SPEED CIRCUIT 2023 Season 13 House Rules (28 Dec 2022)

Use normal speed circuit rules with the following variations.

Teams

If six or less players attend a race, then each player should field 2 cars. If 7 or more players are present, then the players must agree whether 2 cars are allowed. A player may always choose to only field 1 car.

Skill Points.

Each team is assigned 2 skill points per lap.  For example at the beginning or a 3 lap race a team would be assigned 6 skill points.  Players use skill points instead of rolling a die in most cases.  Players decide before rolling dice whether or not to use a skill point. Points do not need to be pre-assigned to a specific team member.

Car Construction. 

When a player controls more than one driver he must assign 5 build points to one driver 4 to the other.

Dice Rolls.

Instead of rolling1d6 on tables roll 2d6. Higher rolls are always better. All tables have been adjusted to reflect the changes.

Advantage or Disadvantage.

When rolling with Advantage or Disadvantage roll 3d6 instead of 2. For Advantage add the highest 2 dice. For Disadvantage add the lowest 2 dice. In both cases ignore the 3^rd die.

Down Force Settings (for winged cars).

Before assigning build points the player must choose the downforce of each car and use the corresponding row on the Performance Chart.  The player must choose one of the following settings for each of their cars independently:

Grid Order.

There are 4 grid groups.  Cars in a lower numbered grid group will be placed on the starting ahead of cars in a higher numbered grid. 

Step 1: Place all cars in a grid group based on their starting speed:

Step 2: Starting with cars in group 4, players may spend 1 wear point to move a car into the next lower numbered grid group. A car may only move down one grid from its starting group.

Step 3: Starting with the lowest numbered grid group containing cars, place cars on grid starting positions. If there is more than one car in a group, then the players roll 2d6 for each car. A player may spend a skill point to roll with Advantage. The car with the highest roll result is placed on the grid first.  Tied cars will continue to roll off until the tie is broken. Spent wear and skill point are not available for the race.

Late Breaking. 

To avoid a collision or slow down for a corner, a player may choose to reduce his written speed before moving.  The speed reduction takes place in the space before the collision would occur or before a corner is entered.  Consult the Deceleration Chart and add 20 to the total amount the car is over its Max Deceleration.   If the player chooses not to slow down to avoid a collision, then use the normal collision rules.

Pass Through. 

When all lanes are blocked on a straightaway, instead of a collision a player may attempt to pass through one of the squares containing another vehicle.  If not blocked, then the passing player may spend 1 wear or roll on the Pass Through Table.  The player may spend a skill to roll with advantage.

The player being passed through may allow or attempt to block the pass through.  If the player attempts to block, then the passing player may call off the passing attempt or continue.  If the passer continues, then both players must roll on the Pass Through Table with Disadvantage (roll 3d6 add lowest 2). You may spend one skill point to nullify the Disadvantage.

Corner Acceleration.

Players may accelerate a car starting on the last space of a corner (the last space with a speed limit).  Cars starting in a corner, but not in the last space of a corner, may not accelerate. Cars that spin in a corner may accelerate using start speed on their next turn, even if they are not on the last space of the corner.  Cars starting in the last space of a corner are not impacted by the space’s speed limit.

Long Tracks

If 1 lap of a track is equal to or exceeds the length of an average 3-lap race and one lap is planned, then calculate Wear and Skill points as if the race was 3-laps. This rule applies to tracks like Steve’s realistically long Nurbergring.

Scoring

During a race, the first car to complete the 1^st lap receives a bonus point. The first car to complete the 2^nd lap also scores a bonus point. All cars that complete a race score points. Cars that do not finish the race do not score points (unless they earned bonus points for leading laps 1 or 2). If 12 or fewer cars start a race use the following formula to determine finishing points: 1^st = Number of Cars +3; 2^nd = Number of Cars +1; 3^rd the Number of Cars -2; 4^th = Number of Cars -3; 5^th = the number of cars -4; etc. Continue this pattern. If more than 12 cars start a race, then use 12 for the Number of Cars in the above formula.  Cars finishing beyond 12^th place receive 1 point.

Updated Charts:

Start Speed Chart

Note: May spend one skill point to avoid roll. If a car stalls 2 turns in a row it is out of the race.

Acceleration Chart – roll when exceeding Acceleration Rate or Top Speed

Note: May spend skill point to avoid roll. Strong Downforce rolls with Disadvantage. Weak Downforce rolls with Advantage.

Deceleration Chart – roll when exceeding Deceleration Rate

Test Brakes

Note: May spend skill point to avoid roll. Strong Downforce car rolls with Advantage. Weak Downforce rolls with Disadvantage.

Cornering Chart – roll when exceeding proper speed limit through any corner space

Chance Table

Note: Spend Skill Point to avoid roll. Strong downforce car rolls with Advantage. Weak downforce car rolls with Disadvantage.             

Pass Through Chart

Notes:  If unblocked while passing through, use 1 Wear or consult the pass through chart.  If blocking occurs, both drivers roll on the Pass Through Chart with disadvantage (one skill may be used to nullify the disadvantage). 

Crash Chart – If speed under 60mph, then roll with Advantage.  If speed over 100mph, then roll with Disadvantage.

Notes:  After missing a race, a Race Injury is reduced by 1.   In order for an injured driver to race, the driver’s team must spend 1 Skill point for each point of Race Injury.  If an injured driver races, then Race Injuries are not reduced and additional skill points may not be spent on the driver during the race.  If an injured driver sustains additional Race Injuries, add them to the total of existing Race Injuries. Injured drivers roll with disadvantage.