A real race, ridiculous runners
Every race in NO WAY DERBY is simulated from scratch: stride, fatigue, drafting, ground lost on the turns and the pace of the field decide who wins. Then the runners show up. A cardboard horse that falls apart in the rain. A rocking horse on wheels. A camel. They all run on the same physics, and each oddity follows a quirk rule with its trigger and chance shown on its card.
The crowd makes the odds, and the crowd is wrong
Odds come from a pool of virtual bettors buying tickets. They chase favourites, love lucky numbers and forget the weather. Spot where they are wrong and you get paid. Your own bets go into the pool too.
What's in the game
- 12 races a day with distance, surface, weather and class on the race card
- Paddock: form, running style, gate, condition hints from sweat and ears
- Win, place, quinella, exacta, trio, trifecta and more
- 3D broadcast with live commentary, picture-in-picture cameras and photo finishes
- After each race, three lines from the simulation explain why the winner won
- Climb from the grandstand to owner's seats, buy shares in horses and enter your own runners
- Quirk Book that gets more accurate the more you watch
Play money only
Bets use carrots, an in-game currency that cannot be bought with real money or cashed out. All horses, jockeys, races and racecourses are fictional.
