Cadence - road racing championship

THEME:
Wheels have the ability to spin like a tornado, making everything on top of it glide through the air. An engine can make them do that, but an engine doesn’t sweat. It doesn’t increase its heart rate. It doesn’t breathe heavily and it doesn’t give all its got!

An engine doesn’t, a rider does. Carbon frames, drop down handle bars, aluminium pedals, thin wheels and the only engine is your heart.

After weeks and months or rigorous training, you stand at the starting line of the most long awaited cycling race. Ahead of you, lie smooth roads, steep climbs and rapid descends waiting to test you to your limits. Your opponent seems tough as well.

Bums on the saddle! Hands on the handle bars! Pedal to the metal! Ready… Set… GO!


OVERVIEW:
Cadence is a 2 player racing game that uses 18 cards to simulate bike racing. In Cadence, you are professional cycle racers going head to head on a race circuit. You must use your energy to gain speed, shift gears, maintain your stamina, use abilities like 'sprinting', 'drafting' or 'attacking' and strive to reach finish line first. The circuit is made up of 6 'track cards' and has climbs and descends of different gradients that make it difficult for racers to speed through out the race.

- Theme based simulation having various features of biking and bike racing
- Strategic elements leading to interesting tactics
- Flip sided track cards give 2 tracks to race on
- Solo and 3-4 player game variants
- Adjustable play time

Rules and more info can be found here:
[WIP] Cadence - road racing championship(18 Card Microgame Contest) | BoardGameGeek | BoardGameGeek [boardgamegeek.com]

Clear Box version:
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/cadence-road-racing-championship-clear-tuck-box-version-
(An even cheaper version of Cadence that uses a clear tuck box)