FAQ
15 answered questions7 official
Rules questions from the BoardGameGeek forum. Answers marked Official were confirmed by Lautapelit.fi or the designers.
Common mistakes
- A bend in the road does not change movement; only its printed terrain does. Ruling · Rule
- A rider can pass through occupied lanes, but cannot finish on an occupied lane; a full square stops it behind. Ruling · Rule
- Resolve the roundabout split in its special lane order. A rider on one split lane cannot draft from the other split lane. Ruling · Rule
- A rider blocked beyond the finish still completes its card as far as the track permits; no card is illegal if drawn correctly. Ruling · Rule
- Exhaustion checks a whole empty square after slipstreaming; an empty lane alone does not trigger it. Ruling · Rule
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Do the turns in a track affect movement?
No. A bend by itself has no effect; use only the terrain printed on a space. (Community answer)
Source: BGG thread
Can the rear rider follow a slipstream through a split or roundabout lane? Official
Asger confirms the illustrated move in the thread. Use the printed split-lane rule: the front rider enters the split first, then the pack follows if a legal lane remains.
Source: BGG thread
Can riders deliberately block one another?
A rider cannot pass through an occupied lane at its destination. If the intended square is full, it stops in the nearest available space behind it. This can make a rider lose movement, especially on narrow roads. The forum discussion is community interpretation, not an official ruling.
Source: BGG thread
What if a rider runs out of Energy cards? Official
Draw and play a value-2 Exhaustion card instead. The designer confirmed this rule in response to a discussion about the Scandinavian second-edition wording.
Source: BGG thread
May players inspect played or face-up recycled cards? Official
The designer treats this as a table-agreement choice: groups can decide what information players may inspect, then use that convention consistently. This is not a hidden-information ruling imposed by the designer.
Source: BGG thread
On a one-lane cobblestone square, does an empty adjacent lane mean a rider is exposed? Official
No. A square can have one, two or three lanes, but it is still one square. Check whether the entire square directly ahead is empty before assigning Exhaustion.
Source: BGG thread
What does the Peloton team do if one bot rider has finished and the other is still racing? Official
When the Attack! card resolves and the remaining rider is last in the Peloton team’s pair, that rider moves 9 spaces.
Source: BGG thread
Do I add the solo handicap Exhaustion cards again at the start of every stage? Official
No. Add the starting handicap as the solo rules instruct for the Tour, then between stages keep half of each rider’s Exhaustion, rounded down. Do not add the initial handicap again.
Source: BGG thread
How is a tie in Tour Points broken? Official
The rider best placed in the most recent stage wins the tie. The designer noted that an app tiebreak result can be wrong; use the printed Tour rule.
Source: BGG thread
Can a played card be illegal if it would move beyond the finish tile?
No card is illegal when it was drawn correctly. Move as far as the track permits on the last tile; the end of the course prevents further movement. The thread’s answer is a player interpretation consistent with the published finish rule, not an official ruling.
Source: BGG thread
Who takes Exhaustion on an ascent when riders are in a group?
Only riders with a complete empty square directly ahead take Exhaustion. A rider with another cyclist in the square ahead does not, even if the adjacent lane is empty. (Community answer; the rulebook controls.)
Source: BGG thread
Between Grand Tour stages, should retained Exhaustion be shuffled immediately?
The rules say to return half of each rider’s remaining Exhaustion to the supply, rounded down. The forum replies suggest shuffling the remaining cards into the deck, but that point is not confirmed by a designer or publisher representative.
Source: BGG thread
Do dummy teams score Tour Points in a Grand Tour?
Players in this thread report awarding Tour Points to dummy teams and adjusting the next stage’s starting order. They disagree on whether a bot should gain Exhaustion after winning. Treat those choices as house rules and use the official bot instructions for the chosen solo mode.
Source: BGG thread
If one Peloton bot rider has finished, which movement does the next Attack! card give the rider still racing?
A participant recommends 9 spaces and points to an earlier discussion. The designer’s linked post is not included here, so this answer remains unmarked until that earlier post is verified.
Source: BGG thread
Can blocking cause a crash on a wet straight?
Yes. Under Meteo, a rider that loses at least one movement because of blocking and stops on the wet tile crashes. The thread’s comment describes this effect but is not an official ruling; follow the publisher’s weather rule sheet.
Source: BGG thread