Perplext | Long Shot: The Dice Game | Board Game | Ages 14+ | 1-8 Players | 25+ Minutes Playing Time

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Plays really well at any player count as is simultaneous play, the betting is fun and the decisions are fun enough to keep everyone engaged. There are several sets of these cards with different special abilities so you can mix and match, ensuring there’s plenty of variety and replay value. While there are far more brutal acts committed upon animals than whipping them into a gallop, the cruelty of this sport is inescapable. Then you come crashing down as your favourite is overtaken by some no-name from way back in the pack. If you can cross off a line or column on the grid you get to choose one of a number of tempting bonuses.

I don’t know a lot about horse racing but I think it is unusual for horses to be bought mid-race, but here we are. Every time you complete a row or column on the 4×4 bingo board, you can claim one of the one-time bonuses from the chart below it.Once you have decided whether to use a wild or the number rolled, you can use that number for an action. Maybe you’d prefer to cross out the jersey which lets you add another X to any horse without one on that horse’s card. You and your fellow gamblers choose which horses to bet on, and whether to throw all your money at one, or spread it over lots of nags. However I just found out that one of the game rules is that there's no communication between the two players. Because this isn’t a game where you’re backing a single interest: you may have a big bet on a horse, but another player may have an even bigger bet or may own it.

Then it will remarkably speed up before slowing a touch as the depth of the design emerges and a new level of strategy and thoughtfulness is appreciated. The dice roll keeps everything uncertain and there’s no guarantee that the leader at the halfway point is even going to finish in the top three. Claiming the right concession stand bonus at just the right time can change the results in the late game. Once 3 horses cross the finish line, earnings are totalled and the player that makes the most money will be declared the winner! It’s almost like that horse is super encouraging, turning around and going “Come on you lot, you can do it!At this moment, there are very few ways I’d rather spend 30 minutes of my life than playing Long Shot: The Dice Game. Players choose an action on their dry erase player board each turn no matter who the active player is. Doing so allows you to mark a new number on that horse’s card, meaning even more of the pack moves when it does.