Horse Racing Simulator Free

[Melissa Alvarado]

Iam an aged care nurse in a care home and I also cover the position of the activities officer when she goes on holiday. Because I knew I was going to be doing it for a month, I wanted to try and make a new game for them to play that was interactive as well as fun. That is where the idea came for the horse racing game.

I have made a target shooting game in the past and they love to play it. The great thing about this horse racing game is that it can be adapted in size to be played on a table. The residents can sit around a long table with the track was down the middle. This version will be a large track so the residents can stay in their comfortable chairs while they play.

This project was made from all recycled wood from my scrap heap which is why all the wood is different. To make the horses you will need to find a silhouette of a horse, I found this design doing a search for free images. Try to keep the design plain so it is easier to cut. It is not ideal to have lots of small thin bits of wood sticking out like the tails. The reason for this is there is a good chance the horses at one time or other will be knocked over and those pieces will break off.

Print the images onto paper to the size that you want, large for a big game small for the table game. Use a spray adhesive to glue the images to the wood so they doing move during the cutting process. Cut out the design with a jigsaw or scroll saw depending on how intricate your design is.

For the base, the wood was cut as follows 6 x 200mm (L) x 120mm (W) x 20mm thick. Next, you will need to add a support block, this should be deep enough so the support dowel and heavy enough to stop the top-heavy horse from falling over. Alternatively, you can just cut one large chunk of wood but I wanted mine to look good too.

The smaller blocks were cut to 6 x 100mm (L) x 70mm (w) and 60mm wide. The dowel used was 16mm and cut to a length of 800mm. I know this does sound long, but it will prevent back pain because you will not have to keep bending over to move the horse.

You can now paint or stain your wood. Next, attach the base to the support block, add wood glue and screw the two blocks together from below. You will need to countersink the screws so that the horse sits flat.

Each horse needs to have a number that will match up with the number on the race track. I used scrap wood to make these. Draw a circle the size you want, mine was big so the resident could see them from their chairs. Cut the circles out with a jigsaw.

I needed a way to attach the numbers to the dowel at the top of the horse. This is a very basic way to do it, but it works. Place the dowel flat against the circle and drill a hole on either side of the dowel. The holes must be big enough for a cable tie to pass through.

Seal the horse with some oil-based polyurethane. The horses and numbers can now be attached to the top of the dowels. The numbers were attached with a cable tie to the dowel. Please ignore my wood scrap heap in the background.

I was given this big roll of thick paper from the local paper mill. You can use astroturf or kraft paper or even green felt carpet. If you are making a large game like this one your track size will be10 m long and 1.4m wide. For cosmetic purposes, the track was painted green to resemble grass. You can use poster paint and a large foam roller to paint the track quicker.

Using a straight long piece of wood works well for this step. Divide the track into eight sections across the width, this is the lanes for the horses. Next, divide out the length slightly bigger than the base of the horse. You will need 2 extra lines, one for the finish line and one for the track number. Draw in the lines using a black sharpie pen. I used the stencil and sharpie again to add the numbers to the track.

Cover the dice in a suitable fabric, mine was a stretch velvet. To make the dots on the dice you will need two different colours of felt. One for the number of the horse and one for the number of moves the horse will make. Each dice is made up of 21 felt dots, which you can glue to the fabric with suitable glue.

So everyone knows which horse they have picked you will need to make some horse tickets. Using Microsoft word, type up a design with the horse number on like the image about. You will also need to make one for your prize money if that horse wins the race. If you are going to be using the game on a regular basis it is a good idea to laminate these tickets.

At the start of the game, each resident picks two different horses, which they have for the whole session. To get everyone in the mood and to announce the start of the game you can play the Lone Ranger theme song during the game. The first person to play thrown the first dice which picks the horse. Then they throw the second dice which is the number of moves that the horse gets to move. The horse that gets to the end first gets 1 horse dollar.

To make this game last a little longer you can only go out with the correct number of moves on your final dice. Meaning, if the horse is 3 away from the end the dice must be a 3, if they throw a 4 the horse stays where it is.

To make the game more exciting you can add Hurdle cards to each track. An example of hurdle cards is, go back 2 spaces, move on 3 spaces, go back to the beginning and so forth. You can make up your own.

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Thank you, Phil, for taking the time to leave a lovely comment. I made this one especially for the residents at the care home where I work as a nurse and they love it. It is totally hit on Melbourne cup day which is a big horse racing day. Your game sounds great, I could imagine it would be really fun having all the jockeys playing there part getting everyone in the mood.

You are very welcome, I am so glad they liked it. It is the most popular game in our care home. We also do a big day of it for the Melbourne Cup with prizes for the winners. I love how you adapted the idea, it is so easy to do.

My Name is Anita HollandI am a self taught DIY and Craft fanatic, building all my projects from mainly recycled materials. I love finding furniture fit for the landfill and giving it new life. Upcycling, repurposing and recycling are my main focus, which keeps my hobby cheap. Because most of my materials are free, this seems to give me the confidence to try bigger and better projects each time. My goal is trying to come up with projects you don't see everyday. I hope you enjoy browsing my projects.

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