Digital Play App Instructions
DERBY CAST APP
Digital Play
The Host and players use their own mobile devices to play the complete Derby Cast horse racing game—no physical game board required.
DIGITAL PLAY — HOST INSTRUCTIONS
Create and manage the game, control participation and selections, enter official results and odds, calculate scores, and guide each race through completion.
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Open the Host App. Select Digital.
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Save your codes. Write down the Private Host Recovery Code and Room Code. Share only the Room Code with players joining the Digital Play Room.
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Admit players. Each player enters a name and the Room Code and is assigned a digital marker number from 1–20.
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Mark unavailable horses. Select every scratched horse and every horse not entered in the race before locking selections.
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Collect selections. Players choose their horses and finishing predictions, then select Save Pick.
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Verify and lock. Confirm that the roster, selections, and digital marker numbers are correct. Select Lock All Selections.
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Score the race. After the race, enter the official Win, Place, and Show horses and final odds. Select Score Race. The app calculates race points and cumulative points.
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Review standings. Players can instantly view accumulated points and standings. Select Score History to review each player’s race-by-race scores.
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Begin the next race. Select Next Race and repeat. For a tie, conduct an additional race for the tied players or declare co-winners only if that option was agreed upon before play.
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End the game. Selecting Exit ends the game. The Host can retrieve the scoring history later using the Private Host Recovery Code.
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Recover the Host room. After a disconnection, reenter the Host App, select Recover Host Room, and enter the Room Code and Private Host Recovery Code. Player points and digital positions will be restored.
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Reconnect a player. The player reenters the Player App, selects Digital, enters the Room Code and the same name, and selects Rejoin Existing Player. Approve the alert to restore that player’s information.
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Use Refresh only when needed. The app refreshes automatically. Refresh is a backup for a temporary connection delay and will not erase selections or restart the game.
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Manage the roster. The Host can add, remove, or reconnect a player upon request.
DIGITAL PLAY — PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS
Join the Host’s digital room, submit your own race selections, and follow your results, accumulated score, standings, and scoring history.
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Open the Player App. Select Digital, enter your name and the Room Code provided by the Host, then select Join Game.
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Find your marker. Your assigned digital marker number appears to the left of your name and TAP TO SELECT appears to the right.
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Make your selection. Select TAP TO SELECT and choose your horse and finishing prediction. Horse numbers highlighted in red are unavailable.
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Save your pick. Select Save Pick. Only the Host can change your saved selection upon request.
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Confirm the locked selection. After the Host locks all selections, your choice becomes read-only. Verify that it is correct.
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Follow the Leaderboard. The Live Leaderboard displays each player’s selection and digital position. Watch the race while the Host enters the official first-, second-, and third-place finishers.
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View your results. When the Host selects Score Race, points are calculated automatically. Select Score History to view your race-by-race scores.
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Compare the standings. Scores remain visible so you can compare accumulated point totals and standings with the other players.
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Continue playing. The app refreshes when the Host selects Next Race. Points accumulate until a winner is declared. During a tie-resolution race, only tied players remain eligible.
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Request help when needed. The Host can change a saved selection, add or remove a player, or reconnect a disconnected player upon request.