2023 · Science Fiction
City of the Great Machine
Set in a grim technocratic Victorian steampunk world, players enact the struggle between an artificial intelligence that runs a mobile City in the sky and a band of Heroes trying to spark a revolution. The conflict plays asymmetrically: the Machine fields Servants and mechanical Guards, manages Bonds and advances a Master Plan, while the Heroes spend Trust to foment discontent, recruit notable citizens, and provoke riots. Games support one-vs-many (2–4) or solo/cooperative (1–3) modes and use a modular board with repositionable City districts. Hidden movement, resource-driven actions, and distinct victory conditions drive tense cat-and-mouse play as Heroes conceal plans while the Machine seeks to suppress unrest.
- Players
- 1–4 best 1
- Playing time
- 60–90 min
- Age
- 14+
- Complexity
- 3.6 / 5
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Full stats in Ludoya- 33
- Plays logged
- 46
- Players
- 2h
- Average play
- 21
- In collections
- 8
- On wishlists
- 1
- Pre-ordered
7.8/10
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