DIY Horse Racing Board Game-Part 1
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- This video is part one of a tutorial on how to build a Horse Racing Board Game. This is a unique betting game that is fun and easy for all ages.
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Looks like a lot of fun, and the woodwork is very nice, but I think the number of holes needs to be adjusted for a fair race. For example, 2 or 12 have 1:36 chance of being thrown by 2 six-sided dice while 7 has a 6:36 chance. So #7 should have 6 times more holes to go through to win than #2 or #12. This board shows 3 holes to finish #2 or #12 (2 holes + the finish hole), and 8 holes to finish #7, so #7 will win most races. To be fair, #7 should have 3 * 6 = 18 holes to finish. For the full set, IF #2 has 3 holes, #3 needs 6, #4 needs 9, #5 needs 12, #6 needs 15, #7 needs 18, #8 needs 15, #9 needs 12, #10 needs 9, #11 needs 6, and #12 needs 3 holes to get to finish. Also needs the starting line & scratch position holes as shown in the video.
I just made my own board. I used hickory and mahogany, and my cross lines were mahogany inlay. It turned out GREAT. Thanks for your video to give me some ideas on how to make mine.
Just played this for the 1`st time last night. Gonna make 4 games this month for new years eve party's. Excellent game and great build. Makes it easy.
Thanks Mark! This game is perfect for the holidays!
Great job
My uncle built this game a few years ago cept his built differently but it's the exact same game as this one and it's tons of fun. It's exactly like you say in you're second video.
where did you get the horse pieces from?
Great video! Where did you get the horses from? Thank you!
I’m going to start building this. I had one I built 30 yrs ago. Drew the grid, on moms favorite cutting board n drilled holes. Got in trouble too. I was thinking though, would it be simpler to router the lanes, 1/8” bit...instead of cutting the wood completely? Maybe that’s not possible. Then glue the walnut dividers.
Also, if I remember the number 7 had the most holes, 2 & 12 the least. It was figured in via probability of rolling the numbers. But I don’t think the holes were random.
That’s right! Good luck!
Looks great! Thanks for sharing. How about a baseball game board next?
+Marj Frank good idea! That sounds like a great idea
Awesome video! How wide are the running lanes?
Thanks Tyler! The oak for the lanes are 3/4" wide with 1/8" wide walnut strips separating them. Hope that helps!
What did you use to smooth out the wood?
What size wood did you start with and how did you determine spacing on the board for drilling holes.
+Brad VanRay I think I had a 1x8 oak board and the walnut was maybe 4 inches? The final board was about 12x18 so I just needed enough oak and walnut to cover that size. For the holes each of the square spots in the starting lanes has one hole along with each of the finish lane spots. Then for the running lanes those range from 2-7 holes depending on which lane number. For the spacing on the holes in the lanes I just divided the lanes evenly for the number of holes it needed. Part 2 of this video has a bit more info that might help. Thanks for watching!
How many holes in each lane?
Yea, he didn't mention that. It looks like lane 7 has seven holes, and the rest are:
Lanes 6 & 8 have six holes
Lanes 5 & 9 have five holes
Lanes 4 & 10 have four holes
Lanes 3 & 11 have three holes
Lanes 2 & 12 have two holes
This is to make it a bit more even due to the probability of rolling these numbers with two six sides dies.