🚀 Racehorse or Weed Strain

A lightning-round guessing game where Kentucky Derby legends collide with dispensary darlings.

🔥 The Elevator Pitch

Think “Cat or Capital” but with thoroughbreds and terpenes. A single word drops—Mystik Dan? Durban Poison?—hit Horse 🐎 or Strain 🌿 Rack up streaks, flex on the local leaderboard, and learn bizarre facts along the way.

🎮 How to Play

  1. Click Play (or press H/W to blast through rounds).

  2. Each word is either a real racehorse or a legit cannabis strain—no fakes, no “OG” giveaways.

  3. Correct guess: +1 point & streak counter.

  4. Wrong guess: –1 life (you’ve got three).

  5. Streak bonus: every 5-in-a-row adds +2 points.

  6. Game ends at 0 lives—submit your name if you cracked the Top 10.

✨ Features

  • 80 mind-twisting names (40 horses, 40 strains) with rapid shuffle.

  • Fun-fact bubbles pop up after each round—learn why Sour Diesel reeks or how Mystik Dan won the Derby by a nose.

  • Local leaderboard (browser storage) for bragging rights—no accounts, no tracking.

  • Keyboard shortcuts: H = Horse, W = Strain, Enter = Leaderboard toggle.

  • Juicy confetti & emojis when you hit the board.

  • Polished minimalist art that riffs off our first game, Cat or Capital.


    ⚠️ Legal / Content Note
    All cannabis strain info is for trivia only—no endorsement or advice implied. Racehorse names sourced from public racing records. Game rated Everyone 10+ for mild references to cannabis.

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If you liked this, check out my other fast-paced guessing games! 🚀

Each one plays in under 5 minutes, no downloads, just pure "wait…what?!" energy.
Good luck hitting the leaderboard on all three! 🏆