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Heat: Pedal to the Metal

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Published
2022
Reach
Widely known
Players
1–6
Play time
30–60 min
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How it plays

Be the first driver to cross the finish line after the required laps. Each round, secretly choose speed cards, reveal and move their total, while managing corner speed limits, Heat, slipstreaming, boosting, and cooling your engine. A single race is ranked by finishing order; championships award points across several races, with the highest total winning.

Main mechanics

  • Deck / bag building
  • Hand management
  • Action programming
  • Dice rolling
  • Deck / bag building: You shape your own deck or bag of resources as you play.
  • Hand management: Timing which card to spend is the core puzzle.
  • Action programming: You commit to moves in advance and watch them play out.
  • Dice rolling: Dice create swing and force you to adapt.
Full publisher description

Based on simple and intuitive hand management, Heat: Pedal to the Metal puts players in the driver's seat of intense car races, jockeying for position to cross the finish line first, while managing their car's speed if they don't want to overheat. Selecting the right upgrades for their car will help them hug the curves and keep their engine cool enough to maintain top speeds. Ultimately, their driving skills will be the key to victory! Drivers can compete in a single race or use the Championship System to play a whole season in one game night, customizing their car before each race to claim the top spot of the podium. They have to be careful as the weather, road conditions, and events will change every race to spice up their championship. Players can also enjoy a solo mode with the Legends Module or add automated drivers as additional opponents in multiplayer games. description from the publisher

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