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Steampunk Rally

Steampunk Rally

2015·Orin Bishop

2 - 8 players
45 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

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Steampunk Rally is a strategy game that incorporates steampunk as more than just a bit of chrome. Using a unique dice-placement mechanism, players take on the roles of famous inventors from the turn of the last century like Nikola Tesla and Marie Curie, constructing fantastical contraptions that make use of steam, heat and electricity in an attempt to win a no-holds-barred race through the Swiss alps. Each round starts with a card draft in which players carefully select machine parts to add to their invention and one-shot boost cards to aid them or hinder opponents. Players also have the option of discarding drafted cards for dice or cogs to power their invention, but they must make this tricky choice when each card is drafted. Then, after venting dice to revitalize their machines, players roll their dice and use them to activate machine parts which provide things like movement, shielding, and additional dice with which to activate more parts. Driving through terrain causes damage, and if a player's damage gauge ends up in the red at the end of the turn, they must lose parts from their invention. These will need to be replaced in the draft phase, constantly forcing players to discover new synergies.

Steampunk Rally

Which Steampunk Rally video should I watch?

Steampunk Rally has 3 videos from 2 creators: 1 playthrough, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from July to December 2022.

If you like it, try Steampunk Rally Fusion and Steampunk Rally Fusion: Atomic Edition, also by Orin Bishop, or Sanctum and Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo, which share several of its mechanics.

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Steampunk Rally | Full Play-ThroughPlaythrough1:07:27

Steampunk Rally | Full Play-Through

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#9 on MrX's Top 25 Games of All Time (2022 Edition)9:32

#9 on MrX's Top 25 Games of All Time (2022 Edition)

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Stephen's Rare Games: Steampunk Rally - Tesla EditionUnboxing9:11

Stephen's Rare Games: Steampunk Rally - Tesla Edition

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Steampunk Rally Fusion

2021·Orin Bishop

Videos
5
Creators
4
Mostly reviews

2 - 8 players·45 - 60 min·Medium weight

Steampunk Rally Fusion: Atomic Edition

2021·Orin Bishop

Videos
1
Creators
1
Unboxings

2 - 8 players·60 min·Medium weight

Sanctum

2019·Filip Neduk, Tomáš Uhlíř

Videos
58
Creators
46
Some reviews

2 - 4 players·60 - 100 min·Medium weight

Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo

2026·Matthew O'Malley, Ben Rosset

Videos
27
Creators
25
Mainly how-to-play

2 - 6 players·45 - 90 min·Medium weight

About Steampunk Rally

From BoardGameGeek:

Steampunk Rally is a strategy game that incorporates steampunk as more than just a bit of chrome. Using a unique dice-placement mechanism, players take on the roles of famous inventors from the turn of the last century like Nikola Tesla and Marie Curie, constructing fantastical contraptions that make use of steam, heat and electricity in an attempt to win a no-holds-barred race through the Swiss alps. Each round starts with a card draft in which players carefully select machine parts to add to their invention and one-shot boost cards to aid them or hinder opponents. Players also have the option of discarding drafted cards for dice or cogs to power their invention, but they must make this tricky choice when each card is drafted. Then, after venting dice to revitalize their machines, players roll their dice and use them to activate machine parts which provide things like movement, shielding, and additional dice with which to activate more parts. Driving through terrain causes damage, and if a player's damage gauge ends up in the red at the end of the turn, they must lose parts from their invention. These will need to be replaced in the draft phase, constantly forcing players to discover new synergies.

Designer

Orin Bishop

Artists

Lina Cossette, David Forest

Publisher

Roxley

Categories

DiceRacingScience Fiction

Mechanics

DraftingDeck BuildingDice RollingModular Board & Variable Setup
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