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Formula D is a high stakes Formula One type racing game where the players race simulated cars with the hope of crossing the finish line first. This is a re-release of Formula De with several changes from the original format. Whilst old tracks can be used with the updated Formula D rules the new game features boards that have an F1 track and a Street Track on the other side. These street tracks each have a novel inclusion or two to add greater theme – The game mechanisms are a simple race get to the finish line first! However players have to use a significant amount of planning and rely on quite a bit of luck. Each player manages when to shift gears with each gear providing a different speed. For example 4th gear is a die that rolls random numbers from 7 to 12 for spaces moved. Each turn players may move up one gear stay in that gear or move down gears. This forces players to match possible rolls with the optimum distance for that turn and hopefully plan ahead. However speed is not the only issue! Corners have a “stop” rule that requires players to stop once twice or three times on that corner in consecutive turns or face a penalty. This creates an effective speed limit to the corners. Of course things do not always go as planned! Players take penalties if they miss their roll bump into another car are blocked by other cars have to brake heavily or have to downshift several gears. These are taken off of a car’s attributes Tire health Brake wear Transmission Gears Body engine and Suspension. Losing the maximum in any of these categories will result in elimination or a severe setback for that car. This requires that players manage their car’s health plan for their best path and have good luck on their rolls. This high amount of luck gives the game its family appeal and lets weaker players have a chance at winning once in a while. However the fun does not end with a single race! The rules include the ability to customize your cars use a pre-generated character add Slipstreaming Drafting rules and road debris and change tire types to modify your distance rolls. There are also variations for a single lap race or multiple laps with pit stops to repair some of your damage points. In addition numerous expansion tracks can be purchased to vary the demands on each driver and car. Each track may also have weather effects rain that change car handling and die rolls due to skidding on wet track. This opens up the game for rally rules giving championship points over a number of races. Formula D adds a few items that are not in the original Formula De: There is the added excitement of illegal racing in the streets of big cities – anything goes! This adds custom cars nitro acceleration drifting in the curves dirty tricks gun battles and trash on the road to add more variation. A basic change is the use of a “Dashboard” with movable pegs to manage your car’s attributes instead of the paper forms from Formula De. There are also two sets of pre-painted cars; a Formula 1 set and the Street Race set of stock cars. The street cars come with “Character” profiles to give a bit of role-playing to the game. Finally the old category of “Fuel” for the car has been renamed Transmission Wear to give a better thematic fit to the effect of multiple downshifting. The popularity of this game has given it a lot of expansions some simplifications to the rules See Formula De Mini and a lot of “after market” parts. There are also fan expansions and tracks for the very dedicated player. In many ways this has become a multiple game system. – Features boards that have an F1 track and a Street Track on the other side – Auto racing fun – Fast paced board game – Playing Time 60 minutes – Easy to learn but a challenge to masterfeatures boards that have an F1 track and a Street Track on the other side
Auto racing fun
Fast paced board game
Playing Time 60 minutes
Easy to learn but a challenge to master
2-10 players
About an hour to play