Endless Horse Race
TBD
| Designer(s): Sam | Match Type: DM (for 2 players) |
| Featured in: Genius One | |
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In ENDLESS HORSE RACING players will gamble their fates on a seemingly ENDLESS amount of HORSE RACE puzzles (or, at least, until one player or the other reaches 7 points).
Every round, I will post the numbers and names of a variety of horses, along with the number of clues that will be posted. Then I'll post a series of clues. When using all the correct clues, players will be able to solve for the correct placements of every single horse in the race.
Example postin: Round 0 - 8 clues
Buzzing In ‼️
At any time, a player can buzz in by posting "buzz." Then, the player will be prompted to state the name of the last place horse.
If they say the name of the last place horse correctly, the player will be prompted to state the name of the second-to-last... the third-to-last place horse... the fourth-to-last-place horse... up until the name of the first place horse. If the player guesses all placements correctly, then that player will earn 1 point, and the round will be over. They will have 20 seconds to guess the name/placement of each horse. It's easy to time out and there's no reserve time, so be careful.
Example:
Player: buzz
Host: 12th place
Player: Filth Newt
Host: 11th Place:
Player: The Elven
Host: Tenth Place:
Player: Elephant Infract
If the player says the incorrect horse name/placement or they time out at any point in this process, then the other player will have a chance to either "stop" the round or "steal" the answer.
If the other player decides to "stop" the round, then they earn 1 point. If the other player tries to "steal" the answer instead, then the point value of the round will increase to 2 points, and that player will try to pick up the where the other player left off. If that second player gets a horse name/placement wrong, then the first player will also have 20 seconds to decide to whether to "stop" and earn 1 point or "steal" and earn 2. If a player times out, they will automatically choose "stop."
Example:
Host: Ninth Place
Player One: Campfire's Tail
Host: Wrong. Player Two, stop or steal?
Player Two: Stop, (gains one point)
OR
Player Two: Steal
Host: Ninth Place
Player Two: Enchant Lip
and so on...
If fifteen minutes elapse without either player buzzing in, the round will end and both players will earn 1 point.
Sabotage 🐴 ❓ ❓
After horse names and numbers are revealed each round, players can choose to sabotage their opponent, adding 1 "fake" clue before all clues are revealed. Each player may "sabotage" up to six times per game, and you can only sabotage once per round. These fake clues will be mixed in along with the real clues. If five minutes elapse without any player buzzing in, then all fake clues will be revealed and the round will continue.
Clue Language 🤔
In this game...
A "Horse Number" will always refer to the number of a Horse, not its placement.
If a Horse places "better" than another horse it has a "lower" placement.
If Horse 5 places exactly three places better than Horse 8, and Horse 5 is in 5th place, then Horse 8 places 8th.
If a Horse places "worse" than another horse it has a "higher" placement.
If Horse 5 places exactly three places worse than Horse 8, and Horse 5 is in twelfth place, then Horse 8 places 9th.
Game Ending 🏆 🏆 🏆
The game ends when one player manages to reach seven points (or after a tiebreaker if both players reach seven points simultaneously).
That player wins and advances to the semifinal of Genius One.