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The Pagat card game website gives a version in which the seven cards in the track are laid out face up and used to determine odds. The more cards of a certain suit in the track, the fewer of that suit are in the deck, so the less likely that horse will come in first. The payout varies according to the odds.
The game's second phase is the actual race. Before starting, bets may be placed on any horse the player wishes. During the race, "advantage" cards may be played to improve a horse's position; also, any "disadvantage" cards held must be used, with the effect of holding a horse back or cancelling an "advantage" card, before the end of the race.
The game set consists of an oversized game board, bookmaker's board, betting slips, deck of specials cards, stack of money, dice, and six large plastic horses-and-jockeys and other items. [2] Each player is assigned a horse and races it around the track by rolling a single die.
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The game may be played for a different number of points. If the Jokers are distinguishable, one may rank higher than the other. [6] The game may be played without the Jokers or with only one Joker. The game may be played without Jick (i.e. the Jick is an ordinary member of its suit). The game may be played without the 3 points for Trey.
Thoroughly shuffle together the two decks of cards to create the main draw pile, set up the game by dividing the players into teams and giving each player or team a colored chips set (divide the ...
Also known as a race book (form guide in Australia), which in this case is a small booklet issued for use at a race meeting. A typical racecard lists information not only about the horse's name, but also its age and the weight it has to carry in the race. The rider and trainer are listed, plus figures indicating the horse's recent form.
This is a documentation subpage for Template:Card. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. This template displays a playing card of a given suit and value.