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When I think of Der by, I think of warm summer holidays at my grandparents, my gran-dad and I sitting in the living room playing Derby while my grand-mom makes the crosswords, oblivious to the world around us, always desperately hoping to be able to buy that illusive horse - Rigel. What a horse, fast, elegant, and lethal. Always certain to bring you success, even in the handicapped races.

Getting that horse was the equivalent of winning the lottery, and the ''looser'' had to make due with Aldebaran. This bit was almost more intense than the rest of the game!

The game is build up as 10 races with various rules/handicaps, in between which you can buy and sell horses, buy various value papers, and place your bets for the next race. The race in itself is decided by the pre-constructed moves the horses have, interrupted by the chance cards you get on various parts of the track.

The winner is, quite simply, the player who at the end of the 10^th race has the most money, after selling all your assets.
The game is quite funny, without being to difficult – it takes a good 1-1½ hour, is fairly easy to approach, and the outcome is often more based on luck than skill.