Ascot
(1880)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 0 and up. You can play with 2 to 8 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Betting and Bluffing...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 5 |
| Minimum age: | 0 |
| Number of players: | 2 - 8 |
| Publisher: | John Jaques of London |
| Designers: | (Uncredited) |
| Artists: | Unknown |
| Mechanics: | Betting and Bluffing |
This early game from John Jacques featured a very unique method of determining the winner of the race. The game itself was a large wooden box. It had up to 8 horses attached to the box with wires. A hand crank on the side of the box attached to the horses by a variety of gears was turned resulting in a different horse winning the race. Players bet on which horse would indeed win the race.
Alternative names:
Ascot
Ascot the New Racing Game
Last Updated: 2025-08-13 09:16:06 UTC
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