To Start Game:
Required pieces
to play:
5
marbles, a stat sheet, and two dice.
From one to a gazillion players can play Corona Downs™.
First,
all the marbles are placed on the board behind the start line. Marbles
will be moving to the right or counter clockwise during play.
The
two dice are rolled to determine the odds for each marble racer
from the inside track to the outside track. For instance, if on
the roll for marble racer number one a 5 and a 2 are rolled then
the odds for that racer is 7 to 1.
The
house starts with $1,000,000 (Million Dollars) and each player starts
with $100,000 each to place bets on the racers. (This starting amount
can be changed if the players want to use other amounts during a
game)
Each
racer is worth $1,000 a race (again this amount can be changed or
even randomly set by the roll of the dice) Example, if a player
loses on a racer, they lose a thousand bucks! But if they win on
a racer they get paid whatever the odds are on that racer: Example,
if the racer has odds of 5 to 1 then they win $5,000.
A
player can place bets on more than one racer at a time.
The
stat sheet is used to keep track of the wins and losses.
The
dice are rolled for each racer until one racer crosses the finish
line. One designated player can roll all the dice for the game or
each player can take turns, in a large room full of players it may
be easier for two or more designated players to roll the dice, or
a non participant that is not betting to roll the dice.
End
of the game comes when someone loses all their cash allowance or
when a set number of races are run as determined by the players
before the start of the game.
With
this game you have the option to even make up your own rules, maybe
you have some good ideas for how to set up betting for this game.
Of
course, for children, (or just for fun) no betting is needed at
all, races can be run just for the fun of playing!
