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Bostonquad: /* Boost */

2023-08-25T17:46:00Z

Boost

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	Why only 1? <span style="color:green">Boost</span> needs to draw 1 cube just to replace itself and pull its own weight. But it also lets opponents draw 1, so it needs to draw another to keep up with opponents. Finally, it needs to draw a 3rd cube just to give any advantage at all.		Why only 1? <span style="color:green">Boost</span> needs to draw 1 cube just to replace itself and pull its own weight. But it also lets opponents draw 1, so it needs to draw another to keep up with opponents. Finally, it needs to draw a 3rd cube just to give any advantage at all.

	Still, being up a cube can be very helpful. But you’ll ~~taken~~ on 3 <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span> to do this. You’re also running through your bag faster, which is undesirable in some situations.		Still, being up a cube can be very helpful. But you’ll take on 3 <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span> to do this. You’re also running through your bag faster, which is undesirable in some situations.

	So, how desirable <span style="color:green">Boost</span> is (or whether it’s even desirable at all) depends on the other cards, and one’s driver if used.		So, how desirable <span style="color:green">Boost</span> is (or whether it’s even desirable at all) depends on the other cards, and one’s driver if used.

Bostonquad: /* Diesel Engine */

2023-08-18T22:38:16Z

Diesel Engine

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 '''Effect:''' ''Gain 2 wear. Move up to as many dark gray spaces as you have dark gray cubes in your discard pile.''
-<span style="color:blue">Diesel engine</span> requires <span style="color:dimgray">5th gear</span> cubes to be powerful. So when pursuing a <span style="color:blue">diesel engine</span> strategy, keep an eye on the number of available <span style="color:dimgray">5th gear</span> cubes so that you get enough before they run out.
+<span style="color:blue">Diesel engine</span> might help you crush your opponents, or it might be more trouble than its worth.
-Players pursuing a <span style="color:blue">diesel engine</span> strategy will often end their turns in <span style="color:dimgray">5th gear</span> spaces. So if you're not the only player pursing a <span style="color:blue">diesel engine</span> strategy, you'll likely want to make sure you have sufficient <span style="color:darkgray">4th gear</span> cubes in order to pass (and depending on the track, perhaps a few 6th gear cubes as well).
+Situations favorable to d<span style="color:blue">iesel engine</span> are:
 ==<span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span> ==

Bostonquad: added Broken Down

2023-08-17T16:50:37Z

added Broken Down

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	=Card Set Strategies=		=Card Set Strategies=
	How to shape one's bag varies greatly based on the card set, track/racing season, and driver (if used). Your game's card set may not be listed below, but understanding strategies for various card sets will likely help you develop a strategy tailored to your specific card set.<span id="First_Game_CS"></span>		How to shape one's bag varies greatly based on the card set, track/racing season, and driver (if used). Your game's card set may not be listed below, but understanding strategies for various card sets will likely help you develop a strategy tailored to your specific card set.<span id="First_Game_CS"></span>
	==First Game Card Set (<span style="color:#ccad00">Manager</span>, <span style="color:red">Suspension</span>, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span>, <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span>, <span style="color:green">Gearbox</span>) ==		==Broken Down (<span style="color:#ccad00">Car Chief</span>, <span style="color:red">Suspension</span>, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Team</span>, <span style="color:blue">Diesel Engine</span>, <span style="color:green">Boost</span>) ==
			This card set offers several intriguing options: <span style="color:red">Suspension</span>, <span style="color:blue">Diesel Engine</span>, and <span style="color:green">Boost</span> are all potentially desirable. But what characterizes this card set most is <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Team</span>'s extremely limited ability to remove <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span>. If your game consists of few laps, you might be able to finish it before <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span> becomes a significant burden. More typically, however, a good strategy will be centered on how to keep <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span> from becoming a significant portion of your cubes. To keep <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span> from accumulating, plan to draft most (if not every) turn. Also, be very sparing in your use of cubes which add wear (which <span style="color:red">Suspension</span>, <span style="color:blue">Diesel Engine</span>, and <span style="color:green">Boost</span> all do). In fact, a winning strategy can consist of having nothing but gear cubes and always drafting.

			==First Game Card Set (<span style="color:#ccad00">Manager</span>, <span style="color:red">Suspension</span>, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span>, <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span>, <span style="color:green">Gearbox</span>)==
	<span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span> is very powerful, so buy them during your setup turn and on your standard turns. If your opponents are experienced, <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span> will be bought until they are depleted. If your opponents are not experienced, you may be the only one buying them while others are racing. In this case, keep buying engine cubes either until they are depleted, or until opponents are about 1 lap up on you. 3rd gear cubes, however, are not useful either for buying cubes, or for moving when compared to Hybrid Engine. So when a <span style="color:#ccad00">yellow</span> cube is not useful for its buying power, use it to remove a 3rd gear cube. In a base 2-player game, experienced players may spend their first 7 (or so) turns sculpting their bag (mostly buying <span style="color:blue">blue</span> and <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">purple</span> cubes, and removing 3rd gear cubes) before moving on their 8th turn. (Using a driver from the expansion may shorten this time, as drivers can increase purchasing power.)		<span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span> is very powerful, so buy them during your setup turn and on your standard turns. If your opponents are experienced, <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span> will be bought until they are depleted. If your opponents are not experienced, you may be the only one buying them while others are racing. In this case, keep buying engine cubes either until they are depleted, or until opponents are about 1 lap up on you. 3rd gear cubes, however, are not useful either for buying cubes, or for moving when compared to Hybrid Engine. So when a <span style="color:#ccad00">yellow</span> cube is not useful for its buying power, use it to remove a 3rd gear cube. In a base 2-player game, experienced players may spend their first 7 (or so) turns sculpting their bag (mostly buying <span style="color:blue">blue</span> and <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">purple</span> cubes, and removing 3rd gear cubes) before moving on their 8th turn. (Using a driver from the expansion may shorten this time, as drivers can increase purchasing power.)

Bostonquad: gear cubes named

2023-08-17T16:07:53Z

gear cubes named

Bostonquad: /* Diesel Engine */

2023-08-17T16:03:41Z

Diesel Engine

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	<span style="color:blue">Diesel engine</span> requires <span style="color:dimgray">dark gray</span> cubes to be powerful. So when pursuing a <span style="color:blue">diesel engine</span> strategy, keep an eye on the number of available <span style="color:dimgray">dark gray</span> cubes so that you get enough before they run out.		<span style="color:blue">Diesel engine</span> requires <span style="color:dimgray">dark gray</span> cubes to be powerful. So when pursuing a <span style="color:blue">diesel engine</span> strategy, keep an eye on the number of available <span style="color:dimgray">dark gray</span> cubes so that you get enough before they run out.

	Players pursuing a <span style="color:blue">diesel engine</span> strategy will often end their turns in <span style="color:dimgray">~~5th gear~~</span> spaces. So if you're not the only player pursing a <span style="color:blue">diesel engine</span> strategy, you'll want to ~~increase your mix of~~ <span style="color:darkgray">~~light gray~~</span> cubes in order to pass (and depending on the track, perhaps a few black cubes as well).		Players pursuing a <span style="color:blue">diesel engine</span> strategy will often end their turns in <span style="color:dimgray">dark gray</span> spaces. So if you're not the only player pursing a <span style="color:blue">diesel engine</span> strategy, you'll likely want to make sure you have sufficient <span style="color:darkgray">4th gear</span> cubes in order to pass (and depending on the track, perhaps a few black cubes as well).

	==<span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span> ==		==<span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span> ==

Bostonquad: /* Crate Motor */

2023-08-17T15:33:22Z

Crate Motor

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	On the downside, you won't always have 3 spaces of the same color to move on, which reduces <span style="color:blue">Crate Motor's</span> value, and may make it worse than a regular gear cube because it lets others advance.		On the downside, you won't always have 3 spaces of the same color to move on, which reduces <span style="color:blue">Crate Motor's</span> value, and may make it worse than a regular gear cube because it lets others advance.

	In the end, <span style="color:blue">Crate Motor's</span> versatility of being playable on any color space, and letting ~~you usually~~ advance ~~further than a regular gear cube~~, make it a powerful and desirable cube. You will probably want as many of them in each draw as possible. Because it doesn't generate <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span>, a card set with <span style="color:blue">Crate Motor</span> may make a small bag strategy desirable.		In the end, <span style="color:blue">Crate Motor's</span> versatility of being playable on any color space, and not always letting opponents advance, make it a powerful and desirable cube. You will probably want as many of them in each draw as possible. Because it doesn't generate <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span>, a card set with <span style="color:blue">Crate Motor</span> may make a small bag strategy desirable.

	==<span style="color:blue">Diesel Engine</span>==		==<span style="color:blue">Diesel Engine</span>==

Bostonquad: /* Hybrid Engine */

2023-08-17T15:28:13Z

Hybrid Engine

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	This is a powerful cube. It does carry a risk that it will be unplayable when an opponent has more in their discard than you have on your board. But if you avoid that risk by not buying it, an opponent who took that risk will likely dominate you. Therefore, buy it, and buy as many as you can to minimize the risk that it will be unplayable.		This is a powerful cube. It does carry a risk that it will be unplayable when an opponent has more in their discard than you have on your board. But if you avoid that risk by not buying it, an opponent who took that risk will likely dominate you. Therefore, buy it, and buy as many as you can to minimize the risk that it will be unplayable.

	~~Also resist~~ adding much in the way of other cubes to your bag. If you ~~water down~~ your bag too much with other cubes, you’ll draw fewer <span style="color:blue">blues</span> on average, and increase the chance that they won’t be playable. Even if they are playable, you’d rather have more <span style="color:blue">blues</span> to play than fewer.		Resist adding much in the way of other cubes to your bag. If you dilute your bag too much with other cubes, you’ll draw fewer <span style="color:blue">blues</span> on average, and increase the chance that they won’t be playable. Even if they are playable, you’d rather have more <span style="color:blue">blues</span> to play than fewer.
	==<span style="color:blue">Rotary Engine</span> ==		==<span style="color:blue">Rotary Engine</span> ==
	'''Effect:''' ''Gain 1 wear. Move up to as many white spaces as you have unique colors in your discard pile.''		'''Effect:''' ''Gain 1 wear. Move up to as many white spaces as you have unique colors in your discard pile.''

Bostonquad: /* Pit Team */

2023-08-17T15:26:53Z

Pit Team

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	<span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Team</span> is remarkable for 2 reasons. First, with a cost of $1, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Team</span> is particularly susceptible to depletion in games with more than 2 players. If you can, be sure to buy enough before opponents can deplete this cube. Be careful about depleting this cube yourself, as its low cost makes it easy for your bag to be too dense with <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Teams</span>, thereby diluting your movement cubes.		<span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Team</span> is remarkable for 2 reasons. First, with a cost of $1, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Team</span> is particularly susceptible to depletion in games with more than 2 players. If you can, be sure to buy enough before opponents can deplete this cube. Be careful about depleting this cube yourself, as its low cost makes it easy for your bag to be too dense with <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Teams</span>, thereby diluting your movement cubes.

	Second, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Team</span> is ~~rather~~ poor at removing wear, ~~which~~ makes drafting particularly important in order to avoid accumulating much wear to begin with. If you are playing with drivers, consider choosing a driver which helps manage wear. Conversely, you likely want to avoid drivers which reward you for accumulating wear (drivers 01 and 07).		Second, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Team</span> is extremely poor at removing <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span> (as well as other undesirable cubes). One might think <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Team</span> limits you to removing 3 undesirable cubes, but often it's even worse, limiting you to removing only 2 at a time. This is because it forces you to add a cube to your bag, and desirable cubes often get depleted.

			The upshot is that <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Team</span> makes drafting particularly important in order to avoid accumulating much <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span> to begin with. In fact, an effective strategy in some situations is to not take on any <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span> at all (by always drafting and not having any cubes which add <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span>), thereby eliminating the need for <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Team</span> in the first place. If on the other hand you choose a strategy that takes on <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span>, and you are playing with drivers, consider choosing a driver which helps manage <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span>. Conversely, you likely want to avoid drivers which reward you for accumulating <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span> (namely drivers 01 and 07).

	==<span style="color:blue">Crate Motor</span> ==		==<span style="color:blue">Crate Motor</span> ==

Bostonquad: /* Boost */

2023-07-29T05:26:24Z

Boost

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	So, how desirable <span style="color:green">Boost</span> is (or whether it’s even desirable at all) depends on the other cards, and one’s driver if used.		So, how desirable <span style="color:green">Boost</span> is (or whether it’s even desirable at all) depends on the other cards, and one’s driver if used.

			Remember that <span style="color:green">Boost</span> lets you draw 1 cube at a time, and lets you decide whether you want to draw another (up to 3 per <span style="color:green">Boost</span>). Drawing 1 at a time is helpful in situations where the cube you draw could determine whether it's worthwhile to draw another.

	=Driver Analysis=		=Driver Analysis=

Bostonquad: Money Money Money card set

2023-07-24T03:43:42Z

Money Money Money card set

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	'''Effect:''' ''Gain 1 wear. Move up to as many white spaces as you have unique colors in your discard pile.''		'''Effect:''' ''Gain 1 wear. Move up to as many white spaces as you have unique colors in your discard pile.''

	Moving on tiny white squares might not seem enticing at first, but if you can often have 7 or more colors in discard, <span style="color:blue">Rotary Engines</span> can be very powerful. <span style="color:blue">Rotary Engine</span> pairs well with cubes and drivers that help you keep a variety of cubes in discard (such as <span style="color:green">Nitro</span> and, to varying degrees, drivers 04, 09, and 10).		Moving on tiny white squares might not seem enticing at first, but if you can often have upwards of 6 or more colors in discard, <span style="color:blue">Rotary Engines</span> can be very powerful. So when <span style="color:blue">Rotary Engine</span> is available, you will likely want to load up on it. If you do, you will also want to purchase a variety of other cubes to give it power. However, you will not want to buy too many other cubes so as to not dilute your draw of <span style="color:blue">Rotary Engines.</span>

			<span style="color:blue">Rotary Engine</span> pairs well with cubes and drivers that help you keep a variety of cubes in discard (such as <span style="color:green">Nitro</span> and, to varying degrees, drivers 04, 09, and 10).
	==<span style="color:green">Boost</span>==		==<span style="color:green">Boost</span>==
	'''Effect:''' ''Draw up to 3 cubes. Gain 1 wear for each cube drawn. All other players may draw 1 cube.''		'''Effect:''' ''Draw up to 3 cubes. Gain 1 wear for each cube drawn. All other players may draw 1 cube.''
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	What about the other cubes? <span style="color:green">Gearbox</span> can be powerful, but it can undermine <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span>. Adding <span style="color:green">Gearboxes</span> to your bag makes your bag less dense with <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span>, which will be a problem if you don't draw enough <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span> to be playable (that is, more than is in any other players' discard pile). The same reasoning goes for <span style="color:red">Suspension</span>, so be cautious about buying these cubes. However, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span> does not suffer from this downside, because when played, it replaces itself with a cube from the bag. Just be sure to play <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span> first if <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span> might re-bag your discard cubes and make <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span> unplayable.		What about the other cubes? <span style="color:green">Gearbox</span> can be powerful, but it can undermine <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span>. Adding <span style="color:green">Gearboxes</span> to your bag makes your bag less dense with <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span>, which will be a problem if you don't draw enough <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span> to be playable (that is, more than is in any other players' discard pile). The same reasoning goes for <span style="color:red">Suspension</span>, so be cautious about buying these cubes. However, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span> does not suffer from this downside, because when played, it replaces itself with a cube from the bag. Just be sure to play <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span> first if <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span> might re-bag your discard cubes and make <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span> unplayable.

			==Money, Money, Money (<span style="color:#ccad00">Car Chief</span>, <span style="color:red">Tires</span>, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Team</span>, <span style="color:blue">Rotary Engine</span>, <span style="color:green">Boost</span>)==
			This card set is defined largely by <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Team</span> and <span style="color:blue">Rotary Engine</span> (see these cubes' sections).

			If you get only 1 or 2 <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Teams</span>, it will be particularly important to keep your bag no bigger than what's required to power <span style="color:blue">Rotary Engine</span>, because you will need to recycle the few <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Pit Teams</span> you have as often as you can.

	==Rev’d Up (<span style="color:#ccad00">Car Chief</span>, <span style="color:red">Aerodynamics</span>, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span>, <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span>, <span style="color:green">Boost</span>)==		==Rev’d Up (<span style="color:#ccad00">Car Chief</span>, <span style="color:red">Aerodynamics</span>, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span>, <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span>, <span style="color:green">Boost</span>)==
	As is typically the case when <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span> is available, buy as many as you can. You’ll probably want your share of <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chiefs</span>. <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span> should make <span style="color:red">Aerodynamics</span> unnecessary.		As is typically the case when <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span> is available, buy as many as you can. You’ll probably want

			your share of <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chiefs</span>. <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span> should make <span style="color:red">Aerodynamics</span> unnecessary.

	Consider pursuing one of the following (you probably can’t pursue both):		Consider pursuing one of the following (you probably can’t pursue both):

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	Like many <span style="color:#ccad00">yellow</span> cubes, <span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span> is often useful in the early game for sculpting one's bag, but it's seldom useful once one is racing.		Like many <span style="color:#ccad00">yellow</span> cubes, <span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span> is often useful in the early game for sculpting one's bag, but it's seldom useful once one is racing.

	When sculpting your bag, look for opportunities to use a single <span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span> cube to remove many ~~white~~ and <span style="color:darkgray">~~light gray~~</span> cubes from both your active and discard piles at once. Doing so costs $2 in purchasing power, but that can be worth it due to increased purchasing power in subsequent turns. (Even if you eventually want ~~white~~ and <span style="color:darkgray">~~light gray~~</span> cubes, you likely don't want them during the early game when purchasing power is paramount.) When you have such an opportunity, decide which is more important: increased purchasing power in future turns, or the opportunity that additional $2 gives to buy a cube now that might be depleted by the next time it's your turn.		When sculpting your bag, look for opportunities to use a single <span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span> cube to remove many 3rd gear and <span style="color:darkgray">4th gear</span> cubes from both your active and discard piles at once. Doing so costs $2 in purchasing power, but that can be worth it due to increased purchasing power in subsequent turns. (Even if you eventually want 3rd gear and <span style="color:darkgray">4th gear</span> cubes, you likely don't want them during the early game when purchasing power is paramount.) When you have such an opportunity, decide which is more important: increased purchasing power in future turns, or the opportunity that additional $2 gives to buy a cube now that might be depleted by the next time it's your turn.

	Once you have otherwise sculpted your bag to your satisfaction, <span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span> is typically of little to no use. Sometimes it's of limited use when you have cubes that rely on a variety of colors in the discard pile. In these situations, keeping 1 or 2 <span style="color:#ccad00">yellow</span> cubes can be prudent. In rare cases when <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span> is unmanageable through other means, <span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span> can help. But in general <span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span> is inferior to other techniques for removing <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span>. Therefore, you typically want to remove most or all <span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span> when you're ready to transition to racing in order to avoid drawing useless cubes.		Once you have otherwise sculpted your bag to your satisfaction, <span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span> is typically of little to no use. Sometimes it's of limited use when you have cubes that rely on a variety of colors in the discard pile. In these situations, keeping 1 or 2 <span style="color:#ccad00">yellow</span> cubes can be prudent. In rare cases when <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span> is unmanageable through other means, <span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span> can help. But in general <span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span> is inferior to other techniques for removing <span style="color:SaddleBrown">wear</span>. Therefore, you typically want to remove most or all <span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span> when you're ready to transition to racing in order to avoid drawing useless cubes.
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	'''Effect:''' ''Place 1 other cube from your active pile into your used pile. Then remove up to 2 cubes from your discard pile.''		'''Effect:''' ''Place 1 other cube from your active pile into your used pile. Then remove up to 2 cubes from your discard pile.''

	This is a less powerful variation on <span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span>. As such, it's less common to be used to remove ~~white~~ and <span style="color:darkgray">~~light gray~~</span> cubes, though that can still be a valid use.		This is a less powerful variation on <span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span>. As such, it's less common to be used to remove 3rd gear and <span style="color:darkgray">4th gear</span> cubes, though that can still be a valid use.

	<span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span> could be useful for introducing a new color into the discard pile when one has cubes that rely on a variety of colors in discard. However, this is rare.		<span style="color:#ccad00">Maintenance Staff</span> could be useful for introducing a new color into the discard pile when one has cubes that rely on a variety of colors in discard. However, this is rare.
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	'''Effect:''' ''Gain 2 wear. Move up to as many dark gray spaces as you have dark gray cubes in your discard pile.''		'''Effect:''' ''Gain 2 wear. Move up to as many dark gray spaces as you have dark gray cubes in your discard pile.''

	<span style="color:blue">Diesel engine</span> requires <span style="color:dimgray">~~dark gray~~</span> cubes to be powerful. So when pursuing a <span style="color:blue">diesel engine</span> strategy, keep an eye on the number of available <span style="color:dimgray">~~dark gray~~</span> cubes so that you get enough before they run out.		<span style="color:blue">Diesel engine</span> requires <span style="color:dimgray">5th gear</span> cubes to be powerful. So when pursuing a <span style="color:blue">diesel engine</span> strategy, keep an eye on the number of available <span style="color:dimgray">5th gear</span> cubes so that you get enough before they run out.

	Players pursuing a <span style="color:blue">diesel engine</span> strategy will often end their turns in <span style="color:dimgray">~~dark gray~~</span> spaces. So if you're not the only player pursing a <span style="color:blue">diesel engine</span> strategy, you'll likely want to make sure you have sufficient <span style="color:darkgray">4th gear</span> cubes in order to pass (and depending on the track, perhaps a few ~~black~~ cubes as well).		Players pursuing a <span style="color:blue">diesel engine</span> strategy will often end their turns in <span style="color:dimgray">5th gear</span> spaces. So if you're not the only player pursing a <span style="color:blue">diesel engine</span> strategy, you'll likely want to make sure you have sufficient <span style="color:darkgray">4th gear</span> cubes in order to pass (and depending on the track, perhaps a few 6th gear cubes as well).

	==<span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span> ==		==<span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span> ==
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	'''Effect:''' ''Gain 1 wear. Move up to as many white spaces as you have unique colors in your discard pile.''		'''Effect:''' ''Gain 1 wear. Move up to as many white spaces as you have unique colors in your discard pile.''

	Moving on tiny white ~~squares~~ might not seem enticing at first, but if you can often have upwards of 6 or more colors in discard, <span style="color:blue">Rotary Engines</span> can be very powerful. So when <span style="color:blue">Rotary Engine</span> is available, you will likely want to load up on it. If you do, you will also want to purchase a variety of other cubes to give it power. However, you will not want to buy too many other cubes so as to not dilute your draw of <span style="color:blue">Rotary Engines.</span>		Moving on tiny white spaces might not seem enticing at first, but if you can often have upwards of 6 or more colors in discard, <span style="color:blue">Rotary Engines</span> can be very powerful. So when <span style="color:blue">Rotary Engine</span> is available, you will likely want to load up on it. If you do, you will also want to purchase a variety of other cubes to give it power. However, you will not want to buy too many other cubes so as to not dilute your draw of <span style="color:blue">Rotary Engines.</span>

	<span style="color:blue">Rotary Engine</span> pairs well with cubes and drivers that help you keep a variety of cubes in discard (such as <span style="color:green">Nitro</span> and, to varying degrees, drivers 04, 09, and 10).		<span style="color:blue">Rotary Engine</span> pairs well with cubes and drivers that help you keep a variety of cubes in discard (such as <span style="color:green">Nitro</span> and, to varying degrees, drivers 04, 09, and 10).
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	How to shape one's bag varies greatly based on the card set, track/racing season, and driver (if used). Your game's card set may not be listed below, but understanding strategies for various card sets will likely help you develop a strategy tailored to your specific card set.<span id="First_Game_CS"></span>		How to shape one's bag varies greatly based on the card set, track/racing season, and driver (if used). Your game's card set may not be listed below, but understanding strategies for various card sets will likely help you develop a strategy tailored to your specific card set.<span id="First_Game_CS"></span>
	==First Game Card Set (<span style="color:#ccad00">Manager</span>, <span style="color:red">Suspension</span>, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span>, <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span>, <span style="color:green">Gearbox</span>) ==		==First Game Card Set (<span style="color:#ccad00">Manager</span>, <span style="color:red">Suspension</span>, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span>, <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span>, <span style="color:green">Gearbox</span>) ==
	<span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span> is very powerful, so buy them during your setup turn and on your standard turns. If your opponents are experienced, <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span> will be bought until they are depleted. If your opponents are not experienced, you may be the only one buying them while others are racing. In this case, keep buying engine cubes either until they are depleted, or until opponents are about 1 lap up on you. ~~White~~ cubes, however, are not useful either for buying cubes, or for moving when compared to Hybrid Engine. So when a <span style="color:#ccad00">yellow</span> cube is not useful for its buying power, use it to remove a ~~white~~ cube. In a base 2-player game, experienced players may spend their first 7 (or so) turns sculpting their bag (mostly buying <span style="color:blue">blue</span> and <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">purple</span> cubes, and removing ~~white~~ cubes) before moving on their 8th turn. (Using a driver from the expansion may shorten this time, as drivers can increase purchasing power.)		<span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span> is very powerful, so buy them during your setup turn and on your standard turns. If your opponents are experienced, <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span> will be bought until they are depleted. If your opponents are not experienced, you may be the only one buying them while others are racing. In this case, keep buying engine cubes either until they are depleted, or until opponents are about 1 lap up on you. 3rd gear cubes, however, are not useful either for buying cubes, or for moving when compared to Hybrid Engine. So when a <span style="color:#ccad00">yellow</span> cube is not useful for its buying power, use it to remove a 3rd gear cube. In a base 2-player game, experienced players may spend their first 7 (or so) turns sculpting their bag (mostly buying <span style="color:blue">blue</span> and <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">purple</span> cubes, and removing 3rd gear cubes) before moving on their 8th turn. (Using a driver from the expansion may shorten this time, as drivers can increase purchasing power.)

	What about the other cubes? <span style="color:green">Gearbox</span> can be powerful, but it can undermine <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span>. Adding <span style="color:green">Gearboxes</span> to your bag makes your bag less dense with <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span>, which will be a problem if you don't draw enough <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span> to be playable (that is, more than is in any other players' discard pile). The same reasoning goes for <span style="color:red">Suspension</span>, so be cautious about buying these cubes. However, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span> does not suffer from this downside, because when played, it replaces itself with a cube from the bag. Just be sure to play <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span> first if <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span> might re-bag your discard cubes and make <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span> unplayable.		What about the other cubes? <span style="color:green">Gearbox</span> can be powerful, but it can undermine <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span>. Adding <span style="color:green">Gearboxes</span> to your bag makes your bag less dense with <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span>, which will be a problem if you don't draw enough <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span> to be playable (that is, more than is in any other players' discard pile). The same reasoning goes for <span style="color:red">Suspension</span>, so be cautious about buying these cubes. However, <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span> does not suffer from this downside, because when played, it replaces itself with a cube from the bag. Just be sure to play <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engines</span> first if <span style="color:RebeccaPurple">Crew Chief</span> might re-bag your discard cubes and make <span style="color:blue">Hybrid Engine</span> unplayable.