There is some element of skill, however, as you discover which of your horses are good at certain distances and which should be sent off to make dog tucker. Some real life side betting could also liven things up as well. Up to six players can play, each with 16 horses, and I imagine this would be great fun with six of you round the screen cheering on your horse, especially if you had downed a few nice warm lagers. Just as in a real race meeting, players race their horses.

Actually it can be quite interesting and exciting cheering your tiny pixel horse on, as exciting as the real thing anyway. For ages 12 to adult Enjoy a day at the races when you play this devious family board game. There are six horses in each race, with odds and betting, and then the actual race. You start with a stable of 16 horses and go to various race meets around England.

What could be more exciting than watching a horse race on your computer? Umm, actually just about anything.Īs far as horse racing games go, this is probably as good as it gets on an 8 bit.