Ready, Set, Bet! Review: The Game Where Everyone is Shouting

Tom Vasel, Mike Dilisio, Chris Yi, & Wendy Yi take a look at Ready, Set, Bet!
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Overview 1:17
Final Thoughts 7:43
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[@TheCiderDrinker]

A friend brought this along to a games night recently, and I'll be honest, I was put off initially by the cover, the board and the overall gameplay. But once we started playing, man was it an absolute blast to play. Everyone was really getting into the race, cheering on their horse that they bet on, and crying out in anguish when another horse pipped theirs to the post, costing them a lot of money. I highly recommend it, and that's coming from someone who ended the game with nothing!

[@MrJoelXIII]

This game just needs the relative app mirrored to a big tv for a perfect game night!

[@grassCrow]

I am definitely going to DIY this - make it big and use poker chips.

[@jamessherman7797]

Can’t wait to get this one when it’s in stock! I’m looking for some +5 player games, so up to 9 players is perfect! I find the larger the group then there tends to be a wider variety of gamers. This game just looks so interactive and fun that everyone can enjoy.

[@jameskirk4692]

Thank you all for this review!

[@trojan403]

Looks great! How does it compare to Unicorn Fever? I’m deciding on the two at the moment.. Tom mentioned it seemed better, anyone tried both?

[@DeltaDemon1]

I'd like to know what optional rules are included for the roller to participate more in the betting (he hinted at this at the beginning).

[@charlez2729]

Is app available??

[@michaelrodriguez3129]

I am so excited for this. Was thinking of preorder but also thinking of waiting to catch it at my lfgs

[@MichaelFlorento]

Out of Long Shot (original) and Winner’s Circle, this one is by far the most exciting and welcoming to any level gamer. Chaotic fun. If you have a large group and tired of the same ole party style games.. you NEED to give this a shot

[@michaelmayojr.3031]

I agree with Tom a bigger "race" board and poker chips. I am going to wait for the bigger component version. And yes this is a party game.

[@npckse8508]

Definitely ready to check this out at the Retreat!!!

[@rexology_bg]

The race portion of the game is the same as a variant of a game I have only heard called Horse Race, which has slotted wooden horses. It is listed as Horse Race on BGG but does not have the variants listed. The betting portion and app appear to be an improvement of the variant of Horse Race by a long shot...

[@riffleshuffleandroll]

Yea, the classic was a peg and board game that used a standard deck of cards. This is a nice evolution of the game. :)

[@rexology_bg]

@@riffleshuffleandroll Yeah, deck of cards and dice for the base game that I had, but it had a variant that was just dice with the additional movement for rolling the number twice that are like this game.

[@lemiless]

Chris makes an excellent point. There's a ton of strategy for this to seem like a party game.

[@Keyh]

The Fox Experiment is my wife and my game of the con. We loved it and can't wait to back it!

[@unlimitedrabbit]

Has Tom played with the app and has his rating remained a 9.5?

[@jeffyoung5923]

Will you all back the new larger version as everyone seemed to love the game. After watching this I probably will.

[@riffleshuffleandroll]

This is a nice take on the classic Derby Dash.

[@TheMr02drop]

This reminds me of the kind of game LCR is. I remember we had a group of like 12 or 13 people playing LCR for money and it was insane and crazy fun. I could imagine that this kind of game lends itself for people who want to do actual gambling with like 10+ people.

[@RandomPerson-nd2ey]

That's the only way to play LCR. Gamers may not like it because they're looking for a deeper game. Nope, it's a quick light gambling game.

[@tabletalk4729]

Immediately on my wishlist

[@paulmccaffrey2985]

Thank you all for streaming the game and reviewing it. Very interesting. You all do great work!

[@Andre-fm1zy]

ready set bet vs camel up. Whats a better game/gift

[@pauljohnson8847]

Sorry to say, but BOTH. And also pick up Longshot the dice game. All different in execution, and all so much fun. Ready Set Bet for a mixed group of people ready to get loud, Longshot for a little more sedate group who wants to weight their options more slowly (it's the more overtly strategic of the group but still very lively fun at the end), and Camel Up for a group of goofballs and kids.

[@DavidSmith-tn9rm]

Me and my wife just use standard poker chips, and instead when you lose a bet you lose the entire amount you wagered, it makes the game so much easier to play

[@ichiban5]

I just preordered this

[@rabidpickle]

Already have this game pre-ordered! I wonder if you could glue some magnetic strips under the race track, then glue small magnets on the bottom of horses?

[@flawed1]

I’m confused about the “ real time“ element of this game. I’m disabled, so I couldn’t stand up. It would also be difficult for me to try to quickly place my bets on the board. What’s to prevent you from slowing the game down a bit?

[@DTChrisYi]

You could roll the dice slower so people have a little more time to see where the horses are, and each game group can also decide how to handle when multiple people reach for the same betting spot at the same time.

[@flawed1]

Thanks for the reply. That seemed to be the case, but they were talking as though something forced you to go quickly which was kind of confusing

[@DTChrisYi]

@@flawed1 I think players will naturally want to slam down chips quickly, and the person rolling the dice will also naturally be excited and go fairly quickly. But I think a game group could have those discussions to make it work.

[@douglaswilliams7320]

That was a great question to ask and thanks Chris for your reply as that does make sense to me and would make this game much more accessible for everyone.

[@joelface]

You could likely implement a rule at the table that you have a buzzer or something to signal when you want to make a bet, and then you can carefully place the chip where you want, and then the game resumes until someone else signals they want to place something. In that way, you'd avoid the situation where the most sprightly individual or the person with the longest or most aggressive reach can out-move others at the table.

[@tmax3309]

Solid review. Looks like a great game to try with a group of people! Two notes: 1) When listing the game stats (player count, time to play, age rating), please leave it up longer - 3.5 seconds is not enough time. 2) The player count for this game is 2-9, not 2-4 as posted in the video.

[@Batham55]

This game was quite fun actually.

[@dankelly]

Is there a timer for placing bets, or could an AP person ruin the fun?

[@kylemartin7871]

If they don't place bets, they aren't getting any payouts. The betting is real time not turn based

[@dankelly]

@@kylemartin7871 excellent. Thanks.

[@Ravenblade460]

I going to have to give this a try. I literally hate everything about it. Real-time, betting, short play time, luck, party game feel. Yet for some reason I am still interested in giving it a shot

[@Poiuytrew.Q]

A long shot to be specific.

[@TheErnieforss]

There was a game that was like this back in 2005 or 2008. I cant remember what was called but it was a circle board instead of a straight board. It seems like this is the same game. Also you can buy your horses

[@thedicetower]

You're probably thinking of Horse Fever

[@TheErnieforss]

@@thedicetower i had to look it up. I was thinking 2009's longshot.

[@jasonkasprick6370]

This seems like the closest thing to the old Sigma Derby horse racing machine in Vegas that I can play at home!

[@boxingandbulldogs6341]

Check out Peers Hardy's Horse Racing Derby. It's electromagnetic and is probably the closest affordable home game to Sigma Derby.

[@JoeVSvolcano]

I'd pay $99 for a Delux version with Iron Clays

[@ClearanceCollector]

Rolling dice to move horses? lol, I remembered Norwegian cruise did that in giant size version. Everyone can place real money bet. This was back in 2010 or so.

[@by_katrin]

I thought they would play this game 😀

[@Sir_I.I_William]

Real-time games are generally a big turn off for me. I'm curious to see this game in action though ...

[@frankphysio4858]

Ready Set Bet or Long Shot ?🤔

[@benjaminspears8488]

I think Long Shot Dice definitely looks better and is more about manipulating the horse cards to get your horse to race ahead. This seems to be less about the race and more about the betting. Long Shot will work better for families as well. I’m surprised they didn’t bring up other race/betting games to make some comparisons though.

[@jhowd78]

Ready set bet by a mile

[@joelface]

I love Camel Up... and now I want both of these games as well... Very similar themes, but they each do it quite differently.

[@saveversus]

Ha, I came here to ask the same thing!

[@uplift-yourdailypickup6424]

I would pick Ready Set Bet. Long Shot is fun, but it ends up being a little too slow for me. I'm always having to get on people to take their turns.

[@JorWat25]

Nice to see someone turn Snail Pace Race into an actual game.

[@Obvious_Llama]

I feel like this should be the next JackBox game

[@huckwach3074]

I thought the exact same thing

[@ianw0ng]

This or camel up?

[@rb4551]

So I really really enjoy Long shot the dice game and figured I really dont need another similar game. Having seen this played, im starting to wonder. Gahhh!

[@caesarsihombing2822]

so... ur gonna buy this too??

[@rb4551]

@@caesarsihombing2822 I did lol

[@Jacksonas]

Which one you preffer more and what are the biggest differences between these two?

[@rb4551]

@@Jacksonas I enjoy both and dont regret having either. Long shot is more of a "game" in that you have a bit of roll and write, some decisions as to which things to buy and what horses to slow down or boost so there is a lot of chaotic fun. Ready Set Bet is more of a party game in that its more simple to play for a lot of people, less teaching...its almost a perfect horse racing betting simulation. If you are the person rolling the dices and moving the horses it can be hilarious and fun to call which horses move as you roll the dices which is my favorite thing to do while the other players anxiously try to see where they place bets as the race progresses which is kind of a race of its own because you can only have 1 player's chips on any bet spaces so for them its to determine when the best time to place a bet is...too early and you might lose points, too late and the spot is gone.

[@Jacksonas]

@@rb4551 nice. I have played Ready Set Bet for the first time yesterday and it was a blast! I have also preordered: Long Shot dice game and I think I will enjoy it immensely as well!

[@runraggedrhino]

Chonky Unicorn themed Ready Set Bet?

[@rpgamerpro9972]

This is very similar to many other dice horse racing games available on amazon and elsewhere. Some of those games have great production quality, wooden components, etc.

[@bryanstarke1313]

Genuine question, which ones? I'd love the links to help home brew my own version of this game.

[@bernan1]

It's a party game in the vein of craps. It can be overwhelming, but you don't have to know all the types of bets to win. You can just bet on one thing and let it ride. That said, it's closer to craps than it is to 'downforce,' which isn't a party game.

[@PubliusVirgiliusMaro]

Tom Vasel may be a little biased because it looks like he's on the game's cover. ;)

[@cathywatts931]

I can understand the excitement value, but rolling the dice that fast seemed to much. Would still be as fun if you slowed it down a bit?

[@RolandIronfist13]

I'm reminded of Panic! On Wall Street

[@aegis2313]

This review is exceptionally boisterous.

[@jaybee0063]

It got a big laugh for the ridiculousness of the comment, but I'm sure there is a segment of the population of the older generations that learned math at the track.

[@F4R207]

Can't get worked up over a horse race betting game. Sounds worse than trading in the Mediterranean, 18XX or whatever title including a stock exchange.

[@trojan403]

Great party pooper comment 👍🏻

[@discostubert1]

why only 720p?

[@Norm-R]

The way KZbin works. When you upload a video, it uploads the lowest quality first and posts the video and then the higher resolutions take longer to process. If you ever can't get to 1080 on a video, come back 15 minutes later and you will almost certainly be able to up the resolution.

[@TheHallbjorn]

What's the smallest number of people that this succeeds with? Is four or five too few?

[@thedicetower]

I've played with four and had fun.

[@TheHallbjorn]

@@thedicetower Thanks for the reassurance!

[@buckles75]

I have played many times with 6 people ... the more the merrier.

[@ryaneger]

It’s craps with horses

[@bernan1]

this

[@wemf2]

Gambling never really interested me, and this game seems basically like 'Gambling, the Board Game'.

[@paulmccaffrey2985]

I wouldn't call it a party game, the betting is complex and there's a steep learning curve. The players have to think carefully but fast. In my opinion, Many players that are loud and having a great time doesn't make it a party game. I've played many games of Cosmic Encounter that would fit that bill (and I never really care if I win).

[@12345678abracadabra]

Or, you know, people just wanna have a good time and not just think about strategy and optimisation?

[@lastburning]

@@12345678abracadabra There's no fun without strategy.

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Sadly a real time game doesn’t work for my situation. Teaching this to new players all the time sounds like a task and if it’s loud and obnoxious I hate to cause a scene or annoy/bother other people in the games cafe. I guess it’s an American thing that noise isn’t a big deal, after all, take your cinemas..... 🤪 Very group dependant as Mike says. Would it work if wasn’t real time?

[@joelface]

Loud and obnoxious is a choice, not an imperative with a real-time game. You could play it silently, I'm sure, or with hushed voices. I was also thinking that instead of rushing to place chips on top of each other, each player could have a marker of some kind that they can quickly place on the table in front of them to signal that they want to place a bet, and turn order is based on the order players placed their markers on the table. That might prevent the "obnoxious" moments where players are reaching for the same square at the same time and creating a commotion.

[@StevenStJohn-kj9eb]

I think Mike is right… definitely group dependent. Listening to the how to play, it just sounds pointless. Put down a bet on 7 right at the start, then tell me in a few minutes who won.

[@StephenAslett]

If you do that, you'll lose most times. You can place bets until three horses cross the red line. 7 is not always going to be farthest along the track.

[@StevenStJohn-kj9eb]

@@StephenAslett Sure, but they said 7 does win most often. And 6 and 8 next most often, so you pick them to show. Of course you won't win every time, but it's always the best bet. Yes, you can wait until the race is underway, but why would you? Then you risk not betting in time. That's how gambling works. It's just odds, and the odds are always against you winning, but there's always a best bet. In roulette for example, you're guaranteed to lose money, but you lose the least betting red or black rather than a particular number.

[@StephenAslett]

@@StevenStJohn-kj9eb I don't think you quite understand how flattened the probability curve is in this game and how not like regular gambling this is. There's not a normal dice distribution here. Sure, 6, 7, and 8 are slightly more likely to win, but not dramatically more so like with regular dice rolls. Also, their payouts are much lower to reflect increased odds. And because they are the "safer" bets, you lose more money making 6, 7, and 8 bets if they do not pay out (one of 7's bet squares will cause you to lose 6 dollars if it doesn't pay out!). Not only that, but there are special powers and exotic and prop bets that you can make informed decisions on as the race goes on. This is a game as much about reading the table and making strategic bets quicker than your opponents as it is about luck.

[@buckles75]

@@StephenAslett That's correct. The expected return value on your bets over the long term are roughly equal regardless of the horse.

[@FranciscoPerez-cr4os]

Found the guy not to play this game with 😅

[@chrisimming9454]

You talk about it for 20 minutes but don't play it? :(

[@BodgeAttack]

They do have a video of them playing it.

[@vakporcovac]

That’s a total miss for me…it does not provide any interesting decisions for me… I do not like the theme…and the worst fact about it is that it supports hazard and betting and that is just unacceptable. Uninteresting dangerous game

[@ninjabiscuit1095]

No one loses any real money in this game, which is the thing about betting that ruins people in real life, don't know what you're talking about

[@vakporcovac]

​​@@ninjabiscuit1095 the point is that it does introduce the concept of betting to ppl. It does teach you that betting is fun at a subconscious level. The game is seducing you to hazard...not cool for me 🤷

[@ninjabiscuit1095]

@@vakporcovac for 90+% of people betting provides no hazard and is fun, that's why millions of people do it every week with no harm done to themselves or their bank accounts beyond tiny amounts. Gambling isn't instant addiction and financial ruin, hence how so many people do it for fun, your view seems very puritanical and quite frankly very ignorant

[@vakporcovac]

@@ninjabiscuit1095 there once was a birthday party and the family came together...the uncle of the 5 year old stumbled and while doing it he did swear....the kid heard him and repeated his swear word...the family couldn't stop laughing hearing it... it was fun harmless and funny, because kid didn't understand the meaning of the word and mumbled the word in funny way...then the kid start doing it over and over again because he learned there is always a reaction when he does it....then the kid start using the word outside of the family circle...ppl around the kid got disturbed starting explaining him its bad...when he got older he did use the word because he wanted to address something that is bad...hurting other ppl with it etc. and once he used the word in front of his kid and the kid repeated the word. He couldn't stop laughing...

[@ninjabiscuit1095]

@@vakporcovac what the fuck are you on about? Did you mean to post this slam poetry on another video? You know if you haven't got any rebuttal to the points I've made then you can just not comment right?

[@Fettigator]

Played this multiple times, it’s FANTASTIC!!! … I love Camel Up & I’ll always choose this over Camel Up … Pre-ordered immediately-> 9.5/10

[@donut2099]

Dang, this is what I'm wondering. I love Camel Up and throw it on the table any chance I get. I'll have to check this out.

[@BigRenz13]

I love camel up so it looks like this is a no brainer

[@trojan403]

Have you played Unicorn Fever? How does it compare? I’m deciding on the two at the moment..