...or rather "The law of winning at the horse races." The simple answer being: Be the Book Maker -- Obviously.

That wouldn't make a good game however. Well - maybe it would? who knows? Find fools to part with their cash and watch, and indeed, laugh, as your bank balance swells exponentially.

Hmmm.

Anyway, look at this picture:

Try to ignore the fact it's an out of focus picture and obviously taken with a mobile phone. To a large portion of society, it may indeed look like something that belongs firmly in the bin. And it's not hard to imagine that is where many copies of this game have ended up. 

To me, this picture is of something to be cherished, kept and protected. It's rare. It's unusual. It's something that most people will never own or indeed see. And it's mine. It has value but only to me.

Don't get me wrong. This isn't a rare Picasso or a Faberge Egg that's been in the family for years. It's worthless.  Completely and utterly worthless. Likewise, it's not something you toss casually on the coffee table and use it as a conversational starter. Rare it might be, interesting, to anyone other than the frequent visitors to this blog or it's associated forum, it is not.

Still it's mine. And I'll keep it until I die. Or I donate it to gaming museum. It's weird, but there is a chance this game will still be around long after I am not.

So, what's the game about? God only knows. I asked my in-house Japanese language expert, but she said that it was a horse betting game. Like DUH! I can figure that out by looking at the picture on the front and doing a search on the web for Copya System Ltd. So she tinkered with the menu's for bit, I sat waiting patiently for a little more depth. She sadly grew increasingly troubled in her expression, which meant only one thing: She didn't understand what was going on.

Not a good sign.

Copya System Ltd also did games for Gameboy,  PCEngine and Playstation amongst others.

This game is rare outside of Japan, where it is as common as dog muck.

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