Formula Motor Racing

Shuffle the starting grid with cards and dice to get your two cars onto the podium.

Designer: Reiner Knizia
Published by: Egmont Polska
Editions by: GMT Games, Gibsons, Die Spiegelburg

Formula Motor Racing is a light card game about getting your team of two cars onto the podium. The cars sit in a line, and on your turn you play one card to shuffle the order: move your own cars up, drag other teams back, or take a gamble on a dice roll that might give a big jump or an engine blow-out. Blown engines take a car out until the next race starts. You then draw a card and the turn is over, so play is quick. A race ends when the draw deck runs out, points are awarded for the top six places, and the leaderboard builds over several races. Think of it as pit-lane chaos for up to six players in about twenty minutes.

Two cars per team in a shared linePlay a card to move up or drag rivals backEngine blow-outs and a running leaderboard

Who it's for

You want a short, light racing game with cards, a bit of luck and some friendly sabotage for three to six players.

Not for you if…

You want a realistic racing simulation or heavy tactics. This is a quick card shuffle with dice luck.

Vibe's take

Quick and cheeky. One card, one effect, draw, next player, with moments when a lucky roll or a blown engine changes the whole race.