Really Nasty Horse Racing Game
Furlongs of fiendish fun!
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Unless you're a die-hard gambler, a bookie or a gazillionaire racehorse owner, a day at the races can be a rather confusing affair. Ten to one, both ways, fillies, first-overs, steward's enquiry - the terminology alone is enough to have most of us galloping towards the bar.
That said, there's still something incredibly enticing about the arcane world of racing, and we think it's all to do with the nasty side of it. After all, who doesn't suppress a snicker when some mug loses a fortune on the track? And who doesn't lap up those stories of shady trainers, crooked jockeys and conveniently timed hoof-over-mane "accidents" that always occur on the finishing straight?
This is exactly why Really Nasty Horse Racing immediately captured our attention, because in order to win this wickedly exciting board game you need to be devious, cunning and downright nasty. Put it this way, if Dick Dastardly was into the geegees he'd absolutely love this game.
The object of Really Nasty Horse Racing is to win the most money. Simple. You can do this in one of two ways. Firstly, by getting your horse placed in the top three finishers, and secondly, by placing bets on winning horses.
Each player gets £20,000 cash, a betting slip and several all-important Really Nasty cards. The game lasts for a meeting composed of six races, so each player gets six horses, one for each race. To add to the uncertainty the horses are graded from one to six; one being the best and six being a right old nag.
The real fun begins when the race is underway and the die start rolling, as that's when you can start blocking, changing lanes, forcing opponents to slip and calling for a steward's enquiry. There's even a riderless horse to help crank up the havoc.
Really Nasty Horse Racing is one of those innocuous looking games that's guaranteed to turn the air blue, especially if your opponent's temper is shorter than a bookie's pencil. Better still, the underhand, Machiavellian gameplay will have you clenching your fists and pulling faces worthy of a gurning contest - it really is that exciting and infuriating. We bet you love it. (Scruples not included).
More Info
- Ages 12 to adult
- For 2 to 6 players or teams
Contents
- 6 horses and jockeys
- 1 riderless horse
- 1 dice
- 1 betting pencil
- 6 Race cards
- 6 Lane cards
- 24 Really Nasty cards
- 1 playing board
- 1 dry marker pen
- 1 large wad of money
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Fantastic game for all the family. Husband not impressed when I 'nobbled' his horse just before the finishing line, so he immediately played a card that sent mine out of the game!Cathy, Leics - 10th March 2007
This has to be one of the funniest, yet vindictive games ever made! If you enjoy a bit of back stabbing and winning lots of money then this is the game for you! However do beware of the arguements it can cause when you throw in a 'Faller at Briars Brook' or a 'False Start' card, you're bound to upset someone!Joanne Harrison, Darlington - 3rd February 2006
Oh bring it on ! I couldn't believe it when I saw The Really Nasty Horseracing Game in stock on Firebox ... I've been trying to trace this little beauty for ages. I was lucky enough to play it a few years ago and it is one the greatest board games you can play.
Now, I've played a few board games in my time and a lot fall under the 'great idea...but flawed' category - it's as if the designers had the title first, the box design next, then finally a game ... they just somehow don't really work.
But not this ... TRNHRG really, really works as a board game. It's sneeky, it's fun, it's got the right element of luck and skill, it'll make you swear at your friends ... it's flipping fanbleedingtastic.
Buy it now, get some mates round and see how low you can go, how greedy you really are and how many new expletives you can call your mates as they trip your heavily-backed horse on the final straight.Spencer Steel, Watford - 10th April 2004
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