Starters Orders Classic Horse Racing

top Racing Manager game except for some horses that run consecutive G1 races on one day which is impossible and need a fix.

I love this game. The scope, the challenge, the options and the entire breadth of the game is a phenomenal tribute to the the creator of the game. Could some things be better? Sure. The interface is clunky and outdated, certainly there are improvements that could be made to the layouts of the various screens, as retrieving information can be a clickfest. But this game is freaking amazing. People say the game is too hard. Yes, the game, in its entirety, is HARD. But it should be. To fully appreciate everything the game has to offer, it takes patience, time, failures and experience. There is no winning or losing - there is no set goal, no mountain to climb. You stop when you want to stop, you achieve as much as you can to keep it interesting. Then you can start again, or just keep on going. Yes, there are cheats available to give you a bit of a head start, perhaps, but in the long run, there is no secret formula and no "if you do this, you are guaranteed to win" suggestions. If you want a basic horse racing game that gives you flashy graphics and a system you can manipulate to win, there are plenty of those. If you want an incredibly exhaustive stable management / ho…

As someone with horseracing in my blood, I can say this is as real a horseracing management game as I have found.

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1156 hours under my belt loved the whole series and still dip in out out regularly. Very niche

I've always liked the Starter Orders series, especially 5. I enjoyed this version but don't like the commentary, the old version was much better. Also occasionally have a bug where a horse will clearly get a win/placing but the results will be incorrect.