HEAT: Pedal to the Metal is my Favourite Racing Game 

*game instantly sells out within a fraction of a second*

Tom is an absolute treasure.

Fun to watch Tom's reviews get better and better. This one was a masterclass!

Dude, I don't comment much on stuff but your videos are always a highlight of my week.

Tom is such an amazing writer and reviewer. His language is a beautiful and so well crafted; you can tell he takes his time and takes joy in writing things out. His enthusiasm for gaming and the games he loves in infectious. His tone is calm and calming, and always respectful and humble. He’s a genius game reviewer. I admire many of them, but I can’t think of a better one. Wonderful job, Tom. Oh and the game looks magnificent. I love Flamme Rouge and will definitely get this. My only concern is it looks a bit more complicated than FR.

I absolutely love the segments where your voice overlap a little bit with itself (like the ending of one sentence will overlap with the beginning of the following sentence), the way you do it is always soooo funny.

Gawd, that cutout in the window freaks me out--every shot! 😵‍💫😄

One other facet that I really appreciate about the game is that it actually has a useful insert, which even fits the cards when sleeved! I find it incredibly rare that any game has a keepable insert and even rarer that the occasional nice one fits sleeved cards which always leaves me with a dilemma. Considering how often you are repeatedly shuffling the same small stack of cards in this game I would highly recommend the addition of the sleeves here (Mayday 7076 dark purple 56mm x 87mm work great). The only downside to the insert is that the rulebooks are slightly too tall to sit inside the insert so they lie across it, so I may trim a few milimeters off the tops and bottoms for my own sanity.

When you mentioned this in the Christmas gift video I thought it looked similar to Flamme and was very curious to see the full video. Glad it plays so well and I will certainly need to keep my eyes out for it.

Own it and diggin' it. My problem with Flamme was that people always seemed to end up in a group at the end and there was no really distance put on other players. This game add more opportunities to put some distance between you and the other players

I'm curious to know what was said instead of "moment"! Also, love the framed Kim Kitsuragi in the background.

We talked with the wife, that this should be next month's purchase, but (as always) i was unsure whether it was that good. Well, those doubts are gone, and THIS is gonna be the game we buy next month, alongside with Love letter which we fell in love with after we tried it at a gaming bar. Keep up this amazing work you guys are doing, your content is top-shelf as always!

Glad to see this review! I was interested in this game from the Christmas suggestion video

Managed to snag this for my wife literally as soon as it was mentioned in your gift guide episode and it's looking like it's going to be the best spur of the moment Christmas gift ever! But also, why is Danny Devito in your window, Tom?

Vincent Dutrait is a master, his style is just *chefs kiss*

The small audio clips in this video are the frosting on the cake

I've got an old diecast toy car that looks like those. This looks like fun and easier than a sim. And about the same price.

Quinns crunching at 3:42 is the perfect touch

The video and sound editing is so energetic! Nice work!

I have been collecting every auto-racing board game I have been able to find for 5 decades. After 3 plays HEAT is in the top 3 and is going to be played a lot. Not only does it feel like a race it also plays very fast, a very rare trait in a racing game. 10 out of 10 from a very picky racing board gamer.

glad to see danny devito, famous formula 1 driver, providing oversight for the review

Great review, per usual. I'm really loving all the classic video game sound effects and music getting cameos in Tom's videos

"These Bends, They Freaky!" My new line to try out as I enter a pub. Accompanied with a flourish of the hand indicating myself.

Bap! Bap! Bap! Bap! Probably the best review in a standout channel. I just played Heat for the first time today and loved it. I'm a fan of race games and I think this is the best race game that I have played. Came back here to rewatch the review and it is absolutely spot on.

Well then. I just found my xmas gift to myself. Love racing board games.

Thanks for making this video. My local game shop just received a new shipment and they’ve reserved a copy for me. I fetch my copy this weekend. Looking forward to playing. Thanks, again. 😊

Great video. I got this game just in time to play one lap with my wife before leaving for Christmas. We loved it and can’t wait to play it much more. I also love the 60s open wheel racing theme; those lotus cars were the most beautiful imho.

I feel personally attacked with his description of Formula 1.

I've been checking back for this video since Tom mentioned it in the gift recommendations video. I'm getting my copy tomorrow and can't wait to take it for a spin with the family this weekend! (See what I did there?)

I love Tom. A minute and a half in and I’m more entranced than I could imagine.

Definitely putting this game on my radar! Thanks for the great work as always, and it was fantastic to meet you at PAX Unplugged. I'll be sure to donate soon!

This is absolutely hilarious. Best board game review I've ever seen.

"it doesn't feel how Formula 1 looks, or texturally is. It feels like what you WANT F1 to feel like. It feels like RACING" Are we still talking about the board game? Because it sounds like we're talking about IndyCar.

Really loved the editing in this video, the hair toll was well worth it

Was just thinking about this game today and all of a sudden I get the notification. Excited to try it when I get the chance!

The SNES SF2 Ken Soundtrack at 08:40 is some of the real icing on the editing cake here -- though I feel like F-Zero would've been thematically a better fit. "Big Blue," f'evah, but maybe that's too deep a cut.

Great game. Can't wait for the 8 player expansion and more tracks!

The framed Kitsuragi portrait on the mantle coupled with this amazing review gets an instant "subscribe" from me!

doom shotgun ala tim rogers. very nice!

This is one of the best tutorials and reviews I've seen. Fun and synopsized.

0:15 do i hear a doom

I'm not into racing games, but if I was to buy one... you sold me!

love the disco Elysium art by your desk!

I heard that Rapp Snitch Knishes sample at 0:15!

Thank you Tom for releasing this video a week after I got my copy. I have a great game and don't have to struggle to find it after you have certainly pushed numerous people to go run out and buy this game.

Bought Heat at UKGE today, and saw you Tom. Which was nice.

Your grandpa probably watched F1 around the time aerodynamics were starting to get more sophisticated. Older F1 years were more on mechanical grip that aerodynamics and therefore raced much differently.

Phenomenal video, editing is off the roof.... just well done tom.... well done

Why did you show me this?! This game has everything I love and now I must have it haha.. Though it’s sold out everywhere..

I'm distracted by Danny DeVito watching over his shoulder.

This game is genuinely brilliant. The more experienced i get with boardgames the more i admire when designers can make simple mechanics to understand have such deep tatics and mechanics. Got my first play through last night and it is already one of my favorite

I mean I allready own Heat, and am loving it but when Ken's theme kicked in at the 8:40 mark of this review even I got exited!

Had a DM friend in the mid 90's that built an Indy race campaign. We took to calling those sessions "Mushrooms and Motors." Damn I miss those days 🫡

3:51 That Danny DeVito cutout in the corner reminded me of urban legend of "3 men and a baby"

The hit markers sound was just perfection

Loving the Los Campesinos shirt Tom, mad respect

Missed opportunity to use iconic F-Zero music instead of Stret Fighter.

be careful: you cannot chain multiple slipstreams.

Enjoyed playtesting the game with Asger and Daniel. Looks even better than I thought it would!

God damn it, Tom! I had convinced myself that I didn’t need this game because I love Flamme Rouge so much… but this is clearly a re-skinned Grand Tour version that was promised years ago and I’ll be damned if it’s not everything I need. Now I’m going to be out £60, which is approximately three times the cost of heating the house for an hour in 2022.

This should be on my shelf! Flamme Rouge is one of my favourites and this adds a lot.

i cant remember if the formula D trick works with this where you replace the cars with the mario kart monopoly cars and it turns into mario kart the board game

I'm only upset that this is to late for me to ask for it for Christmas 🤣

Can you do a couple's games top 10? I know it would be situational based on the couple, but surely that just means more easy content? :P Board games for co-op couples, board games for competitive couples, card games for couples, quick games for couples, all day games for couples, board games for couples who occasionally have people over, board games for bored couples, board games for couples who ever so slightly hate each other :P

Love seeing that Kim portrait behind him.

You should look for some Jim Clark races in the 60s. It was this intense.

I won't be picking this up after listening to some of the stuff said about it and Flamme Rogue on the podcast, so if you're on the fence go listen to the podcast and that will push you off, one way or another. Great work on both!

The video is really enjoyable, but God, I was already looking where to buy this one, now it will be quite challenging 😀

My grandma always said to go before you set out, so you won't _need_ to whiz around the track.

Tiny turbo cars slide puzzle is better than Heat's card draw system. Id rather have controlled chaos than random card draws.

Love the Outrun music in the background!

I'm absolutely loving Heat. Fun in a box.

@Tom... so how does Heat compare to Cubitos? Your mind literally melted over that racing game! Great videos both, thanks! Salman

Great review Tom! Loved Flame Rouge but this looks to have a little extra jzuczh(?)

The heat and stress systems sound very similar to some of the systems present in Robo Rally (2016)

0:15 just the opening note to rapp snitch knishes lmfao

Played this last night! The Ai drivers work brilliantly. Fun game

And to think Tom didn’t even go over the insane insert

I watched this review before plying Heat and it got me interested. I watched it again after playing Heat and it is spot on. Cheers!

This really does seem like an amazing game :D my grandpa also always loved Formula 1, so it'd be really fun to play this with him :)

YEA THE LOS CAMPENSINOS T-SHIRT!!!!! Cool board game too

Just noticed the portrait of Kim Kitsuragi on the back. Thumbs up

Thought I was watching a Tim Rogers vid all of a sudden with that Doom shotgun noise 20 seconds in

In one video I noted that Tom was wearing a shirt with a Slaughterhouse-Five reference, in the closer of this one I'm pretty sure he's wearing a Beach House tee. I've never considered a life as a stalker before, but I'm considering getting a plane ticket to Britain so that I might meet my best friend.

Bonus points for playing Ken's Theme from Street Fighter II during the review.

I'm sorry I couldn't keep paying attention to your review when the MEGA MAN music kicked in? Lol. God I love that song.

Excellent review. Tom is terrific.

my mom thought tom was tom cruise

This is the first time I've ever been so early to a video, can't wait to actually watch it!

But... Can I do the Ross Chastain maneuver?

The framed photo of Kim Kitsuragi is nice

Seems like a variant of the old avalon hill game speed circuit (without the uncertainty of the cards)

This looks amazing! It also costs $170 in my country, sadly.

0:14 Rapp Snitch knishes?? and then action button sound???? great review xoxo

im not going to buy this game. but im gonna watch this whole vid because Tom

The millisecond sample of Rapp Snitches lol

I’ve never impulse bought anything faster

this sounds really interesting, but the added crunch makes it sound more of a boardgamers boardgame, whereas I can confidently get Flame Rouge out and teach it in it's entirety to anyone in under a minute. It doesn't look like there's enough difference in the core card mechanic to warrant having both games in a collection? Whereas (although having not played it) FormulaD at least has the more fundamentally different mechanic of the dice and gear shifts.

Tom is my favourite Tom.

0:15 some Doom-head snuck half a second of Rapp Snitches in the video, must be the christmas ghost or something