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 Reviews

"Very nice and very realistic" - Click here to read the full review from the monthly horse racing magazine Racing Ahead.

 "Where JMSO (Starters Orders) scores over other racing games past and present is in the level of accuracy in the underlying game world." - Click here to read the full review from the UK's premiere daily racing newspaper the Racing Post.

Computeractive  4/5 Stars
"Starters Orders is absolutely packed with racing-related pursuits and will keep the enthusiast gripped."

Strategic Designs Ltd., is the market leader in creating accurate and in-depth horse and greyhound racing strategy games. Responsible for the 'Starters Orders' series our games have been acclaimed by the racing press for their realism and accurate reflection of the sports.

Founded in 2003 and based near Manchester in the UK we currently have a number of products on the market. Our first product, 'John  McCriricks Starters Orders' (endorsed by the famous racing celebrity), was released online in 2003 and later published by Focus Multimedia and is still available in-store. Starters Orders 2 (released November 2005) can be purchased online via www.startersorders.com. There is a simplified version of Starters Orders 2 designed specifically for online distribution channels available from www.horseracingparty.com. Starters Orders 3 is currently in development and due 2008.

Greyhound Manager was released in March 07 and is our latest game and contains many 'firsts' for a greyhound management sim including realistic races, breeding and betting. It can be purchased online from www.greyhoundmanager.com.

Strategic Designs Ltd., was founded by 'veteran' horse racing sim developer, Mark Loveday, who has worked on sports sims for a number of years and was responsible for the 'Stable Masters' series of racing sims in the 90's.

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