Let's Play HEAT: PEDAL TO THE METAL! | Overboard, Episode 41

On this week's Overboard, we're playing HEAT: PEDAL TO THE METAL, a board game about 1960s-style Grand Prix racing. Alongside Vox's Byrd Pinkerton, a huge Formula 1 fan herself, we're going head to head on racetracks in Italy and Great Britain, hitting apexes and blasting down the straights toward victory. For all the newly minted F1 fans out there, Heat is a great way to bring your car passion to the table.
IMPORTANT LINKS
TikTok: / polygon
Twitch: / polygon
Twitter: bit.ly/PolygonTwitter
Instagram: bit.ly/PolygonInsta
Facebook: bit.ly/PolygonFB
Polygon Newsletter: www.polygon.com/pages/newsletter
And for more gaming and entertainment coverage, visit www.polygon.com
#polygonoverboard

[@charliecrossing]

Pat's character work completely breaking Simone mere minutes in is so choice.

[@flurglhinge3051]

British American Tobacco had an F1 team from 1999 to 2005, if you're looking for a car sponsor with a bodycount

[@beesforbreakfast]

Marboro and Benson & Hedges both sponsored teams IIRC; I vaguely remember cigarette sponsorships getting banned around the same time as gambling outfits

[@caseysailor9301]

another day another absolute SERVING of fashion from Simone.

[@AndEzutarian]

Reinventing "when you come in space does it push you backwards?" with "in the 60s racers peed backwards to add thrust"

[@kilo3989]

Me, hearing Caldwell (edit: Clayton, sorry I've been watching Drawfee recently) explain the game (clearly and concisely as always!): "Man, y'know, I really prefer when Polygon plays like hidden identity or roleplaying games or whatnot, but this could be fun!" Pat, thirty seconds after the game explanation: Hold my beer.

[@peasaladdeluxe6392]

Clayton!

[@kilo3989]

@@peasaladdeluxe6392 Whoops, knew that didn't sound right! Thanks!

[@solarprogeny6736]

new york content creator millenials in the collegehumor/dropout/polygon webosphere are a fluid spectrum, it's ok

[@rionsanura]

I'm so delighted by the team's utter support of Simone's car hyperfixation

[@rionsanura]

also at 13:40 when no one called her out on literally dropping her cards

[@JasonOshinko]

On my first playthrough I made the same mistake as Pat, thinking the heat penalty was the number of spaces you went over the line by rather than the total number of spaces you moved that turn.

[@sphinx9517]

Isn’t heat all the total minus slipstream? I think slipstream is the only thing that doesn’t count right?

[@milanstevic8424]

@@sphinx9517 Yes, and there's an error at 15:16 he moves for 3 over a curve with a speed of 2, then slipstreams over the line and ignores the base movement value ("it's for free"). He should've added 1 Heat to discard pile because he technically crossed the 2 line with a value of 3.

[@dexnguyen8140]

Just played this yesterday. Absolutely delightful to see Overboard gang burning their engines to crisp!

[@DrShak2009]

The excitement of this game might not translate super well to video, but glad to see y'all giving some attention to a great little racing game.

[@moonbasket]

What a fun game! Thanks for playing for us. I loved to see Pat "Gamer-by-trade" Gill absolutely beef it on understanding the rules. What a big mood.

[@Michael_Lindell]

Polygone in 60's Seconds.

[@IceCrystalWolf]

10 minutes into a Polygon video and we are already talking about piss. Never change, Polygon crew ❤

[@ROOKTABULA]

"The Kissinger Foundation": That mass murdering monster deserves only to be mocked and derided for ever.

[@southpawfrenzy]

You tease! I have been trying to get a copy of this game for ages and it's nowhere to be found. No one can keep it in stock. Now it's going to get the Overboard bump? I don't blame you though, I blame Days of Wonder 😆

[@MAIpeleg]

I have been trying to get this game for AGES!! please please let this be a signal to days of wonder that they have to restock this game ASAP

[@JasonTaningco]

At least a couple of weeks ago, there were several UK retailers that had it. I ordered one and got it a few days ago. I had one back-ordered from a place in Canada that I cancelled when I saw it in stock. Worth a shot.

[@shine111]

I loved the true honest 100% real facts about racing, thank you so much for your educational entertainment!

[@jamesdominguez7685]

Straight onto the Board Game Geek wishlist. This looks awesome. I've been a fan of Formula D for many years, but this looks like a simpler, faster-moving, and easier to teach version of that.

[@desmondk-o7148]

This game seems so fun, I'd honestly love to just see another overboard episode where you just play more of this

[@MoonSafariFilms]

It sucks that this game isn't available at normal retail price. It looks fun

[@HowsMyDrivingg]

I keep refreshing waiting for the captions to go up. I'm so excited to watch this; I love overboard!

[@ambermiller3751]

overboard is the best show in existence actually

[@masonplayz2820]

so excited to see another overboard episode! havent watched it yet but it seems rlly complicated but amazing

[@raincloud_1740]

so glad to see a new overboard episode!!

[@hopeburnett8313]

Oh heck yeah, another Polygon Let's Play! These are always some of my favorite vids, love watching yall play new and interesting games, and has gotten me interested in several video games! Delightful video, delightful people, and this game seemed a little tough to pick up at first, but really cool!

[@marlesimms]

This looks like a really cool and well-built game design that would be a nightmare to implement for players...

[@afrokidxx]

you can play it on BGA and let the computer do the heavy lifting!

[@Ovetupp]

I actually prefer the "predecessor" to this. Flamme rouge is simpler, more straightforward, quicker, cheaper and fits my particular group better. While this is fun, it demands a little bit more focus than FR. So in the end, it's a matter of taste of how you like your racing game.

[@3possumsinatrenchcoat]

​@@OvetuppI KNEW i recognized something similar but different enough to this game than I remembered. thanks for the name! 👍

[@clearly9321]

My favourite boardgame of 2023! It’s fucking great!

[@cashclam1126]

I’d love for this to be a series. It’d be great

[@GregHarries]

What happened at 9:14? Authentic jumpscare.

[@user-gx4tv7rw5d]

I've been waiting for the board game episode!

[@nvrndingsmmr]

This was so fun! What a cool game!! 😁

[@skudfisher]

This game is available on Board Game Arena now and I've been playing it a bunch. It's super fun.

[@subiugetur]

I know the designers IRL, and they're both super nice. Been play testing some of the stuff that they're working on, and they're great designers.

[@PenguinPoo4246]

Yes, another overboard!!!!!

[@TheSlowpC]

Got my copy the other day!

[@RossLlewallyn]

Love Pat creating the drama at the end

[@fraga2328]

Wow!! a rare Williams fan! (at least for this season lol) I loved all the f1 jokes, i never thought about a Formula 1 tabletop game but this is so cool! all it's missing is the crashing xD

[@chainbear]

If you ever do another racing board game I will literally fly there

[@thefollowingisatest4579]

Pat did a good job.

[@stone5against1]

1:06:50 What a way to end the race Pat! hahahaha

[@stone5against1]

Couldn't Simone have used slipstream to get in first place after crossing the finish line, or is there no so slipstream once you cross it because Christina technically crossed first?

[@chadhill9901]

You're not allowed to use slipstream to cross the finish line or once you're past it

[@stone5against1]

@@chadhill9901 got it thanks :)

[@elizabethjoshfilms9841]

Wasn't this race supposed to be 3 laps? Did I miss something?

[@blunkmorgan1794]

Thought Simone's team name was fauxrari

[@grantsy]

God I love this show

[@HowsMyDrivingg]

Will you be uploading non-automatic closed captions?

[@chaook]

polyspeeeeeeeeed i do like it :))

[@LS-jj4sy]

Wait but the rules read said slipstream moved you 2 ahead

[@Giga-lemesh]

Kept trying to check my playback settings, but I think the intro is just Clayton talking very fast. I appreciate that it is thematic, but i found it much harder to follow

[@peterchu5609]

When are the subtitles coming along?

[@ngdevtwo5038]

Are you sure you take the heat of the move you just ended when slipstreaming over a corner line?

[@christianwright5813]

Yet another day wishing this game was available for retail, sucks you cant get it anywhere.

[@zu_1455]

Simone!

[@desmondk-o7148]

Is it just me or is the audio panning a little off on this video? my right ear sounds louder than my left

[@flinnja]

doesnt palantir sponsor a team in f1 i vote that for pats question

[@pliable-head]

Did you choose players for this game/video based on who just had the longest, lankiest possible arms? Is her name Byrd because of her WINGSPAN? Lmaooo

[@LazyboneBandit]

I've been sent by the UK government to arrest Tina for the accent >:(

[@DupeFortGaming]

How much did Simone pay to make this happen?

[@benadrylthundercrotch7144]

Pat liking this so much makes me want it since we love all the same things and would definitely be best friends hmu Pat.

[@mirrankei]

the opening narration was happening so fast I stopped to see if I accidentally had playspeed on 1.5 or something