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Do free bets trigger horse abilities that require taking the Bet action?

The designer ruled that a free bet is not a Bet action, overriding an earlier reply.

  • Long Shot: The Dice Game rulebook · Rulebook · Horse Abilities
  • ChrisHandy · Designer · 2022-03-19
  • ChrisHandy · Designer · 2022-05-12
  • Tyralis · Designer · 2022-03-18superseded
  • BenSpears · Community · 2023-01-25
  • Murr · Community · 2023-01-06

No. A free bet is not the Bet action, so abilities keyed to the Bet action, such as Pay It Forward, Night Mare and Triple Scoop, do not fire from a free bet. An earlier designer reply saying they do was overridden by a later ruling.

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