Cards can be used to turn a horse around the wrong way, force them to re-start the race, cause them to fall over at the fences or just have them collapse in the middle of the flat. How fast a horse moves depends on their grade, which is assigned at the beginning of the race and gives them a certain amount of leeway with dice roles, also giving players clues on who to bet on depending on the size of the stakes. Please note that some areas are considered by DHL and UPS to be "Remote Areas" and surcharges are incurred for Express shipments. For me long shots twice paid off hugely for me in back to back games resulting in one person saying he'd never play again!

Okay that's not a horse racing game, so that's an unfair comparison, but they are both light race games with screw you aspects. You don't have to back your own horse to win, you can strategise and back an outsider, then do your nastiest best to nobble the other horses in the race! 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.Also, for a roll and move with I found this to be a million miles above what I consider to be a real 'stinker in silk', Magical Athelete). uk has been a home to passionate debate and intelligent discussion for horse racing enthusiasts since the year 2000. Dice rolls play a part in determining the outcome, but there is plenty of opportunity for strategy use with lane changes, blocking, etc.

Movement is decided by a throw of the dice--one length forward for one, two lengths for two and so on. The player that wins the most money over the course of the six rounds, each round consisting of a single race, is the winner, and money can be earned either by a player’s horse finishing among the top three at the end of the race, or by placing a bet on the winning horse. If like us, we did play with the grandchildren but did not play the nasty side of our strategies and was far less cunning. That’s the advantage of being allowed to bet on other people’s horses, but then if the horse you bet on is nobbled by another player or happens to also suffer from terrible dice throws it can feel like a lose-lose situation. Stay loyal by betting on your own horse or secretly back another, but make sure you don't tell the other players who you've bet on.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. As it is a game for ages 12 and up, I waited until I could get my grown-up nephew and my parents to help with the review.