Frog Racing

Frog Racing, added to Pocket Frogs in version 1.0.6, allows players to pay a coin fee and race one of their frogs against four computer-controlled frogs for a chance to win either coins or a frog.

Each frog has speed and stamina statistics that are used to determine the winner of the race. Happiness is also a factor, as well as randomly occurring dragonflies on the course which will give the racer a speed boost. According to the developers, the only skill involved in the racing is to breed the fastest frog, with the only luck involved being the random boosts created by the dragonflies. Having a frog with the highest speed and stamina does not ensure a win, though; a frog with lower scores can still win, but will do so less often.

Frog racing was temporarily unavailable between app versions 3.0 and 3.1.5.

Overview
Any adult, tamed frog can be entered into a race by selecting "Games" from the frog's page and then selecting "Race." A fee is charged for each entry into a race, slightly less than the cost of the max value of the frog. Only frogs with a rarity level at or below the player's level can play these games.

Coming in first allows the player to choose either a coin payoff or a choice of any other frog which competed against the frog. If the mailbox is full, coins are automatically given. Placing second pays a small profit while third pays slightly less than the entry fee, with no option for a frog for either. Placing fourth or fifth results in a "Better luck next time!" message.

The race can be left early, but no prizes will be awarded.

Speed and Stamina
Each frog has an individual set of speed and stamina statistics that vary by the pattern/base color/pattern color combination. For example, a Maroon Tingo Anura has a speed of 6 and a stamina of 7, while a Maroon Carota Anura has a speed of 6 and a stamina 6.

The rarity of the the pattern indicates the speed and stamina range that is possible for any given color combination. This information is available on a frog’s page and in the Froggydex. The highest speed and stamina will be close to 7 times the level of the frog. Higher level frogs will be a point or two below: for example, the best level 10 frog has 68 not 70 for speed and stamina. The Racing Value Database has the speed and stamina for most frogs for versions 3.1.0 and newer (see the "Sheet" tabs across the bottom for each pattern).

Frogs will always race against four other computer-run frogs at the same rarity level, so only the speed and stamina relative to that rarity determine the frog's racing prowess. Racing can be used to obtain frog patterns at the same rarity level as the player. Promotional frogs never appear as opponents in races.

Stamina determines how quickly the frog loses happiness, while speed determines how quickly the frog will hop along the race. During the course of a race the happiness of the frog decreases as it hops. A potion can be used to increase the happiness of the frog while racing. Any flies the frog eats while racing also increases the happiness. The happier the frog, the faster the frog will hop. If the frog's happiness reaches 0% it will still hop, but at a very slow pace.

One strategy is to choose a frog with higher stamina than speed; a bigger difference lets the frog hop more continuously.