Chronicles of Paldon

From BoardGameGeek:

Backstory In the once-prosperous city of Paldon, a catastrophic, time-altering experiment shattered its advanced machinery and erased invaluable knowledge. Since then, the city has been divided into factions, debating the risks and benefits of restoring the technology while competing for influence. The inventors are key players in the city's reconstruction, creating machines that bring life back to its core. While certain knowledge is forbidden, they continue their work, sometimes using rare substances like phlogiston. They sell their inventions on the black market and they don't align with just one faction but collaborate with several to secure their own success and make their names known. About the game In Chronicles of Paldon, each player acts as an inventor with their own workshop located in the city of Paldon. The task is to rebuild the city's machinery, which has malfunctioned due to the catastrophe. The machinery consists of a few major City Constructions and a large number of small machines. To complete the task, players must carefully plan how to use their turns and apprentices to gather the necessary resources and skills, as well as how to best utilize the machines they have built. Machines can be sold for money or used to upgrade the workshop, but they can also be provided to factions in exchange for renown, with the amount of renown depending on the faction's influence. It's crucial to keep an eye on what the other players are doing, as their actions can directly impact each player´s strategy and success. Renown points can be received in different ways, but mainly when building City Constructions and for the faction support (providing of machines) made during the game. The winner is the player with the most renown points at game end. In the solo and co-operation mode, set before the catastrophic event, the player's task is to destroy the machine responsible for the catastrophe before it ruins the city's machinery. -description from the designer