Downforce, we've got Downforce here!
High-stakes bidding on million-dollar race cars. Frantic bets placed in secret even as the cars race around the track. And to the victor, the biggest purse of all. But in the world of motor racing, the margin between victory and defeat can be a single moment: a steep banked turn, tires screaming and spitting out smoke, and the downforce, pressing you down in your seat and keeping you on the track as you make your move inside to pull ahead.
Downforce is a card-driven bidding, racing, and betting game for 2-6 players based on Top Race, the award-winning design by the legendary Wolfgang Kramer.
Players first bid to own the six cars in the race, then they play cards from their hand to speed them around the track. However, most cards will also move their opponents' cars. So figuring out just the right time to play a card is the key to victory. Along the way, players make secret bets on who they think will win the race. Whoever has the most money from their prize money, winning bets, and remaining bank wins.
This is a game whose design needed no attention. Years of play and multiple versions have honed it to near perfection. On the contrary, one of the design challenges was figuring which of the many rules modules to incorporate to create the most fun version. Downforce also adds variable player powers to improve replayability. But mostly, it improves the look of the game to make it gorgeous and easy to play. Special attention was paid to the colors, the layout of the cards, the design of the cars, the details on the board, and more.
You get it : it's impressive, but easy to play.
You can try the game right here :
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=downforce
PLEASE NOTE
*The boards "Switchback Pass" and "Crosstown Speedway" from "DANGER CIRCUIT" expansion, as well as "Aloha Island" from "WILD RIDE" expansion pack ARE available to play.
BUT the new special abilities from "DANGER CIRCUIT" expansion pack as well as the "Savannah Stretch" board from the "WILD RIDE" expansion are NOT available yet.*
The team would like to thank, of course, Restoration Games for making it possible to have this game here, as well as Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson and Wolfgang Kramer for their wonderful game.
A very special thank you goes to our developer, bdrieu, who did an amazing labor of love porting the game to BGA.
And to finish, a quote from Jeremy Clarkson :
Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… that’s what gets you.
玩命赛道:如果一切还在掌控之中,说明您的速度还不够快!
玩命赛道,我们这里有玩命赛道!
百万美元级的高额赛车竞标。
即使赛车在赛道上奔跑时,疯狂的赌注也在秘密地进行。
对于胜利者来说,这是最大的钱包。
但是在赛车世界中,胜利与失败之间的余地可能只有一个瞬间:陡峭的弯道,轮胎尖叫,吐出烟雾,以及下压力,将您压在座位上,让您始终保持在赛道上让您的内向前进。
玩命赛道是基于顶级比赛的卡牌驱动,招标,赛车和赌博的2-6玩家游戏,这是传奇人物沃尔夫冈·克莱默的获奖作品。
玩家首先竞标以拥有比赛中六辆车的其中几辆,然后打牌以加快它们在赛道上的速度。
但是,大多数卡也会移动对手的赛车。
因此,在恰当的时机出牌是胜利的关键。
在此过程中,玩家会秘密下注他们认为哪辆赛车会赢得比赛。
从奖金,获胜投注和剩余银行赢利中获得最多金钱的人获得最终的胜利。
这是一个不需要注意设计的游戏。
多年的游玩和多种版本的更迭使它接近完美。
相反,设计上的挑战之一是确定在众多规则模块中合并哪些来创建最有趣的版本。
玩命赛道还增加了可变的玩家能力以提高游戏重开性。
但主要是,它改善了游戏的外观,使其美观且易于游玩。
特别设计了颜色,卡片的布局,汽车的设计,板图上的细节等等。
您明白了:它令人印象深刻,但容易游玩。
您可以在这里尝试游戏:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=downforce
请注意
可以使用“ DANGER CIRCUIT”扩展中的“ Switchback Pass”和“ Crosstown Speedway”板以及“ WILD RIDE”扩展包中的“ Aloha Island”板。
但是“危险电路”扩展包中的新特殊功能以及“ WILD RIDE”扩展中的“ Savannah Stretch”板尚不可用。
团队当然要感谢Restoration Games使得在这里拥有这款游戏以及Rob Davisau和JustinD。
雅各布森和沃尔夫冈·克拉默的精彩比赛。
非常感谢我们的开发人员bdrieu ,他为将游戏移植到BGA上做了极大的热爱。
最后,引用杰里米·克拉克森 ( Jeremy Clarkson)的话 :
速度从来没有杀死任何人,突然变得静止不动……这就是让你兴奋的原因。