The board is ugly but the chips are fantastic! sensory overload!
Ha! To me they kinda look like Cardinals.The board is ugly but the chips are fantastic! sensory overload!
paint the board blue, horses grey - they could be dolphins
paint the board blue, horses grey - they could be dolphins
Did you put your own grommets in?
Yes, I did put in the grommets myself. It helps with the stability of the horses.Did you put your own grommets in?
I've noticed with my board, that although I think it's clearly the 2nd best one you can buy (behind the $180 Etsy circular boards), it does have some deficiencies. The horses wobble a bit in their holes. Some horse stands seem bent. And the board is slightly warped, so on a hard flat surface, you can rock it a bit side-to-side.
Do the grommets help with the horse fitting into the holes?
To re-ask, if anyone's tried both of these alternate rules (separately, or possibly together), which do you (or your group) prefer?I've seen two separate "house rules" mentioned about rolling 2 or 12:
I wondering how people like playing with either of these rules, or if you have experience with both in different races, which do you prefer?
- If 2 or 12 is scratched, then the bet is doubled when a 2 or 12 is rolled during the race. Is it also doubled right from the beginning for discarding cards? Do people play with a cap on the doubling, or can a scratch really be worth 8x?
- If 2 or 12 is rolled during the game, then everyone pays the roller an amount of money. Do people pay the 1x amount or something more/less?
I was thinking about a hybrid house rule, where if 2 or 12 is scratched, then when a player rolls a 2 or 12 then all other players pay the pot rather than paying the roller (and rather than the roller paying the pot), but maybe skip doubling the bet to not over-inflate the pot since all but one player will be chipping in when rolled...
Also many reports of bent horses - I have a few, but they aren't horribly bent.
Does your board lie completely flat? Mine is definitely warped some, in that on a hard flat surface, I can rock it slightly side-to-side.I had two that came this way and simply bent them back, carefully.
I do want to get some grommets though to cut down on the wobbling.
Does your board lie completely flat? Mine is definitely warped some, in that on a hard flat surface, I can rock it slightly side-to-side.
Nice!Yes it's completely flat. Hate to hear that is an issue for others; not the best quality control it would seem.
amazonAnyone know where the horses can be purchased separately? Specifically the large metal ones with the peg.
Nice!I got the GoSport Derby Dash version of the game over the weekend. (Just checked, after @legonick's comment above, that the board was flat and it is thankfully!)
I don't love the flat plastic horses, but I chose this one because it was less expensive and the number of holes on the board corresponded to actual odds (thanks @Samuel for doing the math). Also, the pegs are "capsule" shaped (not round, like an oval with straight sides), which seems to keep them from wobbling too much.
Rather than try to drill holes for scratch, I created templates for scratch "tags" in Inkscape and printed and laminated them and then cut them out using the Cricut. I made x1 through x8 with multiple copies, so I could run x1/x1/x2/x3 or x1/x1/x2/x2 or x2/x4/x6/x8 or whatever.
You place the peg through the tag and turn the horse around backwards on the board (optional) to indicate they are scratched. Here's how it looks:
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I think I got it mostly right on the first try. If I were to reprint, I'd probably make the hole slightly bigger and move it a little, so the edges of the tag is moved up more relative to the horse. That way the tag extends up toward the top of the green section and doesn't touch the number boxes on the bottom, but that's a very minor aesthetic thing.
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(I thought about printing different multipliers on each side of the tag, but lining up duplex printing and precise cutting was a headache I didn't want to deal with, plus I'm not sure if the Cricut could have cut through laminate on both sides of the heavy cardstock. This is only laminated on one side, and it's just card stock, so it will eventually wear out, but I could just make more.)
Putting this into play on Friday! Hope my guys get into it and don't think it's too silly!
We play cash, so no natural breaks or people sitting out like in a tournament.Nice!
What's your plan on how to incorporate it into your poker night?
I got the GoSport Derby Dash version of the game over the weekend. (After @legonick's comment above, I checked that the board is flat, and it is thankfully!)
I don't love the flat plastic horses, but I chose this one because it was less expensive and the number of holes on the board corresponded to actual odds (thanks @Samuel for doing the math). Also, the pegs are "capsule" shaped (not round, like an oval with straight sides), which seems to keep them from wobbling too much.
Rather than try to drill holes for scratch, I created templates for scratch "tags" in Inkscape and printed and laminated them and then cut them out using the Cricut. I made x1 through x8 with multiple copies, so I could run x1/x1/x1/x1 or x1/x1/x2/x2 or x2/x4/x6/x8 or whatever.
You place the peg through the tag and turn the horse around backwards on the board (optional) to indicate they are scratched. Here's how it looks:
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I think I got it mostly right on the first try. If I were to reprint, I'd probably make the hole slightly bigger and move it a little, so the edges of the tag is moved up more relative to the horse. That way the tag extends up toward the top of the green section and doesn't touch the number boxes on the bottom, but that's a very minor aesthetic thing.
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(I thought about printing different multipliers on each side of the tag, but lining up duplex printing and precise cutting was a headache I didn't want to deal with, plus I'm not sure if the Cricut could have cut through laminate on both sides of the heavy cardstock. This is only laminated on one side, and it's just card stock, so it will eventually wear out, but I could just make more.)
Putting this into play on Friday! Hope my guys get into it and don't think it's too silly!
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You Shame me Bro! lol Here I am, taking measurements, drawing lines, marking potential pilot holes and trying to figure out if I'm gonna drill one or two holes before dremeling a Scratched grid and you come up with this simple yet brilliant solution! If I ever go back to try and finish school, I'm gonna hire you to take all my tests!
Love it.Anyone figured out a way to place other bets like Exacta, Trifecta, etc.?
I guess you could create separate pots. You’d have to have the cards in your hand to bet it. Pot would carry over until some hit it.
Half the guys I play with spent weekends at the track when they run races around here. Including myself.
Anyone figured out a way to place other bets like Exacta, Trifecta, etc.?
I guess you could create separate pots. You’d have to have the cards in your hand to bet it. Pot would carry over until someone hit it.
I see your point. Would also make the game longer. I honestly haven’t played yet. Getting one for my birthday here in a few weeks.the issue i see with that is that you would have to keep on going after a horse has already won. kind of seems like it would an excitement killer for most players most times.