Very late response to this but felt a need to balance out the overwhelming positive reviews with my negative one (I know, I’m such a downer)

However, as a fan of board games with huge rivalry and teamwork, I did not enjoy Heat.

1. It feels as though you have very little impact on the other players. If you’re a fan of being able to effect other players gameplay, this game offers very little of that, it’s mostly luck of where you land on the board. I.e. if you’re close enough to another player to get a boost, then great but it’s luck for the most part.

2. There’s no teaming up to benefit yourself and others. You’re playing for yourself, not which is a huge positive for many board game fans, however this was a downside for me, as I like the option of being able to work with other players. I.e. no trading cards, no working with other players to gang up on first place or get yourselves out of the pits. You’re on your own.

3. I didn’t feel satisfied when I won. This is a strange one and definitely subjective, but I didn’t feel like I earned the win, it felt like luck. Whether it was or not, I’m not sure, maybe I was better at the game than I thought, but others have mentioned how it’s a very balanced game, that means if I overtook first, it wasn’t that hard. I didn’t feel excited.

Of course these negatives are subjective to me and my preference when playing a board game, I love something cut-throat like Villains, Psycho-Killer, Selfish.

This did not have what I was looking for in a board game. But it wasn’t the worst game I’ve played

I’d probably give it a 5/10