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Top of the Stretch

Top of the Stretch

(Self-Published) · 2011
15 min14+ yrs8.1 BGGCouples
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Horse racing simulation that allows historical races to be replayed, or fantasy races to be run. Base game comes with real-life horses that competed in the US in 2009-10.

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Horse racing simulation that allows historical races to be replayed, or fantasy races to be run. Base game comes with real-life horses that competed in the US in 2009-10. Game comes with a quick play version that generates race results in about five minutes, and a longer version that allows the player to watch the race unfold segment by segment. The longer version takes about 15 minutes to play.

In both the quick play and full play versions, various ratings assigned to real life horses are consulted/compared/combined, along with charts and dice rolls to generate race results.

The game is distributed as a downloadable pdf from the publisher's website. Expansions include the 1937 racing season and 100 all-time great horses.

Designed by Lon Whitehead.

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BGG rating8.1 / 10
Vibe
Couples
Play time
5 min
Players
1
Recommended age
14+ yrs

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Q4How many players does Top of the Stretch support?
Top of the Stretch is played by 1 players.
Q5How long does a game of Top of the Stretch take?
A game of Top of the Stretch takes about 5 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Top of the Stretch for?
Top of the Stretch is recommended from age 14.
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