Automobiles: Racing Season

Must have expansion for Automobiles (racing bag building game).

Adds 3 new tracks (2 for 2-players). New cube cards for variety. Driver cards with unique powers. Season module and sponsors cards for multiple consecutive races.

Very good expansion that adds interest and variety

More cards, tracks (especially for 2 players) is a great addition to have.

Yucata Föhr

A decent expansion to one of my favorite pool-building games. Best parts are the new cards and tracks. Using the new, much more narrow maps, two player games are a very viable option now. The drivers are cool, but I wouldn't use them all the time because they can make the game even more swingy. The only real downer is the racing season mode with sponsors handing out rewards. It feels like there is a real "rich get richer" problem here, with small pool building mistakes in the first event rippling forwards to potentially cripple you for the entirety of the season. Knowing that you're definitely going to lose but still have two more events to race isn't particularly fun.

Played the prototype (almost final version) at BGG.con and had a blast. Designer David Short said he wanted all the drivers to be super-overpowered. But each in their own way. So they actually balance out because of the styles in which to play them. Very fun and I had a blast, wanting to play again right after playing. We also played out my next turn (I didn't win), and it would have been awesome. So even if you are in last place, you feel like you're right there in it until the end, creating "photo finishes" for a board game! Great game and an expansion to make it more thrilling.