Game Info
Year
2020
Players
2-10
Age
14+
Playtime
75 min
Complexity
3.7/5
Collection
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Description
A post-apocalyptic racing game where armed combat vehicles score points by crossing the finish line and eliminating opposing cars
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JestaThaRogue Top 10 List at 6:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Exciting arcade combat feel
- Distinct post-apocalyptic flavor
Cons
- Overpowered ram/missile interactions can skew games
- Some balance may feel uneven
Thematic elements
- Guns, wrecks, and scavenged weapons on the track
- Post-apocalyptic road war battlefield
- Darkly themed with a post-apocalyptic vibe
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- car combat via cards — Cards determine shooting/ramming and weapon effects
- Combat: Deck/Hand — Cards determine shooting/ramming and weapon effects
- top-deck outcomes and skins — Ram/kill outcomes are drawn from a deck; winning is based on total points and untouched advantage
- variable weapon defenses and speeds — Cars have different weapons/defenses and speed bonuses
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- you start the race with three rumor cards and you can only win the race if you get back to London with no rumor cards and less than £10
- you win by not losing
- you balance the low risk low reward and the high-risk High reward cards at the right time
- it's post-apocalyptic what do you expect
- you play cards to move around the track
- early copies of the game were misprinted badly
- Wacky Races the board game is based on the classic 1968 cartoon
- it has drafting Corner management and engine management
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The Discriminating Gamer Top List at 0:50 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- More fun than Thunder Alley
- Tremendous fun
- Really, really fun post-apocalyptic Mad Max kind of road war thing
- Friends got a huge kick out of this game
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- road war
- post-apocalyptic
Comparison games
- Thunder Alley
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — the board is always changing.
- Card Play — Again, you're playing cards to push and to pull different cars with you.
- Combat — You've got guns. You're actually attacking the other cars as you move along.
- Movement — As throughout the game, as you are moving, so are the other cars.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- My number 20, Apocalypse Road.
- My number 19, Plains Indian Wars.
- My number 18 is Commands and Colors Ancients. My number 17 is Commands and Colors Medieval.
- So, this is Combat Commander Europe, and that is my number 16.
- So, I'm actually hopefully they they can do this with with other people as well. I find other historical figures to place with like Augustus or Julius Caesar or uh Charlemagne or you know what have you, Alexander the Great. I think there's a lot of stuff you could do with this kind of a system. Uh but that is my number 15. I Napoleon.
- Still, I loved it. That is my number 14, Mr. President.
- So, that is uh my number 13, Commands and Colors, Samurai Battles.
- And that is why it is my number 12.
- So this is 1989 Dawn of Freedom. That is my number 11.
- Again, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING and I don't know where I've been. IT'S A LONG TIME AND I'LL BE DYING.
- That sounds suspiciously like something a bear would write.
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JestaThaRogue Top 10 List at 13:38 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Engaging engine and guns variant that adds excitement.
Cons
- Not as widely played as other competitive Euro titles; may require specific group.
Thematic elements
- Campaign-like vehicle combat with a gun-tueled system.
- Post-apocalyptic racing combat.
- High-stakes, cinematic combat with tense pacing.
Comparison games
- Thunder Alley
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- combat systems — Vehicle combat with upgrade paths and strategic choices.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Argent Consortium, a brilliant chaotic wizard school worker placement game that eats the entire table.
- Eminent Domain is a debt building action selection game set in space. Roll for the Galaxy is pretty similar in some ways, but with dice, I guess.
- Archipelago, a long, heavy negotiation and economy game, and one of the few where a player can tank the whole game if they're not going to win, just out of spite.
- Celestia, a charming little bluffing game where you're trying to travel as far as you can on an airship.
- Code Names is a fantastic party game. It's clever. It's simple.
- Dominant Species and Rub Third Edition are excellent games. Beautiful, deep, satisfying.
- Twilight Imperium fourth edition which still isn't coming.
- Starcadia Quest Showdown came in like it splash a younger cousin with miniatures, campaign play, and a cartoon charm.
- Thunder Alley. Fantastic racing game. really clever, tight systems.
- Apocalypse Road. Same game system with guns. Does that make it a better game? Well, you're not listening. It's got guns.
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