Heat: Pedal To The Metal - How To Play

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00:00 Intro
00:51 The Setup
02:30 Gameplay Overview
03:09 Step 1: Shifting Gears (Mandatory)
03:52 Paying Heat
04:22 Step 2: Playing Cards (Mandatory)
05:23 Steps 3 - 9 Overview
06:10 Board Spaces Explanation
07:05 Step 3: Reveal and Move (Mandatory)
08:47 Passing other cars
09:25 Step 4: Adrenaline
10:24 Step 5: Reacting
11:05 Boosting
11:46 Empty deck
12:35 Step 6: Slipstream
13:03 Step 7: Check Corner
15:21 Step 8: Discard
15:58 Step 9: Replenishing your hand (Mandatory)
17:16 Finishing the round / Finish Line
17:45 Slipstreaming limitations
18:14 Crossing the finish line
18:41 Additional rounds / game end
19:19 Optional rules summary
20:34 Conclusion

[AhJong]

After watching this channel for 10 years, it’s never a surprise that the tutorials are superb but it’s always a pleasure to watch 😄

[MS-pwyu]

Just recieved my copy, read the manual, started a Legends solo play, and came to this vid to clear up a question on shifting mechanics. As an F1 fan, this game sings. As a solo gamer, this game sings. As a gamer PERIOD, this game sings. The "hype" is real peole. I really, really, enjoy Heat:Pedal to the Metal. Soooo good. Thanks for the vid!

[ancientvirus]

I've been playing this in the UK since last Friday and have completed 2 full Championship seasons, both in solo. The bot overhead is extremely minimal and I constantly have the feeling at least a few of my opponents are breathing down my neck. Simple game mechanics that require interesting choices to be made. Extremely happy with the game and hope the initial interest and sales is enough to warrant many expansions.

[Nayr]

Played this at BGG CON. Out of all the games in the racing genre, this one feels the smoothest and most intuitive. Really excited to get my own copy!

[partypao]

Oh my! I think this could possibly win the Spiel the Jahres for 2023! This is truly an excellent racing tabletop game!! + so much additional modules and a solo mode all in one box! Add to that the outstanding artwork of Vincent Dutrait, and I think we have a true award winner here!

[ryangilmore]

Here's a comment, you're the best in the biz! Your teaching style is up my alley. I always know I'll understand the game when you have a video for it.

[StanislavStanchev]

Great video as usual, Rodney. It helped me to teach Heat to my friends and we are having a blast with it. It always puts a smile on my face to watch your content. Keep it up! 🙂

[jamessherman]

A race car theme wouldn’t normally be my preferred theme. However, this game looks fantastic with the mechanics, art work, solo play mode, and other features to add complexity. The retro 1960’s theme is interesting. I’m waiting for my order to arrive and will use this video to teach the game group! By the way, one of the game group players looks like Rodney. His son asked, is that you dad when watching one the how to play videos. Thanks for the detailed tutorial!

[Brustpilot]

Thank you, Rondney. I've been following your clips since Mansions of Madness. So for a long time. Even as a German, the explanation is unmatched. Funny, almost always error-free, confident, patient, didactically super strong and humour is also there. Please continue as long as there are board games.

[PaulBude]

My Game for 2023 since yesterday evening. We played 2 rounds, the adrenaline was pumping and emotions went high. My daughter started crying because she couldn´t sleep with the noise we were making. In Germany it has just been released, i have the english version though. What a rush, what a great easy to learn but EXCITING!!!! Thanks again for your tutorial!

[FairuzAlBahr]

Okay, so funny story: I watched this video whilst completely exhausted (was sick, and sleep deprived but also interested in learning this game). I fell asleep around the end of the video before you started talking about the extra rules and modules you can add to your later games. When I woke up, I was about halfway into your video about Castle Panic, and my first thought while half-asleep was "Wow, these extra modules look like a completely different game, what an odd design choice"

Anyway, great video as usual. Thank you so much for these videos, they help more than you could imagine.

[sirius]

We have been playing this for a few days now and it is a quick to the table really fun racer. Current favorite, for sure. Thanks Rodney for carefully pointing out that on a stress or boost you don't add those starter 0 or 5 cards! We had been adding them when drawn and didn't even notice that the speed icon wasn't on them. As always, solid, helpful content. Much appreciated!

[Texy]

I bought _Heat: Pedal to the Metal_ within the last few weeks and am absolutely delighted with it. I took it to a public board-games afternoon yesterday and managed to experience a five-player race (prior to that I had only been able to do one-, two- or three-player games) and it was great. One of the people who was there watching and was undecided about getting the game, mainly because of its quite high cost, watched the latter part of our game and what she saw convinced her that it *was* worth getting so she intends to buy it at some point.

[alwaysplayblue]

This looks like a cross between FORMULA D and FLAMME ROUGE. I was only half interested in this until you started showing all the modules. Love the Championship ideas with asymmetry for the cars, and things like sponsors. Might have to add this to the collection. Great teach as always. 👍

[manueleckroad]

After so many game tutorials, I can’t imagine the backlog of questions you must get. Having heard this comment multiple times, I’m sure. I’ve been watching your videos for years and as a lifelong board game fan, it’s a pleasure to be able to open a game and know somewhere there is a how to video to help clarify rules that are not always clear in games. Thank you for the time and this channel. It’s much appreciated.

[KillerKabel]

Shout out to the lonely lad playing heat by himself - stay strong ➕

[arrghhscott]

I was in the store and this game caught my eye. I had to immediately check my phone to see if Rodney had done a video on it. Purchased it moments later. Now to make my wife and daughter watch it with me so I can get them to the table. My daughter loves the way you teach, and I agree. Thanks again!

[alext]

Excellent explanation as always! You go through the rules in a way that it actually enables me to play the game straight away (many other videos from others talk about the rules, but I still need to read the rules afterwards...).

[Vellzi]

Just used this video to set up the game for the first time, super helpful as always! You have a structure to the teach, every time you'd explain something you'd immediately answer the first question that popped into my mind.

[slamallama]

Rodney your smile and presence are welcoming and joyful. You pulled the most boss move spinning that game box at the start of the video. You did not ever break eye contact with the camera—impressive.