Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Lock and roll dashboard dice, thread cars through open checkpoints, and weaponize collisions and items in a loud tactical race.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Push Your Luck
Choose whether to secure current gains or risk them for a larger reward.
Race
Compete to reach a destination, threshold, or objective before opponents.
Variable Player Powers
Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Hexagon Grid
Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Variable Set-up
Starting conditions, resources, or layouts change between plays.
Read the full game description
Joyride: Survival of the Fastest is a tactical racing game where the quickest line often runs straight through another car. Each driver controls a vehicle with distinctive abilities and a dashboard that holds dice, gear, damage, and items. At the start of a round, lock useful dice or reroll for stronger movement, then resolve speed, steering, and special effects on an open hex-grid map. Checkpoints may be crossed from any direction, allowing inventive racing lines instead of a fixed lane. Higher gears move farther and act earlier, but speed makes tight corners and crowded spaces dangerous. Collisions can spin or shove rivals, while rockets, mines, oil slicks, nitro, and air strikes create sudden reversals. Damage permanently blocks dashboard spaces, forcing hard choices about which parts of the car can be sacrificed. The core box includes four cars, two locations, and multiple track layouts, supporting quick teaching races as well as deliberately chaotic competitive play.
