How to Play Death Roads: All Stars – Expansion 2: Riders in the Storm
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Objective of the Game
Riders in the Storm is an expansion for Death Roads: All Stars, introducing new mechanics that can be integrated with any other game mode and expansion. The core objective remains to compete in a high-stakes race, now with the added unpredictability of weather, corporate sponsorships, and new types of damage. Players aim to outmaneuver opponents and survive the storm, utilizing new drivers, weapons, and road events to gain an advantage.
Preparation (Setup)
New Drivers, Weapons, Road Events and Final Stretch cards
- Add the 5 new Driver boards, 18 new Weapon cards, 10 new Road Event cards, and 5 new Final Stretch cards to their respective pools from the base game.
Weather
- Prepare the game as usual according to the base game rules.
- Shuffle all 12 Weather cards together to create the Weather deck.
- Place the Weather deck face up near the board.
Sponsors
- Prepare the game as usual according to the base game rules.
- Place two Sponsor cards near the board. One should be blue side face up, and the second one red side face up.
New Tokens
- The expansion includes 1 Weather token, 15 Sponsor tokens, and 14 Acid tokens, which will be used during gameplay.
Flow of the Game
Weather
During the Reveal Event phase:
- Flip a Road Event token.
- If the token shows the red side, move the top Weather card to the bottom of the Weather deck, revealing the next card.
- If the token shows the green side, do nothing regarding the Weather deck.
- The revealed, topmost Weather card's special effect affects all Vehicles on the board.
- Resolve the Weather card before the Final Stretch and the current Road Event.
Sponsors
Consulte o manual para detalhes sobre esta seção.
New Token: Acid Status token
The Acid Status token is resolved differently from regular status tokens:
- It is not discarded after you resolve it.
- It is not discarded after your "Apply Status tokens" phase.
- You discard Acid tokens during the Preparation phase.
Actions and How to Play
New Drivers
Two of the new drivers, Hank “The Doc” Hoonigan and Alberto “Flamingo” Felucci, feature a new symbol. This symbol means: “During your turn, as a free action, play a card from your hand ignoring its Handling cost”. This does not count towards your Action limit during your turn.
Sponsors
When you satisfy the condition (1) in the upper part of a Sponsor card, take a Sponsor token and place it on your Vehicle board with the corresponding side face up.
When you gather at least the number of Sponsor tokens listed on the card (2), take that Sponsor card and place it near your Vehicle board. From this point on, you can use its effect (3).
When a Sponsor card is taken, draw another Sponsor card to replace it, placing it the same side up (blue or red) as the card that was taken. Every player returns each Sponsor token associated with the new Sponsor card.
Sponsor cards do not count against your hand limit and cannot be discarded.
New Token: Acid Status token
Each time you are hit by a Weapon, Vehicle, or environment, increase the damage of that hit by the number of Acid tokens you have.
Electric damage
Some new effects deal Electric damage, marked by a specific symbol. When you deal such damage, deal that same damage to all other Vehicles adjacent to the previous target (including diagonally). Repeat this process for each of the new targets.
- Your Vehicle cannot be damaged with your own Electric damage.
- Each other Vehicle can only be hit once per Electric damage effect.
End of Game and Scoring
Consulte o manual para detalhes sobre esta seção.
Tips for Winning
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Rules manual
Official PDF file
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about the rules
