I have been thinking of getting this game, mainly to play with my 13 year old son (nobody in my gaming group would be into this kind of game - most of them are hard core wargamers or into miniature gaming such as Warhammer).
In any case, it was recommended to me by my game provider, and taking a quick look, I think my son and I could have fun with it. Here are some questions I was hoping some of you who are experienced in this type of game could answer for me.
1) How does this compare to other racing games, and can you give specifics about how this compares to other games, and not just "it's better" or "it's not as good", etc.
2) I did read some messages about the other tracks no longer being made? (Expansions?), how hard are they to track down, and what kind of price would I find them for? I think that if I did get this game, I would like to have a few different track selections so it isn't the same game over and over...
3) How many tracks come in the main set (#1 and #2?), and also how many cars are there? The photos on here are a little confusing for someone like me who doesn't. know what he is looking at. It says number of players is 2-10, so I assume 10 cars?
4) For 2 player games (which is probably mostly what this game will see), is it still fun? I know some games are not going to give their full potential until you get more than 2 players... with only 2 players how many cars does each player control? 5 each? or are there only 2 cars on the track?
5) I see it says the game takes a couple of hours, how many laps around the track do you make?
Another game that was recommended to be was Bolide, and I read up on that one too, but it seemed to me that my son and I would like the 'look' of the Formula De better when I compared the two, also one person on BGG made a comment that Formula De has a lot of fast action by rolling dice and having to make a decision, which seemed to simulate high speed racing better than Bolide which was said to give you more time to plot and plan moves with less luck... While I normally dont like "luck" in a game, the way Formula De has been described by many people, it seems like it would work well in the game.
Thanks in advance for any info you can give to me, I will update with my decision, but I'd really like more info before putting down the cash for it.
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I'm sorry to see that I am a little over 2 yrs too late to answer any of your questions, but by now I am sure that you found the answers you needed..
if the paper I received with my copy, then I believe I am the lucky winner of this product from an ebay auction..
sadly.. the expansions are either insanely expensive or impossible to get. I am hoping to side-step this with decent scans I found and a good photo-editing program (if they were still in print then I wouldn't bother with this.. and just slowly build up the actual collection)
were you ever able to play in a large game (seven or more racers)?
while still enjoyable.. this is one of the games that gets better and better with additional players
as a variant, I have also made 'action' cards (an idea I thought of the first time I played.. and which was reinforced in an issue of Knights of the Dinner Table)..
some of which are 'thrown wrench', 'crew pit attack', and 'molotov cocktail'
each with a different amount of damage/outcome.. and each with an opposing card
while this is not in keeping with the true nature of formula one racing, it can add a nice bit of light-hearted ultra-violence
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