Watch “Game in a Nutshell - Pole Position (how to play),” a how-to-play guide for Pole Position from Nithrania - Game in a Nutshell on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by Nithrania - Game in a Nutshell on YouTube:
Link to the campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doitgames-downfall/pole-position
THIS IS A PROTOTYPE VERSION OF THE GAME
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"Game in a Nutshell" is a series of videos designed to teach the board games. In this video we're going to learn how to play Pole Position.
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Index:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Setup
02:25 Qualification
06:34 Race Start
06:38 Tyre Selection
07:31 Race Start Movement
09:02 New Race Order
10:22 Game Rounds
10:29 Update Weather Conditions
12:09 Driving
14:44 Skill Points in Corners
15:14 Racing Line
16:39 Engine Forcing
17:29 Breaking
18:43 Overtaking
19:08 Fight for the Position
25:19 DRS
26:32 Collisions & Breakdowns
27:42 Breakdowns
28:55 Yellow Flags
29:45 Safety Car
32:21 Tyres
34:15 Puncture
34:59 Weather Conditions
35:59 Off-Track
37:14 Pit Stops
39:33 Box Exit
40:36 End of the Race
Mainly playthroughs. Pole Position is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 9 how-to-play guides, 27 recorded sessions, 7 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
1 - 6 players
45 - 180 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
About Pole Position, 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