Sport of Kings

PREAMBLE

‘The Sport of Kings’ is a game that a group of people of almost any age can enjoy. It is a game of many small decisions, small enough for anyone to make without lengthy deliberation but each decision having a direct and visible effect on the game ensuring that the better games player will win more fequently. There is also a sizable portion of luck, enough, we hope, to enable the non-serious games player to enjoy the game with the chance of winning always present, but not too much to deter the player who prefers his games playing skill to shine through - usually! And we think you will find it exciting. The whole design is intended to allow the excitement to build through each race, and through each game. The races themselves will almost always provide a thrilling finish, as horse after horse comes ‘under pressure’ in a do-or-die effort to be first past the post. And with the prize money up for grabs increasing in each race everyone is still in the game with a chance of overall victory until the last race is over. The Basic Game described in these Rules is easily playable in an evening. Indeed, you can almost select your own game length by the number of races you decide to run. A short game of just 3 races will take about 11/2 hours, a full evening’s racing [6 races] about 3 hours.

But most of all ‘The Sport of Kings’ is a fun game, designed for a group of players to enjoy without taking anything too seriously. We hope it works for you.