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TheSpyder 12-06-2007 10:29 AM

Still have one. I had one 20 years ago and found it again about three years ago. Makes a nice diversion during poker games.

Not sure where I got it.

Spyder

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Originally Posted by Danzig
i had a game growing up, with eight small metal horses. each a different color, and then a small straight 'track'. thing ran on batteries. had a little starting gate. wonder what happened to it....kept us busy for hours.


SentToStud 12-06-2007 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by GPK
clearly an inside speed bias...

There are now none of these in casinos any longer. There is one on ebay for $29,900. Just in case you were wondering what to get me for xmas.

GPK 12-06-2007 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by SentToStud
There are now none of these in casinos any longer. There is one on ebay for $29,900. Just in case you were wondering what to get me for xmas.


Im getting you the same thing I got you last year....just in a bigger box.

MaTH716 12-06-2007 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GPK
Im getting you the same thing I got you last year....just in a bigger box.

I have an idea for your box, try this:
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1792315

Bigsmc 12-25-2007 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MaTH716
How about this for yourself or the degenerate Horse Racing fan/player in your life.

http://www.firebox.com/index.html?di...roduct&pid=786


I bought this for my 4 year old son. Man, I can't wait for him to open this on Christmas morning. :D

It's taking up the whole dining room table.

Grey horse is the ****. I'm having trouble "tuning" the other horses with the mini screw driver (can't tell if I am actually turning the screw). I've got the one with the red jock nearly as fast as the grey, but the other two suck.

Oh yeah, my girls love it....

TheSpyder 12-25-2007 02:29 PM

Try snake venom on the slow ones.

Spyder

Bigsmc 12-25-2007 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSpyder
Try snake venom on the slow ones.

Spyder

Thanks Spydee, but I am fresh out.

MaTH716 12-25-2007 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigsmc
It's taking up the whole dining room table.

Grey horse is the ****. I'm having trouble "tuning" the other horses with the mini screw driver (can't tell if I am actually turning the screw). I've got the one with the red jock nearly as fast as the grey, but the other two suck.

Oh yeah, my girls love it....

My son got at least 30 toys for Christmas and he played with that track ALL DAY. He didn't even bother taking anything else out of the box. It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. He would have been happy if that was the only thing he got. As far as the game goes, I thought that it was OK. I wouldn't advise switching the jocks, because once they come off they are hard to put back on. We had a couple of spills today and a couple of jocks were holding on for dear life. I am happy to report that everyone is ok. As far as the horses go, the chestnut is like Secretariat compared to the rest of the field. I think that the black horse is lame, he can't run a step. We named him The Black Monkey. Keep tinkering with the screw, you can feel when it is tightening up, but I would be careful not to over do it. Just A little each time. I did have alot of fun watching and playing it with my son, we both had a ball.


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