{"product_id":"heat-pedal-to-the-metal","title":"Heat: Pedal to the Metal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a motor racing game with a deck management mechanism at its heart. Now, I do like a motor racing game, but deck management is not my favourite game mechanism. However, playing the game a few times has converted me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs you'd expect with a motor racing game, you have different tracks to race on with the key limiting factor being the maximum speed in the corners. Exceeding this means penalties. In this case, that's discarding the 'Heat' cards you start with and it gets serious when you run out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Heat cards go into your discard pile and eventually recycle into your hand. You then have to find a way of making them available again (going slowly is the obvious one) or they're just clogging up your hand. As I've discovered, when you spend your Heat cards and when you get them back are crucial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beginners' game is pretty simple, but the game really takes off when you add in the extra features (customising your car\/deck, adding non-player racers and, of course, the weather!).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor 1-6 players, aged 10+, playing time 30-60 minute\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"GFPStd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHEAT: Pedal to the Metal\u003c\/em\u003e was designed by Asger Harding Granerud and Daniel Skjold Pedersen and is published by Days of Wonder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"GFPStd\"\u003eFind out more:\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cem\u003eHEAT: Pedal to the Metal\u003c\/em\u003e at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/366013\" title=\"More about HEAT: Pedal to the Metal at Boardgamegeek (in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Pevans's first impressions of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pevans.co.uk\/TWJO\/TWJO0245.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"To Win Just Once issue 245 (PDF, 1 Mb)\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHEAT: Pedal to the Metal\u003c\/em\u003e in \u003cem\u003eTWJO\u003c\/em\u003e 245\u003c\/a\u003e (PDF, 1 Mb)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Games from Pevans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58452157464901,"sku":"887","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/0116\/7685\/files\/HEAT-cover.jpg?v=1783095697","url":"https:\/\/games.pevans.co.uk\/products\/heat-pedal-to-the-metal","provider":"Games from Pevans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}