
1995Reiner Knizia
Mostly reviews. Formula Motor Racing is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews and 1 how-to-play guides.
From BoardGameGeek
In this light racing card game the players must try to maneuver their team of 2 racing cars into the podium positions over a series of races by playing cards to manipulate the line of vehicles to their advantage. Players can advance their position by playing cards that move their vehicles up the line or drag other team cars back. More powerful cards may require the roll of a dice and can result in great gains or disastrous engine blow-outs that can put cars out of the race and cannot rejoin the fray until the next race begins. Play is quick and simple with players required to play one action per turn, carry out its effects and drawing a card to end their turn. Each race will end after the draw deck is exhausted with one final turn taking place. Points are then awarded for positions 1-6 and a leaderboard is recorded. As the game evolves the leaderboard will be forever changing and in the final race the drivers will know what they have to do to earn the points in order to sit atop the final standings!
Formula Motor Racing has 5 videos from 5 creators: 4 reviews and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from 2012 to June 2023.
To learn the rules, start with "Formula Motor racing" by Charles Cabell, which runs 2 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Formula Motor Racing with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 4 creators have reviewed it.
If you like it, try Ra, Rebirth, The Quest for El Dorado and My City, also by Reiner Knizia.
2017Reiner Knizia
2 - 4 players30 - 60 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
In this light racing card game the players must try to maneuver their team of 2 racing cars into the podium positions over a series of races by playing cards to manipulate the line of vehicles to their advantage. Players can advance their position by playing cards that move their vehicles up the line or drag other team cars back. More powerful cards may require the roll of a dice and can result in great gains or disastrous engine blow-outs that can put cars out of the race and cannot rejoin the fray until the next race begins. Play is quick and simple with players required to play one action per turn, carry out its effects and drawing a card to end their turn. Each race will end after the draw deck is exhausted with one final turn taking place. Points are then awarded for positions 1-6 and a leaderboard is recorded. As the game evolves the leaderboard will be forever changing and in the final race the drivers will know what they have to do to earn the points in order to sit atop the final standings!
Designer
Reiner Knizia
Artists
Niklas Böwer, Rodger B. MacGowan
Publisher
Egmont Polska
Categories
Mechanics