Long Shot (2009)

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Designer	Chris Handy
Artist	Karim Chakroun
Publisher	Kosmos Mass Games Swan Panasia Co., Ltd. Z-Man Games
Year Published	2009
# of Players	3 − 8
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 5, 6 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 players (35 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (11 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable (15 voters) [poll]
Honors	2010 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Nominee
Subdomain	Family Games (15 voters) [vote]
Category	Racing Sports
Mechanic	Betting/Wagering Dice Rolling Hand Management
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Family	Horse Racing
Primary Name	Long Shot
Alternate Names	Kopf an Kopf 馬王爭霸
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Long Shot is YOUR ticket to the track. In this exciting family-friendly horse racing board game, up to 8 players bet, buy horses, and strategize as the race unfolds.

Long Shot includes over 100 unique cards allowing players to combine strategies and resources for maximum control of the race. Will you buy a horse or two in the hopes of winning some of the purse, or will you bet it all on the long shot?

Whether a novice or a horse racing enthusiast, everyone's a winner in this interactive strategy game where anytime is post time!

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Reviewed in "Counter - Boardgames Reviewed & Discussed" by Alan How*, Issue 46, September 2009, pp. 38-39. * alan how

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Publisher: Kosmos

Artist: Karim Chakroun

Year: 2010

Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)

1.35 pounds

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Z-Man First edition

Publisher: Z-Man Games

Artist: Karim Chakroun

Year: 2009

Product Code: ZMG 7034

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23	Reviews I've already done this one.	2011-11-05	JohnBande...	5
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Polskie tłumaczenie zasad Long Shot. Polish rules translation.

Dr Doom

2010-05-28

$50 bills for Longshot

Some people said they were having problems printing the JPEG file so here it is as a PDF.

Squal

2010-01-03

Long Shot Horses Chart

A handy chart to have on the table so that players can more easily shop for horses. This is based on Candy's 'Racing Form', but adds graphics and pdf convenience.

paulmond

2009-12-01

Long Shot Korean Rule Book

Pdf, with pics from original rules.

nwind

2009-10-12

Racing Form

Racing Form that shows all the horses in the race, their cost, their odds, which other horses they affect, and their special action.

CandaceW

2009-09-18

Long Shot Die Labels for Jumbo-Sized Dice

Dice labels to print on Avery label sheets if you wamt to use Jumbo sized d10/d6 dice for Long Shot.

heymondo

2009-09-18

Teaching aid for Long Shot - in Hebrew

המערך אינו הסבר ממצה של חוקי המשחק אלא אמצעי עזר לשחקן המסביר את חוקי המשחק לשחקנים חדשים.

koby_shachar

2009-09-03

Long Shot rules

Here are the rules to the upcoming Long Shot

Zman

2009-03-03

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Dutch review on speldatabase.be	http://speldatabase.be/spelinfo.php?id=8866&zoekcr...	2011-12-28
Dutch rules	http://spelarch.khbo.be/PDFspelregels/8866.pdf	2011-12-28
German podcast (mp3) - spiele-podcast.de	http://www.spiele-podcast.de/assets/podcasts/kopfa...	2011-08-20
German review - Reich der Spiele	http://www.reich-der-spiele.com/kritiken/Kopf-an-K...	2011-08-20
German review - Ratgeberspiel	http://www.ratgeberspiel.de/spielwelt/spieltests/b...	2011-08-20
German review - Malz Spiele	http://www.malz-spiele.de/index_others_kopfankopf....	2011-08-20
German review - Hall9000	http://www.hall9000.de/html/spiel/kopf_an_kopf	2011-08-20
German review - games we play	http://gamesweplay.de/kopfankopf.html	2011-08-20
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German review - GameInn	http://gameinn.ch/index.php?name=Kopf-an-Kopf&cont...	2011-08-20