's almost there and happens to land on the last fence with your opponent betting on the horse coming in 2nd you may find that your dead cert ends up dead in the water.
Fantastic game, needs to be played by adults as it can get quite heated and emotional. Turns the regular idea of the board game on it's head.
I can't recommend this enough. Buy it now.
Played once and now definitely in my top 5 games., 2008-03-01
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.
C'MON RED !!, 2009-01-19
This game was recommended to me for Christmas by a friend from work. The idea is that you each own a horse (different colours) and will enter it into 6 races. The winner is the player with the most money at the end. You get awarded prize money if your horse wins a round... The beauty of the game is that you are allowed to bet on any horse on the board and keep it a secret until the end of the round which can make you more money! (You always get a vain one though who invariably bets on their own horse :) )
The game isn't called really nasty for nothing though! At any time a player can intervene and use their really nasty cards to slow a horse down, cause a horse to fall perhaps or dispute a finish (and more). I have to admit that this game won me browny points with the mother-in-law .... I allowed her to stay mounted despite the fact that I had a "Faller at Briars Brook" nasty card.
Excellent family fun !!
Destined to be a classic, 2008-07-22
Destined to be a classic? For many it already is. I've been playing this for nearly twenty years now and it never disappoints. It's certainly not a quick game but accompanied with wine and a decent 'lunch' it will easily keep 6 adults entertained for the best part of an evening.
Newcomers to the game probably find it a little slow at first; the rules can appear complex (although they're soon grasped) but it takes a while to build up a sense of the strategy required to win big, not least because regular players know to hang back with their 'nasty' cards until the later stages when the stakes are considerably higher.
This is the most sociable board game I know, a true original; considerably more sophisticated than Monopoly and similar 'standards' and always a real pleasure to have out. I can only echo the comments of an earlier reviewer though who said that this current product doesn't do the game justice; the original may have been expensive but the substantial contents of the box were reason enough. if I were giving stars for the quality of this set it'd probably get two, but for the game itself five is not nearly enough.
Great fun for all the family, 2010-01-21
We all love playing this game, kids and adults alike. It's a good representation of horse racing and can have some exciting finishes.
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