Horse racing game

Abstract

Disclosed is a horse racing board game comprising a collapsible game board having a race track and photo-finish photos superimposed thereon. The race track comprises a plurality of lanes, each of the plurality of lanes divided into a plurality of move spaces. The horse racing board game further comprises a plurality of colored game pieces, a plurality of colored player markers, a plurality of atypical dice having multiple sizes with each side having a different color, and a typical six-sided die. A method for playing the horse racing board game is also provided.

1 . An animal racing board game for a plurality of players, the animal racing board game comprising:
 a game board having a simulated race track visible on the surface of the game board, the simulated race track comprising multiple track lanes divided into multiple increments;   a plurality of player game pieces corresponding to players of the game and configured to represent an animal, each player game piece having a different color predominately visible on the surface of the player game piece, wherein each player game piece is configured to substantially fit within the confines of an increment and be moved among the multiple increments by players;   at least one first-size multi-sided die for generating a random color when rolled, wherein at least two sides of said die have different colors, and wherein at least two of the colors of said die correspond to the colors of at least two of said player game pieces;   at least one second-size multi-sided die of a size different from said first-size multi-sided die for generating a random color when rolled, wherein at least two sides of said second-size multi-sided die have different colors, and wherein at least two of the colors of said second-size multi-sided die correspond to the colors of at least two of said player game pieces; and,   a typical six-sided die.   
     
     
         2 . The animal racing board game of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of player game pieces corresponding to players of the game and configured to represent a horse. 
     
     
         3 . The animal racing board game of  claim 1 , wherein said game board is collapsible. 
     
     
         4 . The animal racing board game of  claim 3 , wherein said game board is collapsible by being rolled up. 
     
     
         5 . The animal racing board game of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of said first-size multi-sided dice and a plurality of said second-size multi-sided dice. 
     
     
         6 . The animal racing board game of  claim 1 , wherein said game board further comprises representations of animals visible on the surface of said game board, said representations of animals being configured to assist in determining a finish order of game players. 
     
     
         7 . The animal racing board game of  claim 6  further comprising data visible in the vicinity of said representations of animals, said data corresponding to numbers shown on a typical six-sided die. 
     
     
         8 . The animal racing board game of  claim 1 , wherein said game board further comprises representations of an infield area, starting gates, a finish line, two straight stretches, and four turns. 
     
     
         9 . The animal racing board game of  claim 1 , wherein said player game pieces are formed in the shape of an animal. 
     
     
         10 . The animal racing board game of  claim 1 , further comprising player markers, each player marker corresponding to at least one player, and each player marker further having the same color as at least one player gamepiece. 
     
     
         11 . A method for playing an animal racing board game for a plurality of players, comprising the steps of:
 providing a game board having a simulated race track visible on the surface of the game board, the simulated race track comprising multiple track lanes divided into multiple increments;   providing a plurality of player game pieces corresponding to players of the game and configured to represent an animal, each player game piece having a different color predominately visible on the surface of the player game piece, wherein each player game piece is configured to substantially fit within the confines of an increment and be moved among the multiple increments by players;   providing at least one first-size multi-sided die for generating a random color when rolled, wherein at least two sides of said die have different colors, and wherein at least two of the colors of said die correspond to the colors of at least two of said player game pieces;   providing at least one second-size multi-sided die of a size different from said first-size multi-sided die for generating a random color when rolled, wherein at least two sides of said second-size multi-sided die have different colors,   wherein at least two of the colors of said second-size multi-sided die correspond to the colors of at least two of said player game pieces;   providing a typical six-sided die;   following a set of instructions by the plurality of players to determine the placement of player game pieces, the movement of player game pieces, and the winner of the animal racing board game, the set of instructions comprising:   rolling the multi-sided dice by at least one of the plurality of players for generating random colors;   placing player game pieces on the game board at initial locations responsive to the colors generated by the multi-sided dice;   rolling the multi-sided dice subsequent to placing the player game pieces on the game board at initial locations by at least one of the plurality of players for generating random colors;   moving at least one player game piece at least one increment responsive to the roll of the multi-sided dice, the number of increments moved being a function of both the color generated and size of the die on which the color is shown;   continuing the steps of rolling the multi-sided dice and moving player game pieces until at least one player game piece crosses the finish line; and   rolling a typical six-sided die to determine the winner in the event of a photo-finish.   
     
     
         12 . A horse racing board game for a plurality of players, the horse racing board game comprising:
 a planar, collapsible game board having a simulated race track visible on the surface of the game board, the simulated race track comprising multiple track lanes divided into multiple increments, wherein said game board is collapsible by being rolled;   a plurality of player game pieces corresponding to players of the game and configured in the shape of a horse, each player game piece having a different color predominately visible on the surface of the player game piece, wherein each player game piece is configured to substantially fit within the confines of an increment and be moved among the multiple increments by players responsive to a roll of multi-sided colored dice;   at least one first-size eight-sided die for generating a random color when rolled, each side having a different color, wherein each of the colors of said die corresponds to a color of a different player game piece;   at least one second-size eight-sided die of a size different from said first-size eight-sided die for generating a random color when rolled, each side having a different color, wherein each of the colors of said second-size eight-sided die corresponds to a color of a different player game piece; and, a typical six-sided die.