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2017Adrian Adamescu, Daryl Andrews
- Videos
- 112
- Creators
- 83
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players45 minLight weight
City of Gears
2012Chris Leder, Daryl Andrews
- Videos
- 40
- Creators
- 28
Some reviews. City of Gears is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 15 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 4 recorded sessions, 6 unboxings, and 8 other videos.
2 - 4 players
45 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
City of Gears is a unique steampunk game of exploration, area control, worker placement, and engine building. From your incredible Factory, you must race to claim ownership over the magnificent ruins of an abandoned clockwork metropolis. Each game plays in under an hour, and because only nine of the city tiles (from dozens available) are randomly chosen and placed each game, no two games ever play the same. Each turn, you roll a number of production dice and activate City Tiles, then you move your automaton workers and perform a variety of actions (such as drawing and placing gears to reactivate areas of the city, sabotaging opponents, and activating unique steam powers) as determined by your resources. Along the way, you will develop your Factory with special powers which set it apart and provide you with powerful bonuses. As the city is revealed and its abilities are discovered, players must concoct plans to accrue prestige and hinder opponents so that once Opening Day arrives, they will emerge victorious! Do you have what it takes to set the City of Gears in motion?
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Which City of Gears video should I watch?
City of Gears has 40 videos from 28 creators: 15 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 4 playthroughs, 6 unboxings and 8 other videos. They date from 2013 to April 2022.
To learn the rules, start with "City of Gears Rules Overview" by Grey Fox Games, which runs 4 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "City of Gears Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 14 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "City of Gears Board Game Live Play Through" by Down the Vent, one of 4 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Sagrada, Mistwind and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – The Game, also by Daryl Andrews, or Unmatched: Cobble & Fog, also by Chris Leder. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2018, PAX Unplugged 2018 and Gen Con 2014.
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About City of Gears
From BoardGameGeek:
City of Gears is a unique steampunk game of exploration, area control, worker placement, and engine building. From your incredible Factory, you must race to claim ownership over the magnificent ruins of an abandoned clockwork metropolis. Each game plays in under an hour, and because only nine of the city tiles (from dozens available) are randomly chosen and placed each game, no two games ever play the same. Each turn, you roll a number of production dice and activate City Tiles, then you move your automaton workers and perform a variety of actions (such as drawing and placing gears to reactivate areas of the city, sabotaging opponents, and activating unique steam powers) as determined by your resources. Along the way, you will develop your Factory with special powers which set it apart and provide you with powerful bonuses. As the city is revealed and its abilities are discovered, players must concoct plans to accrue prestige and hinder opponents so that once Opening Day arrives, they will emerge victorious! Do you have what it takes to set the City of Gears in motion?
Designers
Chris Leder, Daryl Andrews
Artists
Anthony Cournoyer, Chris Leder, Tyler Myatt
Publisher
Grey Fox Games
Categories
City Building
Mechanics