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Gamehelpriverofgold

2026-07-06T07:16:16Z

BaronMerlin: /* Deliver */ monk moon symbol

===Overview===

Move your ships, please customers, and construct buildings to have the most points over 2 Eras

===Turn===

At the start of your turn, you may choose to spend Divine Favor in order to change your dice value by 1 up or down, your sun value is how much divine favor you have whilst your moon value is the maximum you can currently hold

After which, you can take an action between: Build, Sail, or Deliver

Thirdly, if able you're allowed to claim Masteries, these are shared goals with the first person to complete them gaining more points than later claimants. You can claim as many Masteries as you currently satisfy, but can only claim each unique Mastery once.

Finally, roll your dice in preparation for next turn

Note: You can only hold 25 Koku and 6 copies of each trade good at any one point

===Build===

Pick an empty shore space which matches the icon on the dice

Pay the Koku cost displayed there, if you cannot pay it then you cannot build there

Take a building tile of your choice and add it to the space, if you take the tile at the end of the row then you get a bonus of 1 Divine Favor

Place one of your Clan Markers on it and move your Influence marker for the corresponding region the number of spaces depicted on the building bonus. (The rose shown on each influence track refers specifically to one of masteries so won't be relevant in games without that mastery in play)

Gain any rewards from the influence track if you pass or land on them

Add a new tile into the building row and slide all the others along, if this was the last tile from Era 1 then it will trigger Emperor's Visit (see below)
===Sail===

Pick a single ship of yours and move it downriver by the value of your dice

Each river space is connected to 4 building spaces

Gain the rewards shown of the point, an empty space always gives 1 Koku, whilst the built structures have various rewards

The owners of any buildings you just gathered from also gain the reward shown on the flat end of the tile, furthest from the river, if you own a building you gathered from you gain both rewards

If the owner reward is Influence, it is the track associated with the region the building is based at

If your ship just reached the end of the river, gain either 3 Koku or 1 Trade Good, discard the building tile at the end of the building row (This may cause an Emperor's Visit), then put the ship back at the start of the river and complete any further movement points you still have

===Deliver===

Pick a card in your hand which has a dice symbol matching the dice you hold

Discard the Trade Goods in its request area (Dark banner under name)

If you can't satisfy either of these first two steps, then you cannot take this action

Place the card in your playing area

A Tick reward is gained immediately

A cycled reward is an ongoing benefit

A cup reward is an end game effect

The Monk's Moon symbol will increase your divine favour capacity by 1.

Draw 2 new cards, then discard 1 from your hand (which can be an old one or one just drawn)

===Trade===
At any time you may Trade:

Exchange two of the same Trade Good for one of any other Trade Good.

Exchange five Koku to gain one Divine Favor.

===Emperor's Visit ===

When the last building tile from Era I is moved into the available supply for the first time, this triggers a Visit after the current player has finished their turn

All players gain the ownership reward of their buildings the same way as if a ship had visited

After which, place the Era 2 deck into play and continue

===Game End===

This is triggered similar to the Emperor's Visit, but when Era 2 deck is depleted

*The player who triggered it scores 5 points, then each other player gets a bonus turn
*Score each Influence region by rank, 1st ahead, 2nd ahead, and 3rd ahead where applicable, if you are not on a track you cannot score a rank. If tied, the tied players add their ranks together and divide evenly, with the excess points ignored.
*Customers have two scoring parts
**First, score customers with any end game scoring conditions
**Secondly, score customers simply by how many you obtained

{| class="wikitable"
!Customers
!1
!2
!3
! 4
!5
!6+
|-
|Score
|2
|5
|9
|14
|20
|27
|}

* Add to this any Mastery rewards obtained during the game

The player with the most points, wins!

If tied, the player with the most remaining Divine Favor wins!

Gamehelpriverofgold

2026-07-06T07:10:17Z

BaronMerlin:

===Overview===

Move your ships, please customers, and construct buildings to have the most points over 2 Eras

===Turn===

At the start of your turn, you may choose to spend Divine Favor in order to change your dice value by 1 up or down, your sun value is how much divine favor you have whilst your moon value is the maximum you can currently hold

After which, you can take an action between: Build, Sail, or Deliver

Thirdly, if able you're allowed to claim Masteries, these are shared goals with the first person to complete them gaining more points than later claimants. You can claim as many Masteries as you currently satisfy, but can only claim each unique Mastery once.

Finally, roll your dice in preparation for next turn

Note: You can only hold 25 Koku and 6 copies of each trade good at any one point

===Build===

Pick an empty shore space which matches the icon on the dice

Pay the Koku cost displayed there, if you cannot pay it then you cannot build there

Take a building tile of your choice and add it to the space, if you take the tile at the end of the row then you get a bonus of 1 Divine Favor

Place one of your Clan Markers on it and move your Influence marker for the corresponding region the number of spaces depicted on the building bonus. (the rose shown on the influence track refers specifically to one of masteries so won't be relevant in games without that mastery in play)

Gain any rewards from the influence track if you pass or land on them

Add a new tile into the building row and slide all the others along, if this was the last tile from Era 1 then it will trigger Emperor's Visit (see below)
===Sail===

Pick a single ship of yours and move it downriver by the value of your dice

Each river space is connected to 4 building spaces

Gain the rewards shown of the point, an empty space always gives 1 Koku, whilst the built structures have various rewards

The owners of any buildings you just gathered from also gain the reward shown on the flat end of the tile, furthest from the river, if you own a building you gathered from you gain both rewards

If the owner reward is Influence, it is the track associated with the region the building is based at

If your ship just reached the end of the river, gain either 3 Koku or 1 Trade Good, discard the building tile at the end of the building row (This may cause an Emperor's Visit), then put the ship back at the start of the river and complete any further movement points you still have

===Deliver===

Pick a card in your hand which has a dice symbol matching the dice you hold

Discard the Trade Goods in its request area (Dark banner under name)

If you can't satisfy either of these first two steps, then you cannot take this action

Place the card in your playing area

A Tick reward is gained immediately

A cycled reward is an ongoing benefit

A cup reward is an end game effect

Draw 2 new cards, then discard 1 from your hand (which can be an old one or one just drawn)

===Trade===
At any time you may Trade:

Exchange two of the same Trade Good for one of any other Trade Good.

Exchange five Koku to gain one Divine Favor.

===Emperor's Visit ===

When the last building tile from Era I is moved into the available supply for the first time, this triggers a Visit after the current player has finished their turn

All players gain the ownership reward of their buildings the same way as if a ship had visited

After which, place the Era 2 deck into play and continue

===Game End===

This is triggered similar to the Emperor's Visit, but when Era 2 deck is depleted

*The player who triggered it scores 5 points, then each other player gets a bonus turn
*Score each Influence region by rank, 1st ahead, 2nd ahead, and 3rd ahead where applicable, if you are not on a track you cannot score a rank. If tied, the tied players add their ranks together and divide evenly, with the excess points ignored.
*Customers have two scoring parts
**First, score customers with any end game scoring conditions
**Secondly, score customers simply by how many you obtained

{| class="wikitable"
!Customers
!1
!2
!3
! 4
!5
!6+
|-
|Score
|2
|5
|9
|14
|20
|27
|}

* Add to this any Mastery rewards obtained during the game

The player with the most points, wins!

If tied, the player with the most remaining Divine Favor wins!

Gamehelpheat

2024-01-06T21:39:04Z

BaronMerlin: typo - car should have said card

== Playing a Round ==
''Heat: Pedal to the Metal'' is played over several rounds. Some steps are compulsory, the rest (4-8) are all situational and only sometimes apply to your turn.

All players complete steps 1 and 2 at the same time (do them in order, but without waiting for each other). Then, starting with the frontmost car, closest to the Race Line, complete steps 3 through 9. Once a car has completed step 9 and ended their turn, proceed back through the positions completing one car’s turn at a time. Repeat this sequence until all cars have finished the race (check the number of laps on the board for the track you are using).

{| class="wikitable" style="width:auto;text-align:center;" border="2"
|-
! # !! Effect !! Notes
|-
| 1 || Shift Gears || ''Compulsory''
|-
| 2 || Play Cards || ''Compulsory''
|-
| 3 || Reveal and Move || ''Compulsory''
|-
| 4 || Adrenaline ||
|-
| 5 || React ||
|-
| 6 || Slipstream ||
|-
| 7 || Check Corner ||
|-
| 8 || Discard ||
|-
| 9 || Replenish Hand || ''Compulsory''
|-
|}

=== Shift Gears ===
First, check which gear your car is in, and decide if you want to leave it there or shift it one gear up or down from that position.

Note: You can choose to shift your gear up/down two positions, but doing so will require that you pay one Heat

=== Play Cards ===
Your current gear determines exactly how many cards you play from your hand. 1st gear means you must play 1 card, 2nd gear is 2 cards, and so on.

In this step you can play all types of cards except for Heat cards. Keep the 1-4 played cards facedown in your own Play Area.

=== Reveal and Move ===
Reveal the cards in your Play Area, then add all values together to determine your Speed. You also add values from Upgrades (see below) and Stress cards (each resolving to a random value from 1 to 4, drawn from your deck - see the "+ Symbol" section). Move your car forward by exactly that many Spaces on the track. Always put your car on the Spot closest to the Race Line if available.

Cars never prevent you from passing through them, even when it looks like the race track is blocked. However, if you would end your move in a Space where there are cars on all Spots, then you are blocked and must put your car in the first Space with a free Spot behind the cars that blocked you (as close to the Race Line as possible).

If there are 2 cars next to each other, the car closest to the Race Line is considered ahead for all purposes.

=== Adrenaline ===

Adrenaline helps the last car to move each round (or in a 5-6 car game, the last two cars to move). It is not really a step of its own, but gives those players extra symbols that they may use in the React step. Players with Adrenaline may move 1 extra Space while adding 1 to their Speed value and/or gain 1 extra Cooldown.

Note: Adrenaline cannot be saved for future rounds.

=== React ===
In this step you get to activate symbols you have access to in ANY order you want.

In the core game you have access to symbols from your current gear (Boost and/or Cooldown) and Adrenaline if last. Each symbol is activated and completed individually.

==== Cooldown ====
Cooldown is an important aspect of the game because it allows you to take a Heat card from your hand and put it back in your Engine (so you can use the Heat card again). The number in the Cooldown symbol indicates how many Heat you can move in this way. You gain access to Cooldown in a few ways but the most common is from driving in 1st gear (Cooldown 3) and 2nd gear (Cooldown 1).

==== Boost ====
Regardless of which gear you are in you may pay 1 Heat to boost once per turn. Boosting gives you a + symbol as reminded on the player mats. Move your car accordingly, you may still be blocked.

Note: + symbols always increase your Speed value for the purpose of the Check Corner step. 

==== Adrenaline ====
May use your +1 Speed and/or 1 extra Cooldown

==== Garage Module Icons ====
Apply any of the icons on Garage Cards during the react step

=== Slipstream ===
Only applies if you are next to or behind another car at this point.

Slipstreaming is optional if you land next to another car, or in a Space behind a car or cars. If you choose to Slipstream, you move 2 Spaces forward. You can only Slipstream once per turn and if all the Spots in the final Space are occupied, place your car in the first Space with a free Spot behind the blocking cars.

Note: Slipstreaming does NOT increase your Speed value for the purpose of the Check Corner step.

=== Check Corner ===
If at any point this turn you crossed a Corner Line, you must now check if your total Speed for the round exceeds the Speed Limit of that corner (Speed = Sum of the values of all the Speed cards in your Play Area, +1 if you used the Adrenaline Bonus).
<ul>
<li>• If your total Speed for the round is equal to or lower than the Speed Limit, nothing happens.</li>
<li>• Otherwise, you pay Heat equal to the difference between your total Speed and the Speed Limit.</li>
</ul>

Note: If you drive through several corners on the same turn, you must pay for each of them separately, starting with the first Corner Line you crossed.

==== Spin Out ====
If you do not have enough Heat to pay for your excess Speed,
you pay all the Heat you have and immediately spin out:
<ul>
<li>• Move the car back to the first available Space before the Corner Line that caused the spin out.</li>
<li>• Take 1 extra Stress card into your hand if you are in 1st/2nd gear, or 2 extra Stress cards if you are in 3rd/4th gear.</li>
<li>• Move your Gear pawn to 1st gear.</li>
</ul>

=== Discard ===
You may discard cards from your hand if you do not want to save them for future rounds. Do so by placing them face up into your discard pile. However, nobody can browse through the discard piles (including their own); only the top card is public knowledge.

Note: You can never choose to discard Stress or Heat cards (even the Upgrade ones).

=== Replenish Hand ===
Take all cards from your Play Area and put them onto your discard pile. Draw back up to 7 cards (or a hand limit specified by the Event card), then the next player can proceed with steps 3-9.

== Heat Cards ==
As you race around the track you should use Heat to drive faster on straights and in corners. As a consequence, Heat cards will move from your Engine to your discard pile. Later on they will be shuffled into your draw deck and each
your hand. The only way to get Heat cards out of your hand and back into the Engine is to cool down, typically by shifting to lower gears. This cycle means the same Heat card could be used several times during a race, depending on how fast you use it, draw it and cool it down again. Heat cards can never be discarded or played from your hand. They effectively reduce your hand size by filling it up with useless cards.

==== Paying Heat ====
Every time you are asked to pay 1 Heat, you must take 1 Heat card from your Engine and move it to your discard pile. If you do not have a Heat card available, you cannot choose to Boost. If you went through a corner exceeding the Speed Limit and do not have enough Heat to pay, you spin out.

==== Shifting up/down 2 positions ====
If you want to move your Gear pawn an extra step up or down (e.g. between gears 1&3 or 2&4) during step 1: Shift Gears, you have to pay 1 Heat immediately. As everyone shifts gears at the same time, just announce you are doing it, pay the Heat and move your Gear pawn accordingly.

== Cluttered Hand ==
In rare circumstances you can get stuck with so many Heat cards in your hand that you don’t have enough playable cards for the gear you’re in. If this happens, use as many playable cards as possible and cover the difference with Heat cards. In this case, your car does not move this turn. Instead, when you reveal your played cards, immediately move your Gear pawn to 1st gear, place the cards that are in your Play Area in your Discard pile, and skip straight to step 9 (Replenish Hand).

== + Symbol ==
For each + symbol played you will add an unknown value between 1 and 4 to your Speed. This is done by flipping the top card of your draw deck:
<ul>
<li>• If it is a Basic card (Speed symbol), add it to your Play Area.</li>
<li>• Otherwise, immediately put it in the discard pile and keep flipping until you find a Basic card (Speed symbol).</li>
</ul>

== How to Win ==
You win the race (and the game) by being the first player to cross the finish line after the number of laps indicated in the player area. If two or more cars finish in the same round, the winner is the player whose car is furthest ahead (the spot closest to the Race Line is the tiebreaker if two cars end up side by side).

<ul>
<li>• Slipstreaming can never be used to cross the finish line nor after having crossed the finish line. </li>
<li>• Disregard any Speed Limits in corners after the finish line, simply move as far as you can.</li>
</ul>

At the end of the round, all the cars that crossed the finish line are removed from the track and placed in order on the Hall of Fame Space on the board. The remaining cars continue playing until all cars make it to the finish. The Adrenaline bonuses are still applied based on the number of cars that started the race, not remaining on the board.

== Upgrade Cards ==
Note: All Upgrade Cards are discarded when resolving a + symbol.

==== Basic Upgrade Cards ====
The Basic Game provides three upgrade cards. They all have 3 chevrons (^) and match your car color. They also do not have the Speed Symbol that your basic cards do.
* • '''Heat''': Works just like other Heat cards, though it starts shuffled in your deck.
* • '''0''': Zero speed movement card.
* • '''5''': 5 speed movement card.

==== Garage Module Upgrade Cards ====

* • '''Scrap''': (Mandatory) Discard the top card of your draw deck the number of times indicated
* • '''Adjust Speed Limit''': (Mandatory) If you cross Corner Lines this turn, their Speed Limit is modified by the number indicated for you; “+” means you can move faster, “-” means you must move slower.
* • '''Slipstream boost''': If you choose to Slipstream in step 6, your typical 2 Spaces may be increased by the number indicated.
* • '''Reduce Stress''': You may immediately discard up to the number indicated of Stress cards from your hand to the discard pile.
* • '''Refresh''': You may place this card back on top of your draw deck instead of discarding it in step 9.
* • '''Salvage''': You may look through your discard pile and choose up to the number indicated cards there. These cards are shuffled into your draw deck.
* • '''Direct Play''': You may play this card from your hand in the React step (step 5). If you do, it applies as if you had revealed it in step 3, including Speed value and mandatory/optional icons.
* • '''Accelerate''': You may increase your Speed by 1 for every + symbol used by you this turn (from Upgrades, Stress, Boost, etc). If you do, you must increase it for all + symbols used and this counts for corner checks (step 7).

== Championship Mode ==
Key differences in Championship mode are that

* there are a group of races each with its own event. Look at the TV screen style card next to the track name to find the unique rules for this course's event.
* you will get one new garage upgrade per race. You don't get to find out the weather or track condition until AFTER you've chosen upgrades.
* You can get single use "upgrades" during the race in the form of sponsorship cards. See details about Press corners below. Discarding them will put them back in your deck but if you use the card then it will leave the game.

'''Press Corner'''

You will receive a sponsorship card for either a) passing the corner at a speed two higher than the corner speed after taking into account road condition markers, or b) slip-streaming across the corner line at any speed. If you spin out in either case you won't get your sponsorship this time. If you slip-stream and go two speed faster than the corner speed you still only get one sponsorship card per corner each lap.

Gamehelpheat

2024-01-06T21:38:15Z

BaronMerlin: Added some of the basic differences introduced in championship mode.

== Playing a Round ==
''Heat: Pedal to the Metal'' is played over several rounds. Some steps are compulsory, the rest (4-8) are all situational and only sometimes apply to your turn.

All players complete steps 1 and 2 at the same time (do them in order, but without waiting for each other). Then, starting with the frontmost car, closest to the Race Line, complete steps 3 through 9. Once a car has completed step 9 and ended their turn, proceed back through the positions completing one car’s turn at a time. Repeat this sequence until all cars have finished the race (check the number of laps on the board for the track you are using).

{| class="wikitable" style="width:auto;text-align:center;" border="2"
|-
! # !! Effect !! Notes
|-
| 1 || Shift Gears || ''Compulsory''
|-
| 2 || Play Cards || ''Compulsory''
|-
| 3 || Reveal and Move || ''Compulsory''
|-
| 4 || Adrenaline ||
|-
| 5 || React ||
|-
| 6 || Slipstream ||
|-
| 7 || Check Corner ||
|-
| 8 || Discard ||
|-
| 9 || Replenish Hand || ''Compulsory''
|-
|}

=== Shift Gears ===
First, check which gear your car is in, and decide if you want to leave it there or shift it one gear up or down from that position.

Note: You can choose to shift your gear up/down two positions, but doing so will require that you pay one Heat

=== Play Cards ===
Your current gear determines exactly how many cards you play from your hand. 1st gear means you must play 1 card, 2nd gear is 2 cards, and so on.

In this step you can play all types of cards except for Heat cards. Keep the 1-4 played cards facedown in your own Play Area.

=== Reveal and Move ===
Reveal the cards in your Play Area, then add all values together to determine your Speed. You also add values from Upgrades (see below) and Stress cards (each resolving to a random value from 1 to 4, drawn from your deck - see the "+ Symbol" section). Move your car forward by exactly that many Spaces on the track. Always put your car on the Spot closest to the Race Line if available.

Cars never prevent you from passing through them, even when it looks like the race track is blocked. However, if you would end your move in a Space where there are cars on all Spots, then you are blocked and must put your car in the first Space with a free Spot behind the cars that blocked you (as close to the Race Line as possible).

If there are 2 cars next to each other, the car closest to the Race Line is considered ahead for all purposes.

=== Adrenaline ===

Adrenaline helps the last car to move each round (or in a 5-6 car game, the last two cars to move). It is not really a step of its own, but gives those players extra symbols that they may use in the React step. Players with Adrenaline may move 1 extra Space while adding 1 to their Speed value and/or gain 1 extra Cooldown.

Note: Adrenaline cannot be saved for future rounds.

=== React ===
In this step you get to activate symbols you have access to in ANY order you want.

In the core game you have access to symbols from your current gear (Boost and/or Cooldown) and Adrenaline if last. Each symbol is activated and completed individually.

==== Cooldown ====
Cooldown is an important aspect of the game because it allows you to take a Heat card from your hand and put it back in your Engine (so you can use the Heat card again). The number in the Cooldown symbol indicates how many Heat you can move in this way. You gain access to Cooldown in a few ways but the most common is from driving in 1st gear (Cooldown 3) and 2nd gear (Cooldown 1).

==== Boost ====
Regardless of which gear you are in you may pay 1 Heat to boost once per turn. Boosting gives you a + symbol as reminded on the player mats. Move your car accordingly, you may still be blocked.

Note: + symbols always increase your Speed value for the purpose of the Check Corner step. 

==== Adrenaline ====
May use your +1 Speed and/or 1 extra Cooldown

==== Garage Module Icons ====
Apply any of the icons on Garage Cards during the react step

=== Slipstream ===
Only applies if you are next to or behind another car at this point.

Slipstreaming is optional if you land next to another car, or in a Space behind a car or cars. If you choose to Slipstream, you move 2 Spaces forward. You can only Slipstream once per turn and if all the Spots in the final Space are occupied, place your car in the first Space with a free Spot behind the blocking cars.

Note: Slipstreaming does NOT increase your Speed value for the purpose of the Check Corner step.

=== Check Corner ===
If at any point this turn you crossed a Corner Line, you must now check if your total Speed for the round exceeds the Speed Limit of that corner (Speed = Sum of the values of all the Speed cards in your Play Area, +1 if you used the Adrenaline Bonus).
<ul>
<li>• If your total Speed for the round is equal to or lower than the Speed Limit, nothing happens.</li>
<li>• Otherwise, you pay Heat equal to the difference between your total Speed and the Speed Limit.</li>
</ul>

Note: If you drive through several corners on the same turn, you must pay for each of them separately, starting with the first Corner Line you crossed.

==== Spin Out ====
If you do not have enough Heat to pay for your excess Speed,
you pay all the Heat you have and immediately spin out:
<ul>
<li>• Move the car back to the first available Space before the Corner Line that caused the spin out.</li>
<li>• Take 1 extra Stress card into your hand if you are in 1st/2nd gear, or 2 extra Stress cards if you are in 3rd/4th gear.</li>
<li>• Move your Gear pawn to 1st gear.</li>
</ul>

=== Discard ===
You may discard cards from your hand if you do not want to save them for future rounds. Do so by placing them face up into your discard pile. However, nobody can browse through the discard piles (including their own); only the top card is public knowledge.

Note: You can never choose to discard Stress or Heat cards (even the Upgrade ones).

=== Replenish Hand ===
Take all cards from your Play Area and put them onto your discard pile. Draw back up to 7 cards (or a hand limit specified by the Event card), then the next player can proceed with steps 3-9.

== Heat Cards ==
As you race around the track you should use Heat to drive faster on straights and in corners. As a consequence, Heat cards will move from your Engine to your discard pile. Later on they will be shuffled into your draw deck and each
your hand. The only way to get Heat cards out of your hand and back into the Engine is to cool down, typically by shifting to lower gears. This cycle means the same Heat card could be used several times during a race, depending on how fast you use it, draw it and cool it down again. Heat cards can never be discarded or played from your hand. They effectively reduce your hand size by filling it up with useless cards.

==== Paying Heat ====
Every time you are asked to pay 1 Heat, you must take 1 Heat card from your Engine and move it to your discard pile. If you do not have a Heat card available, you cannot choose to Boost. If you went through a corner exceeding the Speed Limit and do not have enough Heat to pay, you spin out.

==== Shifting up/down 2 positions ====
If you want to move your Gear pawn an extra step up or down (e.g. between gears 1&3 or 2&4) during step 1: Shift Gears, you have to pay 1 Heat immediately. As everyone shifts gears at the same time, just announce you are doing it, pay the Heat and move your Gear pawn accordingly.

== Cluttered Hand ==
In rare circumstances you can get stuck with so many Heat cards in your hand that you don’t have enough playable cards for the gear you’re in. If this happens, use as many playable cards as possible and cover the difference with Heat cards. In this case, your car does not move this turn. Instead, when you reveal your played cards, immediately move your Gear pawn to 1st gear, place the cards that are in your Play Area in your Discard pile, and skip straight to step 9 (Replenish Hand).

== + Symbol ==
For each + symbol played you will add an unknown value between 1 and 4 to your Speed. This is done by flipping the top card of your draw deck:
<ul>
<li>• If it is a Basic card (Speed symbol), add it to your Play Area.</li>
<li>• Otherwise, immediately put it in the discard pile and keep flipping until you find a Basic card (Speed symbol).</li>
</ul>

== How to Win ==
You win the race (and the game) by being the first player to cross the finish line after the number of laps indicated in the player area. If two or more cars finish in the same round, the winner is the player whose car is furthest ahead (the spot closest to the Race Line is the tiebreaker if two cars end up side by side).

<ul>
<li>• Slipstreaming can never be used to cross the finish line nor after having crossed the finish line. </li>
<li>• Disregard any Speed Limits in corners after the finish line, simply move as far as you can.</li>
</ul>

At the end of the round, all the cars that crossed the finish line are removed from the track and placed in order on the Hall of Fame Space on the board. The remaining cars continue playing until all cars make it to the finish. The Adrenaline bonuses are still applied based on the number of cars that started the race, not remaining on the board.

== Upgrade Cards ==
Note: All Upgrade Cards are discarded when resolving a + symbol.

==== Basic Upgrade Cards ====
The Basic Game provides three upgrade cards. They all have 3 chevrons (^) and match your car color. They also do not have the Speed Symbol that your basic cards do.
* • '''Heat''': Works just like other Heat cards, though it starts shuffled in your deck.
* • '''0''': Zero speed movement card.
* • '''5''': 5 speed movement card.

==== Garage Module Upgrade Cards ====

* • '''Scrap''': (Mandatory) Discard the top card of your draw deck the number of times indicated
* • '''Adjust Speed Limit''': (Mandatory) If you cross Corner Lines this turn, their Speed Limit is modified by the number indicated for you; “+” means you can move faster, “-” means you must move slower.
* • '''Slipstream boost''': If you choose to Slipstream in step 6, your typical 2 Spaces may be increased by the number indicated.
* • '''Reduce Stress''': You may immediately discard up to the number indicated of Stress cards from your hand to the discard pile.
* • '''Refresh''': You may place this card back on top of your draw deck instead of discarding it in step 9.
* • '''Salvage''': You may look through your discard pile and choose up to the number indicated cards there. These cards are shuffled into your draw deck.
* • '''Direct Play''': You may play this card from your hand in the React step (step 5). If you do, it applies as if you had revealed it in step 3, including Speed value and mandatory/optional icons.
* • '''Accelerate''': You may increase your Speed by 1 for every + symbol used by you this turn (from Upgrades, Stress, Boost, etc). If you do, you must increase it for all + symbols used and this counts for corner checks (step 7).

== Championship Mode ==
Key differences in Championship mode are that

* there are a group of races each with its own event. Look at the TV screen style car next to the track name to find the unique rules for this course's event.
* you will get one new garage upgrade per race. You don't get to find out the weather or track condition until AFTER you've chosen upgrades.
* You can get single use "upgrades" during the race in the form of sponsorship cards. See details about Press corners below. Discarding them will put them back in your deck but if you use the card then it will leave the game.

'''Press Corner'''

You will receive a sponsorship card for either a) passing the corner at a speed two higher than the corner speed after taking into account road condition markers, or b) slip-streaming across the corner line at any speed. If you spin out in either case you won't get your sponsorship this time. If you slip-stream and go two speed faster than the corner speed you still only get one sponsorship card per corner each lap.