This title really clickbaited me :D Good job! I wonder, how did you implement horse speed?
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A day at the races...with Elon Musk's money just after he fired you's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #3 | 4.400 | 4.400 |
| How do you rate the game overall (you can consider fun, dev time, etc.)? | #5 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
| Gameplay | #7 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
| Visuals | #7 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
| How well does the game fit the themes? | #12 | 2.800 | 2.800 |
Ranked from 5 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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7 hours
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Thanks!
The horse speed was done by recalculating the speed every 3 to 6 (randomized) seconds. Each horse gets a % of chance of either going between its two lowest speeds, or two highest speeds. For example, the horses with the longest odds (the 2 slowest horses of the pool of 30) have an 80% chance of their speed varying between their two LOWEST speeds, and a 20% chance of a randomized speed between their two HIGHEST speeds. Conversely, the fastest horse (the 3 with 2/1 odds) have an 80% chance of their speed varying between their two HIGHEST speeds, and a 20% chance of the LOWEST speeds. Lowest and highest possible speeds for both the slow and fast speed are lower for the slower horses, but there is crossover in speed enough to mean that there is a chance, though small, that the slowest horse can run faster than the fastest horse. All the horses in between then go gradually from one extreme to the other. With the complete mid range horses having a 50/50 chance of going faster or slower.
Hope this is clear enough! Thanks for playing!
I played this game for way too long, but manage to make him go bankrupt ! I also “found it funny” :D Impressive work for such a short period of time, there is so much going on, the horses having to follow the path, the randomness in the speed, the cameras, the odds and so on.. Well done really! Loved the sound on the end screens as well (especially the victory end screen).. And some of these names are simply epic :D Was really fun, thank you for the journey into horse betting, didn’t expect to enjoy so much and to end up in front of my computer, supporting stomach or heydhyeydgewedge like a maniac!
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The Final HandThis is so cute!
Gambling away all of Elon Musk's money because he fired me is a fantasy I didn't know I had... until now. Best endscreen ever! lol
It took me a while to figure out the UI and how to play, but after I did, it's really fun. I love games like this where you have to lose on purpose! I think it's very hard and luck-based, but that just adds to the overall message of the game.
It reminds me of the "Riches To Rags" challenge in The Sims, where it's hard to become rich but even harder to become poor again.
I can see myself returning to this game a couple of times! The music is such a perfect choice btw, and the premise is a really smart way to perfectly incorporate the theme.
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