Paul Paterson
Canada
Mississauga
Ontario
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MIN: $28
BIN: $42
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Dan Blum
United States
Wilmington
Massachusetts
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This is a cute game aimed at kids but which is decent for adults. It is the Selecta version. The rulebook has several languages including English.
The game has only been played once or twice and is generally in very good shape. One of the horses had a cracked front hoof (the front hooves are flimsy), but it has been repaired.
I will be at UG all day.
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Grassotto Bolgeri
Italy
Bolzano
Trento
And plastic for the Plastic Throne!
Still figuring what to write here
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Pee di Moor
Netherlands
Rotterdam
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*silence*
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Arden Nelson Jr.
United States
Ohio
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I've played this so many times at indoor recess you would think I don't like it any more. I do. Unfortunately, my copy is ... no longer in tip top shape and I'm missing some of the cards and such. I think my last game of this at my last school is something I'll always remember. Two of the boys had won and insisted on playing one more game before recess was over. They talked to each other while I addressed some other issue. I asked if they were throwing the game and through their smiles assured me that they weren't. Of course I somehow won. What a way to end the year and little did they know my teaching at that school. I knew I wasn't returning to their school but they didn't.
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Joshua Miller
United States
Holland
Michigan
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Wolfgang Zelller
Germany
Schramberg
Baden-Württemberg
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Every player starts with 6 cards numbered from 1-6.
One of the games of my 6 year old son I also enjoy playing.
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john guthrie
United States
silver spring
maryland
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very good shape, complete and undamaged inside or out.
free shipping to CONUS, first $10 elsewhere
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Yoki Erdtman
Sweden
Södertälje
Handsome devil huh?
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Wow, Giro Galoppo remained in my Top 100 while Ave Caesar dropped out. Well, this game is great! It looks like a cute little children's game about equestrian races, but is underneath its cute looks a vicious racing game where you do your best to mess up for the other riders.
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Dan Blum
United States
Wilmington
Massachusetts
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This is a cute game aimed at kids but which is decent for adults. It is the Selecta version. The rulebook has several languages including English.
The game has only been played once or twice and is generally in very good shape. One of the horses had a cracked front hoof (the front hooves are flimsy), but it has been repaired.
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Andrew Glassop
Australia
Dubbo
NSW
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I'll have to go home and check it is all there, but assuming it is I'm happy to do a straight trade.
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Arden Nelson Jr.
United States
Ohio
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Starting at #8 this might fall because it hasn't been played recently. I'd actually not mind a new copy of it since the kids at recess kind of mangled some of the pieces and I doubt it is complete now. We had to use some standard cards because one of the colors is missing a card or two.
I need to try this one again with my nieces and nephews as they are getting a little older.
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Arden Nelson Jr.
United States
Ohio
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This one was a recess hit in the winter especially.
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sara williams
United States
Florida
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Played few times. Condition good.
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David G. Cox Esq.
Australia
Lighthouse Beach (Port Macquarie)
NSW
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Beautiful kid's game that may be played by adults.
Starting bid - $20
won by
Panda Z
Australia
Canberra
ACT
postage = $15
available in the BGG Marketplace
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Jenna S
United States
Niagara Falls
New York
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Played once.
Starting bid $8
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Fisherking
United States
Hawthorne
New Jersey
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Status: eh.
When this game is on the shelf, and when it is being set up, my kids love it. It looks so cool, being able to choose a horse and a rider is cool, having your own cards with symbols is cool. But when the game starts, the game gets a big "eh". I mean, the mechanics are elegant and smooth, the game progresses nicely, but it loses something and I haven't figured out why yet. Maybe the mechanics of playing cards doesn't feel like the horse race we were hoping to play. Maybe it's the dwindling choices as your cards run out and you get farther behind. Maybe it's the chaos of playing a card and having someone else's card mess you up. . Instead of fun, it seems to lead to frustration.
"It's interesting. I want to play it today.  " 7 year old
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Alex Bagosy
United States
Ladera Ranch
California
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Grio Galoppo is a racing game with tiny, wooden jockeys who remind me pleasantly of the wooden toy soldiers I had as a child. The set includes wooden jockeys and horses, and wooden obstacles (a brick wall, two hedges, and the barricade thingy that horses jump... can't think of the proper term for it at the moment), which are placed around a board that is a colorful rendition (I'd describe it as "Where's Waldo Like") of a cross-country horse tracing track.
The object is not only to get your horse across the finish line, but to be the furthest across the finish line, when possible. The game is entirely card based - there are no dice - and each card has a certain movement number. Cards are played blind, and revealed simultaneously, and the horses are moved around the track to the respective spaces they've been plotted. However, if a horse lands on a space with an obstacle (the portable obstacles, which are changed every game, and two bodies of water permanently depicted on the corse), the horse must fall back one space and loses its next turn; if a horse lands on a space occupied by another horse, the horse it lands on must fall back to the space behind it, pushing anything in -that- space backward, etc. It's a remarkably clever, simple game, but it's a game that requires a lot of careful planning and has more than a little "stab the other guy in the back" maneuver going on.
I am not the first person to say this on BGG, and I hope I will not be the last: this is a genuinely good game, which works even better for adults than it does for kids. It's quick, furious, and delightfully brutal. I sincerely believe that if the pieces were say, to be replaced with more "mature" looking components, or if the theme was changed to something like chariot racing, it'd be played by many more gamers. As it is, it's relatively hard (but not impossible) to find, and often shunned by board-gamers who see the box, figure it's just a game for toddlers, and move on their way. Unfortunate - those folks are really missing something!
One word of advice: I think the game plays better with more than two, and in fact I'd go so far as to say the more the better. (Though it's pretty good with three or more.) One way to simulate the chaos of a multi-player game in a two player affair is to use "automated jockeys" by randomly drawing cards for the other player positions and revealing them at the same time you and your opponent do so. It's not perfect, but it makes the game a lot more interesting that way.
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skrebs
United States
Davis
California
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Hey Brian, these are some of the games I think might fit the bill, but may not quite be in the 30 minute range.
Giro Galoppo
It's a kids game, but there is so much intentional and unintentional screwage that I really have to play this one carefully with Lorelei. It's probably my favorite race game and has plenty of interaction.
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W M Shubert
United States
Portland
Oregon
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Yes, I really am that awesome.
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Children's games are really too easy to find to put here. This one is a blast because it has cute little pieces and simple rules, but MASSIVE screwage. Every other turn you'll be stomped on by other players and knocked back, or else lose your turn completely due to somebody behind you stealing your number! (We play with the optional rule that if multiple players select the same card, only the hindmost player gets to move. We like this game with even more screwage than the standard rules allow!)
My daughters don't seem to mind the screwage here, probably because it is so unrelenting and they are on the giving end as often as they are on the receiving end. It's really what this game is all about.
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Alex Bagosy
United States
Ladera Ranch
California
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Again, something else I picked up purely based upon looks. As I've said elsewhere on BGG, I'm a sucker for wooden toy soldiers, and the riders in this game are made in a similar style that evokes that kind of nostalgia for me. After becoming interested by the (admittedly cute) pieces, I read a review and thought I might like to try it at some point. When it showed up at the local comic shop, which is a very good location for picking up less common games, I pulled the trigger immediately.
This, too, was a great purchase. It's deceptively simple. You have to be the first across the finish line during a cross-country horse race involving obstacles, terrain difficulties, and the machinations of fellow players. Entirely card based, with more than a little cut-throat ambition, and some really nicely made wooden pieces.
Sadly, I don't think that this game gets the attention it deserves, because it's marketed as a children's game, and the pieces do look very much like toys meant for younger types. That said, I'll paraphrase a fellow 'Geek by saying that, if the company were to re-package this game with more "adult type" components, it would likely become a hit with those who appreciate this kind of game.
Well worth a go. I realize it's not for everyone, but you may actually enjoy this one if you're not overly bothered by the look of the pieces.
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david sloan
United States
winston-salem
North Carolina
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racing
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Alex Bagosy
United States
Ladera Ranch
California
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Sometimes, you see an image, and you are strangely attracted to a game. This was the case with Giro Galoppo for me. I saw it mentioned in an older list, and was immediately taken by the (admittedly) cute wooden pieces. I don't know why, but I suspect that it was because, when I was a child, I was very lucky to receive a set of wooden toy soldiers for Christmas one year. I literally played with those until they fell apart.
The local comic store carries a lot of unusual titles, and this one happened to be in a corner of the store, beneath several other kids games. Pulled the trigger when I saw it in person. Wife was skeptical. Said she thought it "looked cute," but wasn't sure how it played.
I must say that this game actually plays quite well. In fact, it's downright vicious, with a lot of pre-planning and plotting about how to stick it to the other guy. Very deep, and maybe -too- deep for some kids. I suspect that, if you gave this some less toy-like pieces, it'd become a popular adult game.
Anyway, I look forward to trying this with more players. A good find on my part.
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Jim Sutherland
United Kingdom
(just) West of London
Middlesex
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With mlore people leaving that left the 18XX people plus only a hardy four players, Jim suggested playing a game Paul had bought along which was new to all of us except Paul.
Not much to say other than, it is gorgeous, plays quickly, would be great fun with very young children.
We rated on what it was (a childs game) rather than an adult (aged!) game. Please deduct about 5 points for a more accurate rating.
Josh 1st (5)
Jim 2nd (7)
Rob 3rd (7)
Paul 4th (8)
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Daniel Kenel
United States
New London
Iowa
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Games Played
Animal Upon Animal x1
Gulo Gulo x2
RattleSnake x2
Giro Galoppo x2
Week in Review
The only gaming for me this week was on Friday night with my daughters. My wife had a lot of work every night this week with wrapping up the 3rd quarter at school and we had a birthday party and sleepover for my oldest daughter’s birthday this weekend. There is a chance that Tori and I get a game or two to the table later today.
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). Interestingly, this is the one game where they never ever seem to get upset when the other player "squishes" them.
