2021José Joaquín Bernal
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2 - 4 players10 - 20 minLight weight

2024José Joaquín Bernal
Mainly playthroughs. Pole Position is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 9 how-to-play guides, 27 recorded sessions, 7 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Pole Position is a race game that has the following features: Box entry: to change the kind of tyres and repair car damage. Climatology: get the best tyre according the weather. 4 types of tyres (soft, hard, intermediate, hard rain) Auction for overtake. Asymmetry of drivers and teams. Collisions, breakdowns Campaign mode: world championship 8 different circuits Each race lasts 5 or 6 laps. In each race you have to choose which kind of tyres you use. Your strategy during the race is crucial: When to overtake: Overtake it's not an easy question, you have to decide the right moment. When and how use your break points, engine points and driver points during the race. When to enter box: this is a crucial decision in the game you have to enter your box depending on the weather and the car damage. -description from the publisher
Pole Position has 46 videos from 13 creators: 9 how-to-play guides, 27 playthroughs, 7 unboxings and 3 other videos. They date from 2021 to September 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Game in a Nutshell - Pole Position (how to play)" by Nithrania - Game in a Nutshell, which runs 42 min. For a quicker teach, "Anteprima POLE POSITION - Scaldate le gomme e i dadi in questo GIOCO DA TAVOLO" by Gioconauta runs 8 min.
To see it played, watch "POLE POSITION Modo solitario" by DOIT GAMES, one of 27 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Ghost at Home, also by José Joaquín Bernal, or Formula D, WarBonds: Battle For Vitoria and Colonize: The New World, which share several of its mechanics.
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2021José Joaquín Bernal
2 - 4 players10 - 20 minLight weight
2008Laurent Lavaur, Eric Randall
2 - 10 players60 minLight weight
2022Jonny Juste
2 - 5 players60 - 180 minHeavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Pole Position is a race game that has the following features: Box entry: to change the kind of tyres and repair car damage. Climatology: get the best tyre according the weather. 4 types of tyres (soft, hard, intermediate, hard rain) Auction for overtake. Asymmetry of drivers and teams. Collisions, breakdowns Campaign mode: world championship 8 different circuits Each race lasts 5 or 6 laps. In each race you have to choose which kind of tyres you use. Your strategy during the race is crucial: When to overtake: Overtake it's not an easy question, you have to decide the right moment. When and how use your break points, engine points and driver points during the race. When to enter box: this is a crucial decision in the game you have to enter your box depending on the weather and the car damage. -description from the publisher
Designer
José Joaquín Bernal
Publisher
Doit Games
Categories
Mechanics