Is Joyride the Perfect Racing Game?

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[@DrMcFly28]

So if I understood the end of the review correctly Tom is buying me Joyride

[@JohnDoe-ut7cq]

Correction I think he is buying me joyride.

[@thinusconradie4297]

There is a going to be a fight to death among viewers.

[@eopatcjo]

Eyy stop innovating. I'm running out of shelves.

[@ringostarr7080]

The mechanic seems rather like an Update on Powerboats or powerships from some years ago.

[@perspicacioussimpleton7288]

I see you playing Balatro in the background, you goblin. And alwasy remember, the true odds of Wheel of Fortune is 0 in 4

[@gimpy1091]

I call it the Wheel of Nope!

[@kivipaperisakset3999]

This was the main thing that stood out to me, as well.

[@JD-qq8fz]

Oh man, when I first started playing Balatro, wheel of fortune just KEPT GOING OFF each time I picked it, like several times in a row one run and my friend who was watching was going absolutely insane. I was like "dude, one outta four? More like three outta three!" Luck be like dat tho sometimes. It gave me the unfortunate habit of buying it every time I see it due to this initial bias, yeah needless to say this never happened again haha

[@Jazzy_Josh]

Played this at a board game marathon a few months back. Crazy good fun. Super swingy but in a fun way. Every decision you make is exciting. When you're in front you are always worried by how you're going to get screwed by those behind you. When you're behind you have the puzzle of navigating better through the chaos in front of you.

[@Tabletop_AshleyRose]

I cannot express how much I loved playing this game. When you can cross the finishline moving backwards... is just something special. Its a nice, spicy combo of chaos, tactics and racing. HIGHLY recommend.

[@SrTNick1]

I've literally spent the last week of my break times at work trying to figure out if I want to buy Thunder Road or Heat, and now this video comes out.

[@92bagder]

Same I have both those games on my list

[@yiannchrst]

Tell me what you end up buying!

[@Granite-ny8up]

Heat is probably a better game compared to thunder road's hilariously fun gameplay Is joyride the perfect blend?

[@jpotter2086]

Then I won' mention Thunder Rolls :P

[@michaelslack8900]

I didn't back this game, but only because I didn't want to be that guy who seems to only bring racing games to games night

[@alexcannon-microdot]

Hey look it's Kylie! Nice to see the interns working together 😊

[@joemacleod-iredale2888]

Looks very much like a glossy intro version of Gaslands Refuelled, which is full of crashy shenanigans but you get to glue guns onto your own Hotwheels cars.

[@freejay6091]

a comparison of the two would be nice:)

[@styfen]

Kylie and Rob gaming in the bonus video? Sign. Me. Up. Their presence in the Estates game was so enjoyable.

[@robtrounce3543]

Ah, thank you ❤️ that means a lot. I like appearing in videos of games featuring derelict wastelands, whether I’m building in them or racing around them.

[@thegreatdane908]

Watching this after reading the designer diaries for this game on BGG was great! It's possible Tom already read it or the designers saw the review but most of the stuff Tom talked about liking was all stuff the designer talked about trying to make the game do, so that is fun! Great video, I have Thunder road, and did back joyride but was just talking to my wife about how we will have to try them more and see if we want to get rid of one in the future.

[@seancherry]

Read the same designer diaries- very insightful! Picked up the game after reading that post

[@adriansolis5362]

I MUST OWN ALL THREE You can't tell me what to do, Tom!

[@Vesmir789]

Just want to give a shoutout to Tom for using music from Age of Mythology in his videos. Not only the beginning of the main theme at the start of this video, but I've heard many of the scores played in the background of many other videos. I see you, I hear the music, and I applaud you. AoM's music will always be a timeless masterpiece to me

[@JD-qq8fz]

I wonder if he plays it much? The new co-op meta-upgrades mode is really fun

[@Vesmir789]

@@JD-qq8fz I love Retold, I really do. It far exceeded my expectations. Super excited for Immortal Pillars, even if it's coming a bit later than I expected haha

[@SaintCergue]

Tom knows that he is the GOAT board game reviewer in video format. Good for him. And even better for us.

[@yyyihad]

Nothing beats tapping micromachine cars on a track draw in the dirt

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

It looks a lot like Gaslands but without the Hot Wheels.

[@cogito_edo_sum3372]

I completely agree. In my opinion this is the exact 50%+50% mix of Gaslands and Vektorace.

[@willtijerina5149]

This looks like a hoot. There is plenty of room for all car type games from my favorite 1980s style Car Wars (Lets do all the Maths) to something more laid back like this. Another fun video!

[@SethBartonSEF]

Looking at all that luscious art, it's worth mentioning that this comes from Rebellion's (creators of Sniper Elite and much more) board game imprint. That being the same Rebellion which owns 2000AD, which the art here would fit into like an old friend (if your old friend was a Gorillaz-obsessed, Mad Max racer). No surprise as artist Pye Parr cut their teeth on the publication.

[@ViscountCharles]

Looks like Power Boats but with weapons and crashes. Though that's a good thing; Power Boats was my favourite racing game until Flamme Rouge and Heat arrived. Thunder Road Vendetta is fun to play, but too chaotic to be a good game IMO.

[@tomwitty465]

Repeating what others have said: this looks like a slightly streamlined board game version of Gaslands. And Gaslands is a great game!

[@tmgunter]

The core mechanic of this game is remarkably similar to Powerships, even down to the dice being d3s, and damage reducing your top speed. That game's been out of print for quite a while, though I thought Allplay was planning on reprinting it.

[@JD-qq8fz]

1:16 The question makes you open up Age of Mythology

[@DerfeeUK]

Thank you! The noise itched my monkey brain and I didn't know where from

[@marcbennett9232]

First off, Bad Bob..... brilliant. im surprised you get the reference. although honestly, IMO, CFR is better than any of the games mentioned in this video. its the successor speed circuit, doesn't use dice for movement, more tactical and less random than Heat, it feels like a real f1 race (according to people who enjoy that) hopefully a new edition of CFR coming soon.

[@vinicius02able]

This game have absolutely NOTHING to do with the Roxette song it was based on. I'm very disapointed.

[@darrellhanning5068]

Reminds me of Corné van Moorsel's "PowerBoats".

[@JohnKulin]

I was going to say, they took the powerboats core game and added stuff

[@NeonGodzilla87]

2014: choo choo, baby. Choo, choo. 2024: vroom vroom, baby. Vroom, vroom.

[@Aldrenean]

Curious if the relatively new GMT title Charioteer has popped up on your radar. I'm really enjoying it, plays 2-6 comfortably and does a great job of mixing in some longer-term strategy amongst the usual tactics of racing games.

[@johanneswerner1140]

That sounds a lot like vector race, a pencil and paper game we used to play at school 😁

[@sekh765]

Feels like someone took the best aspect of X-Wing, the maneuvering game, then made... an entire bigger game out of it lol

[@andrewwdavvid]

Balatro mentioned????

[@thinusconradie4297]

Sleek review, equal parts informative and entertaining like a lecture delivered on a roller coaster. Standard Tom B spice. Well done.

[@Zefishe123]

Every time I see one of these racing games I think why no one talks about Death Roads. It's an insane Mad Max esque race game with explosive weapons, unique cars and drivers, and an interesting spin out mechanic. It's obviously more complicated than this Heat, or Thunder Road, but I've had a lot of fun with it.

[@gir73]

Agreed! Death Roads is great, but is it even available? When I was looking for it I found a single store world wide that was selling a copy. Lucky I got my hands on it, but no wonder no one is playing it. It kind of doesn't exist on the market.

[@Zefishe123]

@gir73 Damn, I did not realize that and that makes a lot of sense. I got hooked by the Kickstarter and have been very pleased with it. Definitely doesn't seem like a bunch of plastic with no gameplay.

[@gir73]

@Zefishe123 I skipped the Kickstarter but then regretted it. What a luck I had that I found the only store to have a copy. And it was even close to me. I'm not sure how the situation is now, but go try to buy a copy and let me know if you find something. Anyway, I really had a good time with it. Very happy I changed my mind. The only real thing I wish the game had was double layered player boards. Those little pieces just keep getting knocked around.

[@Zefishe123]

@@gir73 Oh yeah I totally agree with that gripe. There are a lot of tokens to set up in the beginning and one slam of the fist because you just got yeeted into the wall and took 8 damage just makes them go flying.

[@TheTalkieToaster]

Absolutely convinced the map art is by 2MinuteTabletop. I'm probably wrong, but the style is *so similar*.

[@cornevanmoorsel881]

It's Powerboats, with RPG style. And the game "author" I remember ... I have 28 emails in 2019 from Duncan Molloy titled "Powerboats rights", last one with his last text "Give me a little while, as our lawyer is away right now. I will come back to you with confirmation of the contract as soon as possible." I reminded him a week later, but no replies from Duncan anymore. And now I get emails from people saying Joyride is Powerboats. :( I just emailed Duncan again now, after more than 5 years. We can solve it easily I think by signing the contract now finally, but my name should have been on the box. :)

[@thumper8684]

People are saying Gaslands, which I haven't heard of. I want to take you all the way back to Car Wars.

[@eswift8318]

Indeed, Gaslands takes you back to Car Wars. It's easier to learn/teach than Car Wars, but harder than Heat or the other board game racers. You can play it with just the instructions, printable turning pieces, and some Hot Wheels sized cars. You will, however, end up wanting plastic turning keys and the custom dice. Then you'll realize you got rid of all your Hot Wheels and suddenly will start wandering the toy section of Target, pretending you are buying them for a child. But you could probably get a decent setup for less than the cost of Heat. If you are into modeling, you can use HO scale stuff for terrain and obstacles. There's plenty of 3d print items already out there too. It's a fun game to customize. I know a guy who printed neoprene mats with tracks. makes it even cooler. The main downside is time. It takes a while to create cars, get set up, play, and break it all down. A short game would be 2 hours. Most of the ones I've played were 3-4.

[@smeg4brainsukaya]

Arrrrgggg! Now I torn. I was going to pickup Thunder Road, but this has me interested too

[@oliviagabbay]

Great review, as always... does your happy light work??

[@ChrisWCorp]

You could say that Joyride is like Tokyo Drift, in that it's the best

[@zirkvandenberg7776]

This looks very much like Corne van Moorsel's Powerboats or Powerships (same game, different settings). At first I thought Joyride was the same game, reset on roads. The similarity is beyond striking.

[@cornevanmoorsel881]

Yes, it's Powerboats, tweaked a bit to RPG style. And the game "author" I remember ... I checked old emails today, I have 28 emails in 2019 from Duncan Molloy titled "Powerboats rights", last one 23 September 2019 with his last text "Give me a little while, as our lawyer is away right now. I will come back to you with confirmation of the contract as soon as possible." I reminded him a week later, 3 October 2019, but no replies from Duncan anymore. And now I get emails from people saying Joyride is Powerboats, with another author name ... that Duncan Molloy. :( I emailed Duncan today, after more than 5 years. We can solve it by signing the contract now finally, but my name should have been on the box.

[@Tactical_Hedge3409]

My first impulse is to use Hotwheels cars, but i can see how the hexagon shapes are part of how the game moves

[@afsdgfdfg]

3DS internet settings music? We call that Taste™️

[@camyron]

I really enjoyed the games of Joyride I've played, but I have one gripe - in the base game, only Off Roader doesn't have a sharp turn/reorient ability. The other racers effectively have the ability to eat one sideswipe and not care so much, but I found myself sideswope'd into walls constantly. Off Roader's ability to turn twice at higher speeds came up less often than I'd hoped given the size of the turns on the maps we'd played on.

[@Grimmlocked]

You should play more off roader it’s my favorite car. You might be staying in too low of a gear.

[@GusG_]

Loved the Diddy Kong Racing music

[@besidethebishop]

Tom noooooooo, you already made me buy Heat: Pedal to the Metal, you can't do this to me again

[@hilcovanbreeschoten720]

This game sounds like it's the love child of Heat and RoboRally. And that's not a bad thing.

[@RedBairnMedia]

Two camera Tom giving himself whiplash with a crisp editing style not seen since *insert really tired Family Guy style reference here*

[@sunny8k]

Big "Radlands" vibe from the art

[@WhiseWizzy]

Great review! Now cover gaslands!

[@freejay6091]

i will never buy a car game for many reasons. But if i would, this would be the one out of the 3 i'd buy. Such a nice review tom! looks also like a sweet serious-and-fun-game :) How much downtime is there between turns? How long do you wait for other players to do their stuff?

[@elqord.1118]

Downtime is very very low

[@macademician]

I didn’t know I needed the adjective “becoloned” before now

[@jothamsmith2658]

I saw this at UKGE this year and it looked sooooo gooood

[@nazokashii]

Does seem you really delightful :D thank you for the review

[@wing459]

God damn, I just bought heat, not another temptation to sabotage my bank account. 😅

[@Squatch_needs_no_heroes]

9:53 love a good catchup mechanic. I can only win if I shamelessly exploit them.

[@bmanagement4657]

I just cant get AMPED with cards and/or dice to race. I prefer the speed mechanic of Tiny Turbo Cars. Something that actually gets your heart pumping is important for racing.

[@xCriticalStrikex]

I've had that on my shelf since I backed it and have never played it yet. I heard no one talking about it after it came out like at all!

[@bmanagement4657]

@xCriticalStrikex its definitely my favorite racer. Ive played like 5 times and thoroughly enjoy the timed aspect.

[@eswift8318]

I've been trying to find The One car racing game to add to my collection. Either I don't understand Heat at all after dozens of plays on BGA, or most of the game comes down to your starting hand. If someone gets to move 15 spaces on the first turn, but you only get to move 8 because your starting hand sucks, you've lost. I have tried to watch for people start out behind and manage to catch up and it doesn't seem to happen. Rallyman seems to have a bit of the same problem. You fall behind, it's hard to get past blockers. If you crash, you lose. I liked Formula De, but it's a little long. Any other suggestions?

[@Freezenification]

Great video as ever. I was wondering, will there be a gift guide video this year? I always look forward to those. 🙂

[@shutupandsitdown]

Yup! Coming this week!

[@Freezenification]

@@shutupandsitdown Hooray, thank you! 🙏

[@mcguintyspub]

Missed the perfect opportunity to use the word phalanges instead of fingers. Phalanges is my favorite word since I heard it in Rango. Such a funny word. "Git your slimy webbed phalanges off my BOOT!"

[@ZzaphodD]

Like the move system really. Crash rules of just pushing cars? I guess it’s ‘chaotic fun’. Id like a bit more of Car Wars weapons focus though..

[@zangster2k]

When are you going to sell "Technically Difficult" t-shirts?

[@nirszi]

This is much better than both Heat and TR:V in my opinion.

[@DanielHCassidy]

I wonder where dungeon kart fits into that love triangle

[@mo0man]

I dunno but it is the perfect pop song

[@anders3322]

I like the olden days when Tom used a handheld microphone when recording. Good times!😊🎤

[@hermanturnip3984]

That *was* a good question.

[@foxbomber5]

0:58 "Becoloned"? Oh, you wacky britts.

[@markcalhoun8219]

Joyride looked great except it would be replacing gaslands which, while a bigger commitment, really leans into the zany smashy mad maxxy theme in a way I just wouldn't tolerate being watered down and tightened up. For someone who wants a balanced game though, I definitely see the appeal.

[@AdasraEfri-vl3fu]

Almost picked this up at Gencon '23 but it was day 3 and my bags were full

[@KellanPeterson]

This seems so much like Gaslands which is fantastic and all you need are some Hot Wheels or Matchbox cars. I HIGHLY recommend it for anyone looking for some car racing that you bring to the table literally and use some fun basic toys and maybe rocks.

[@aalever]

We're not going to talk about the mannequin?

[@KK-qx6ko]

Could someone just mash these games together? You'd have Super Cars II - that would be a game I would back up!

[@LaboratoryGrey]

Just want to shout out the accessibility considerations here. They made a lot of effort to make sure things could be managed visually more easily. Tom shows some of it, but doesn''t mention it. Tom already said it, but it really leans towards Heat over Thunder Road. The art on this is a little deceptive in that way. This game is about steering and racing lines, which neither Heat nor Thunder Road do. The rulebook makes turning unclear, which better diagrams could have solved, but easily solved looking at any video about the game. It's peppy, but has some meat. Wants for every expansion. Truly as sandbox game.

[@milovegas123]

How can you have an lcd soundsystem last show poster when they’re playing like 12 shows in New York and more throughout the year? Hmmmm Tom?

[@KidJV]

i wish this supports higher player count

[@KyriosHeptagrammaton]

This is Racetrack but expensive

[@siyuanxi9985]

Oh no who’s that guy in the back staring at me

[@ColinMcElhatton]

Great review, very informative, not a game I'd like though.

[@misterek6797]

1:16 Don't say "I don't know"

[@Skeffington77]

Can you play with 6 players using the duel expansion? Or is the track too crowded?

[@johnphillips4733]

The designers stated that they did experiment with higher player counts. But said it caused a lot more collisions and slowed the game down too much to feel happy putting more than 4 on the box.

[@drillerdev4624]

Big Redline vibes

[@robtrounce3543]

But what makes Bob so BAD?

[@matthiasschulz3569]

I don't know if Joyride is the perfect racing game, but it *is* the perfect Roxette song.

[@Squatch_needs_no_heroes]

Hello, you fool, I love you.

[@Daniel_Piccirillo]

So, age old question: why shouldn't I go All-In on this and just buy the base game?

[@darkomaver]

Sneaking in the Balatro music … Goddammit I have to play it on mute as I’ve heard that tune for, like, 16 solid days this year. 16 FULL DAYS. PS5 logs your hours on a game doesn’t it? 392 hours. Goddamn that game. I figured out an amazing Balatro legacy card game … with multiplayer & how to get those amazing combos but not need to be Stephen Hawking to figure out the maths of the score!

[@indianajon7980]

You should give Dark Future a try.

[@Kamakazie27]

Kinda looks like a simpler version of Gaslands

[@Blosteroid]

I like board games

[@eopatcjo]

@@Blosteroid you're in the wrong place!

[@Blosteroid]

@eopatcjo oh :(

[@eopatcjo]

@@Blosteroid Wait, no; twas only in jest SUSD is best

[@SamiPaju]

One important thing missing from the review, especially when you compare it to Heat and Thunder Road from the get-go: which stages of play happen in parallel and which in turns? One thing that makes Heat so good is the speed of play, when it’s mostly simultaneous and then just resolving everyone’s actions in order. Another thing that was not mentioned is that Heat goes up to 6 players. And with the simultaneous play, it’s actually best at 5-6 players IMO. I’ve had tons of fun playing it with non-gamers in larger groups due to these factors. I doubt you could do the same with Joyride (or Thunder Road). Oh, and this is a highly me-thing, but I was absolutely delighted that I was recently able to get my 7yo daughter playing Thunder Road, despite not being able to read yet, and not understanding English at all. Since you only need to remember the 4 special abilities, language isn’t a big barrier. Joyride seems to have a lot more “text” to go through in order to play it.

[@Tolinar]

Why is Johnny Chance playing *Balatro*? Don't answer that question actually, everyone plays Balatro. Why wouldn't Johnny Chance play it?

[@robbe-thys]

Oh, you should give gaslands a try 😅

[@leesweeney8879]

Got it, fun game!

[@lorebroker52]

But is it better than Robo Rally? (That`s the real question here, imo)

[@Fuzzyape1]

seems like a NASCAR board game.

[@johnlarge9502]

I like that Tom experiments with his review style, this A and B camera dynamic is a bold choice, though I find myself watching for the camera change more than hearing what he's actually saying.

[@Kristoferpalmestal]

Can I get a Wipeout themed version please?

[@tylerken000]

But SUSD, doesn't everybody know that RoboRally is the best racing game of all time :o?

[@jonp3674]

Bold of you to assume I have 2 friends.

[@BliskMyth]

I just bought Heat, uh.

[@DavidChong]

this isn't me being an insufferable pedant (because I genuinely don't know) but doesn't "pole position" refer to a car's position at the start of a race rather than "in first place" generally?

[@pokefrosch617]

Yeah, but isnt it really just Fishsticks Racing?