Hand Management

Based on simple and intuitive hand management, Heat: Pedal to the Metal puts players in the driver's seat of intense car races, jockeying for position to cross the finish line first, while managing their car's speed if they don't want to overheat. Selecting the right upgrades for their car will help them hug the curves and keep their engine cool enough to maintain top speeds. Ultimately, their driving skills will be the key to victory!

Drivers can compete in a single race or use the "Championship System" to play a whole season in one game night, customizing their car before each race to claim the top spot of the podium. They have to be careful as the weather, road conditions, and events will change every race to spice up their championship. Players can also enjoy a solo mode with the Legends Module or add automated drivers as additional opponents in multiplayer games.

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Nicodemus Gideon is retiring! To take his place, two assistants of the Dream Factory — that is, you and one other — will face off in a duel in which you repair machines and complete projects as quickly as possible in order to score 20 or more points first.

In Nicodemus , you can return to the universe of Imaginarium in a game in which the two players must block one another repeatedly, with advantages swinging one way, then the other, with the slightest mistake possibly being fatal to your chances. On a turn, you have a choice of two actions:

Play a machine card from your hand to the Bric-a-brac to earn charcoalium, produce a resource, or apply the effect of the machine.
Repair a machine from the Bric-a-brac to score points and place this machine in your workshop.

Each resource indicated in the production zone of machines in your workshop reduces the number of resources needed to repair subsequent machines. Additionally, repairing a machine can help you complete specific projects and win points.

The sun shines through the window, the aroma of recently cooked food wafts through the kitchen, and the dining room looks splendid as it awaits the guests. Everything's pointing to a memorable Sunday — except for the flying dish that just smashed into the attic. Why does this stuff always happen to us?

In the co-operative board game Home Sweet Home (or Not), 2-5 players must collaborate to complete the objectives laid out in one of the five missions included in the game. Each mission requires a different layout of the house, which is constructed of different rooms connected by 3D wooden doors.

Each player represents a family member who must spend action points to recover objects from the rooms and return them to their correct places according to the mission. Will you be able to get all of the stuff out of the rooms and into the attic before the aliens abduct you? Can you help Santa Claus load all of the presents into the sled that's parked in your garage?

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Sabobatage is a strategic tabletop game inspired by boba, also known as bubble tea or pearl milk tea. Have you or a friend ever said, ‘I wish I had a boba shop and could drink boba all day?’ Make those dreams come true with this card game that’s fun with your friends and perfect for the whole family.

Every player starts with 5 cards in their hand.
Choose a player to start (ex. last person to drink boba)
Each player has a draw and action phase.
Draw phase:
Draw 2 cards on your turn
Action phase:
Play up to 3 cards per turn
Special Draw Phase:
If at the start of your turn you have 2 or more completed drink sets, draw 3 cards on your turn.
Note:
There is no swapping ingredients to your other drink sets. Play ingredient cards in any order.
Only 7 active drink sets can be in progress on your table.
No more than 7 cards in your hand at the end of your turn.
If you have more than 7 you must discard cards until you have 7.

2-4 Players (complete 5 drink sets to win)
5 players (complete 4 drink sets to win)

Buying and selling paintings can be a very lucrative business. Five different artists have produced a bunch of paintings, and it's the player's task to be both the buyer and the seller, hopefully making a profit in both roles. He does this by putting a painting from his hand up for auction each turn. He gets the money if some other player buys it, but must pay the bank if he buys it for himself. After each round, paintings are valued by the number of paintings of that type that were sold. The broker with the most cash after four rounds is the winner.

Part of the Knizia auction trilogy.