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Coming Down the Straight

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Charlie Brooks, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Anthony Pye-Jeary
Not known
The Really Useful Games Company
1993
2 - 22
90 min
10+

Game Description

This is more a case of a game mechanism looking for a game, unless you're an expert at odds-making. The easiest way to play the game is to just use the initial odds and gorget about adjusting the odds before the race begins. This produces a simpler game that's easier to play.

After removing some cards from a deck, the odds of any horse winning are worked out and players bet on which horse they think will win. When the race begns, players play cards in an effort to get their horse to win.

Game Images

Game Components

Box Back

Box Back

4 Horse Cards

4 Horses

8 Money Clips

8 Clips

Hamper Cards

Hamper Cards

A Pile Of Money Clips

Money Clips 2

Turf Board

Turf Board

Game Money

Game Money

Game Play

Placing A Fixed Odds Bet

Ante Post Bet

Black Humour Is A Hot Bet

Smart Black

Adjusting The Odds

Adjusting the Odds

Final Odds For Race

Starting Odds

Riders Unders Starter's Orders

Under Starters Orders 2

Ready For The Off

Under Starters Orders

Black Comes Up On The Inside

Black Inside

Yellow Has Early Lead

Yellow Early Lead

Red Pulls Ahead

Red Pulls Away

Coming Down The Straight

Coming Down the Straight

Mid Race

Mid Race

Nearly There

Reaching For The Line

Neck And Neck

Neck and Neck

Red Wins By A Neck

Red Wins Head

Yellow Wins At 6-1

Yellow Win

Red Comes In At 3-1

Red Win