Long Shot: The Dice Game FAQ
86 questions players ask · Updated Nov 11, 2026 · Full rulebook
Setup for 2-8 Players
The Track Board
Horse Cards
- Can a Jersey action mark the rolled horse's own box on its secondary movement bar?
- Can a Jersey action mark a horse you don't own, or one another player owns?
- Is secondary movement optional, as in the original board game?
- What happens when every secondary movement box on a horse card is marked?
- What do the L-shaped symbol and the cash-wad symbol on horse cards mean?
- What does buying a horse give you, and can other players still use it?
- Can a player own more than one horse?
Actions Reference (Player Board)
- Can you place a bet on a horse that has already crossed the No Bet line?
- Can a free bet from a horse ability or a concession go on a horse past the No Bet line?
- Can you buy a horse that is one space short of the finish line?
- Can you mark a Helmet on a horse that is already past the No Bet line?
- Can you mark a Helmet and place a bet on another horse in the same turn?
- If one Concession mark completes both a row and a column, do you get two bonuses?
- Do diagonal lines of Concession marks earn a bonus?
- Can a Helmet or Jersey Concession Bonus be used on any horse, not just the rolled one?
- When you take a Jersey Concession Bonus, do you mark a Jersey and then perform the action?
- Must a Concession Bonus be used right away, or can you save it for later?
- When you complete a row or column, must the bonus match that line?
- Can a Concession Free Bet go on any horse, or only the rolled horse?
- Is the $3 bet limit per horse, or per bet action? Can total bets on one horse go over $3?
- Can you take the Jersey action on a horse whose Jersey box is already marked, or mark the same horse's Jersey twice?
- Can you buy a horse that is not the one showing on the Horse Die?
- Can one player buy more than one horse in a round?
- Can you place a Free Bet (such as a Concession Free Bet) with less than $3 in cash?
Round Sequence
- Must players take their actions in turn order, or can everyone act at once?
- If two players want to buy the same horse, who gets it?
- When do you declare a Wild Number: before the roll, or after the dice are rolled?
- Can you use a Wild Number whenever you like, or only when you are stuck?
- Can you erase a used Wild Number as your whole turn even when you are not stuck?
- If you cannot take an action with the rolled number, must you bet or buy, or can you erase a used Wild instead?
- Does using a Wild Number change how far the rolled horse moves, or which horse moves?
- What can a Wild Number action do, and does it affect other players?
- Does using a Wild Number activate a horse ability tied to the rolled number?
- When a Wild Number is used for a Jersey action, which horse's box do you mark?
- Does a horse moved by a Concession bonus, such as 3 spaces forward, trigger its secondary movement bar?
Horse Abilities
- Do free bets trigger horse abilities that require taking the Bet action?
- Does Chain Reaction let you mark another concession space when its bonus completes a second column?
- Can a horse ability be used only once per race, and must the owner use it?
- Can a horse ability be used when its number was not rolled, as long as you own the horse?
- Do number-triggered abilities happen when anyone rolls the number, or only when the owner rolls it?
- Does Early Bird Special's free bet go on any horse, or only the rolled horse?
- Is the Mint Condition $2 bet from a Helmet action a free bet?
- Can a +1 or -1 change wrap around, turning a 1 into an 8 or an 8 into a 1?
- Does Fair Play's ability to move a horse not in the lead also exclude a horse tied for the lead?
- What does horse 1, Rocket Boots, do given its misprinted icon?
- Does Nitro Nellie (horse 8) move the rolled horse one extra space on a Helmet action?
- Do you get Too Lucky's $2 on the roll right after you buy the horse?
- Does a horse's ability still work after the horse has finished the race?
- When Cook the Books (horse 3) places a free $1 bet, does it follow the No Bet line and Helmet rules?
- Can Night Mare's extra bet on horse 8 go on horse 8 after it has finished?
- When Night Mare makes opponents lose $1 on their horse 8 bets, does the $1 return to their bank?
- Can a player's money go below zero, for example when an ability makes others lose $2?
- Can several horse abilities, or one ability more than once, trigger on the same action?
- Does Make It Rain's When Bought ability trigger when you get the horse through a Concession bonus?
- Is Miracle Worker's When Bought ability one-time, and does it trigger only when you buy that horse?
- With a -2/-2 or +2/+2 Concession Bonus, must you move two horses, or may you move just one?
Crossing the Finish Line
- Can you bet on or buy a horse that has already finished the race?
- Can you mark a Helmet or Jersey for a horse that has already finished?
- When the Horse Die rolls a horse that has already finished, what happens?
- When several horses cross the finish line on one roll, in what order do they place?
- Can a Concession bonus, a horse ability or a solo move carry a horse across the finish line?
- If a horse crosses the finish line during movement, can it still be bet on that round?
- When does the game end?
- If the third horse crosses the finish line, do the rest of that round's actions still happen?
Scoring
Solo Race
- If Roland owns no horses, does an action that bets on each owned horse count as taken?
- If Roland can complete only part of an action, such as marking some of several horses, does he take the default action?
- For Roland's lead owned horse action, is the lead the overall race leader or the closest owned horse?
- If you own only one horse, is it both the lead and the last-place owned horse for Roland's marking action?
- Can Roland's default '2' action move a horse across the finish line?
- In Roland's default '2' action, does highest bet mean the highest single bet or the combined bets on a horse?
- If Roland's highest-bet horse has already finished, which horse does his action use?
- When horses tie for Roland's highest bet or for the lead, which horse does he use?
- When Roland marks the box of the horse with his highest bet, does your own bet count?
- When a solo action shows a die icon, do you roll that die again?
- In solo play, how do you resolve Roland's action to mark a box on a Horse Card matching his highest bet?
- Does Roland Wright's starting card have to be the one pictured in the rules?
- In solo play, does Roland's turn repeat the full round with its own roll and movement?