Grand Prix: race your team

There is a new game room: the Grand Prix, a kart race on a coastal circuit.

Getting a race going takes two steps. Walk up to a car and press Enter to get in, then step on the big red button. Everyone else gets a few seconds to jump into a car, the lights count down, and you're off.

A few things worth knowing:

• A new track every time. Each circuit is rolled fresh: long straights, twisty sections, hills, jumps and figure-eights that cross over themselves on a bridge. Don't like this one? Press New track in the lobby.
• Eight cars. Each has its own speed, acceleration, grip and toughness.
• Drift with the handbrake. Hold Space in a corner and the back end slides out.
• Crashes count. Hit things hard enough and your car takes damage, slows down and eventually blows up. Drive off the edge and you'll hear the splash. Either way you're back on the road after a short penalty.
• Watch out for chickens. Most tracks have a flock wandering about, and sometimes a cow.

Three laps later the results go up, and the lobby resets on a new circuit.

During the race everyone hears everyone, like a normal call, so the trash talk carries across the whole track. Add a Grand Prix room to your flat for your next team social.