Galopp Royale House Rules - Andy Merritt 1996
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I found the game to be just a couple of notches too random as it
stands, so have made a few mods, and its is now one of my favourite
light hearted, moderately random board games.

Here are my variant rules:

* Proceded as normal when bidding for teams, but when down to the last 4
  bidders, anyone who passes places their card face up for everyone else
  still bidding to see - thus enabling them to judge more accurately how
  good the team is.  Continue this until the bidding is resolved.

  I have one person comment that this gives to much information away
  when someone passes, but I like this.  If you think it gives too much
  info away then you could have them only reveal the card once the bidding
  gets back around to them.

* Under the standard rules it is completely random what replacement card
  players get after cards have been stripped off by the loser.  Again
  this adds a very variable random factor into the game.

  Thus I suggest the following alternative to just drawing a new card
  each (ripped off from HotW):

  Each player in turn, starting with the loser of the race, working up
  towards the winner of the race does this:

  Take a card and either keep it (only if you haven't already been given
  a card) or give it to someone else of your choice who hasn't taken or
  been given a card yet.