Game Objective:
Each player controls a team of multiple riders (maximum of 5). The goal is to achieve an individual, team or financial win in a multi-staged tour or single-staged classic race.
Gameplay Overview:
Riders are controlled by rolling a dice and selecting extra moves that are specific to the rider’s skills and fatigue. Races aren’t so much about simply going as fast as you can, but also about pacing yourself, knowing which rider to move, when to conserve your strength and sit in with a peloton, and when to risk it by throwing down and surging for the win. Breaking off for an early lead is, as in a real world race, not always the best idea but equally hanging back for too long can also be a wrong move. To win the game you need to plan your strategy by adjusting it wisely to the situation in the peloton and race conditions. Each race is different and brings a lot of fun.
Riders have different skills that may be used during the race, these include:
- Climber - a rider who specializes in riding uphill quickly.
- Sprinter - a rider with the ability to generate very high power over short periods allowing for great finishing speeds.
- Time trialist - a rider that can generate relatively high power over long periods of time.
- All-rounder - a racing cyclist who excels in both climbing and time trialing, and may also be a decent sprinter.
Tour de Globe provides a great variety of tracks: there are routes with different surfaces (asphalt, cobblestone, gravel), as well as different lengths and widths (from narrow difficult routes ideal for planning breakaways to wide routes created for sprinters) and also with different profiles (flat and wide highways, narrow and steep mountain paths).
A unique system for moving the riders simulates the movement of the peloton and real-life situations from cycling races such as breakaways, chases, peloton strength, malfunctions and accidents.
Features:
- There are more than 30 races to unlock from all over the world, including: France, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, Poland, United States, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Turkey, Colombia, China, Germany, Canada. Each race has its own unique feel and features beautifully hand-painted landscapes.
- Tour de Globe is a pay-once game. There are no hidden in-app purchases and no ads.
- (NEW) Online multiplayer mode.
- Hot seat mode (for 1 to 6 players).
- There is an interactive, step-by-step tutorial that helps you learn the rules of the game, how to move riders and use bonuses or extra moves. You will also learn about the game interface and basic strategies.
- Languages available: English, Spanish, French, Polish, German.
Summary:
Tour de Globe is dedicated to everybody who likes board games but cycling fans will also find it particularly enjoyable.
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What's New in Tour de Globe
2.1.0
June 29, 2024
- Added online multiplayer mode.
- Introduced new help screens.
- Improved and fixed graphics.
- Fixed minor bugs.
- Optimized code.
It does feel like a bike race (now I’ve figured out the movement!), and is both challenging and affected by dice rolls without feeling impossible or loaded. A couple of suggestions: Player editor (please!) Sprinters feel a little OP: If it’s not already the case, for all uphill sprints it would be good to have climbers bonuses in the squares 5-10 from the finish (they are there a lot of races with this for sure - not sure if it’s universal) For mountain finishes I would remove the sprint bonuses completely and replace them with 15 squares of climber bonuses Edit: also maybe make sprinters moves -1 by default on mountain squares? Not hills, but i think this would make it even more realistic on more severe climbs
But loving the game, and really looking forward to unlocking all races and completing a full tour!
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Response from developer
Your ideas on mountain finishes and sprint bonuses are very good - we are currently testing some new mechanics. At the moment, our primary focus is on developing the online version of the game. Stay tuned!”
