Heat: Legends Board Game Expansion

Bring the Legends to the Track and Race Against Smarter AI Drivers!

Take your Heat: Pedal to the Metal races to the next level with Heat: Legends, an expansion that brings a full grid of automated Legend drivers to your races.

The Legends aren't just extra cars. They can slipstream, draft, clear corners more efficiently, and use powerful special abilities, making them much more competitive and unpredictable opponents. With multiple difficulty levels, you can customize the challenge to match your experience and preferred intensity.

Important: This is an expansion and requires Heat: Pedal to the Metal to play.

🏁 How to Play

1. Choose Your Legend Difficulty

Heat: Legends replaces the original Legend deck with three new difficulty decks:

• 🟢 Green – Level 2
• 🟡 Yellow – Level 4
• 🔴 Red – Level 6

You can also combine decks to create intermediate difficulty levels, giving you six levels of challenge from 1 through 6.

2. Add Legends to the Race

Choose which Legend drivers will compete in your race and place their cars on the starting grid.

The automated drivers follow the normal Legends system from Heat: Pedal to the Metal, but the new cards give them more advanced behavior and abilities.

This means you can use Legends to:

• Fill empty spots in multiplayer races
• Create a tougher competitive field
• Run solo races against automated opponents
• Increase the number of cars on the track

3. Watch the Legends Move

During the race, Legend cards determine how the automated drivers behave.

Unlike the original Legends, these new drivers can make use of advanced racing abilities such as:

• 💨 Slipstream
• 🏎️ Drafting
• 🔥 Adrenaline
• 🚧 Impeding
• ⚡ Nimble movement
• 🛞 Reckless driving
• 🎯 Adjust Speed

These abilities can dramatically change how the automated cars approach corners and other racers.

4. Introduce Rival Drivers

The expansion includes 12 Rival cards, one for each car color.

The Rival module gives selected Legends additional abilities, making certain automated drivers even more dangerous and giving you another way to customize the challenge.

5. Use Power-Ups

The expansion also introduces 36 Power Up cards.

These cards give Legends access to different Star Powers, including:

• Full Throttle
• Slipstream
• Draft 3

Additional Rival abilities can be combined with these effects to create more capable automated drivers.

6. Race Against the Full Grid

Whether you're playing solo or with friends, Legends allow you to create a more crowded and competitive race.

The goal remains the same: manage your speed, control your Heat, time your upgrades and use the track to your advantage — while trying to beat the Legends to the finish line.

🔥 What Makes Heat: Legends Special?

🤖 Smarter Automated Drivers

Legends are more than simple filler cars. Their new abilities make them feel more competitive and unpredictable.

🏎️ Six New Legend Cars

The expansion brings six additional cars into the Legend system, including cars from other and future Heat expansions.

🎚️ Adjustable Difficulty

Choose the difficulty that fits your group. Beginners can start easier, while experienced Heat players can challenge themselves with the toughest Legends.

👤 Excellent for Solo Play

Use automated Legends to create a competitive racing grid even when you're playing alone.

👥 Great for Multiplayer

Add Legends to fill the track and increase competition without requiring additional players.

🏆 Compatible With Other Heat Expansions

Heat: Legends is designed to work alongside the wider Heat: Pedal to the Metal expansion system, including expansions such as Heavy Rain, Tunnel Vision and Rocky Roads.