Board Game Geek Avg Player Rating: 7.13. For 2 to 4 players, published in 2018. This is the Kickstarter Deluxe Edition of Gearworks by Piecekeeper Games. It comes with the core game, high - quality wooden gear tokens, a Bonus Contraption Pack, a custom insert, a box sleeve, and all unlocked stretch goals. Note: paid add - ons from the Kickstarter Campaign are not included unless stated otherwise. Gearworks is a steampunk strategy card game. It combines card placement, hand management, and a unique take on area control. Strategically place your gears to fix a mysterious clockwork machine in the workshop corner. Collect parts and build amazing contraptions! Other tinkerers might sabotage you, or you can win the workshop owner's favor and become the master tinkerer. Players say it's puzzle - like, similar to Sudoku, beautiful, accessible to both gamers and non - gamers, and unique in mechanics and experience. On your turn, play a gear card in an empty play area space. There are two placement rules: each column can have only one card of each color, and cards in each row must be in ascending or descending numerical order. Rotate the gear tokens to point your color at the played card. Gain sparks by tinkering: choose 2 nearby cards, add or subtract them, and if the result matches the played card's value, get 1 spark. Sparks can draw extra cards or let you play on other cards. At the round's end, collect parts for columns or rows with your color facing the play area and use them to build contraptions. The game lasts 3 rounds. Score points for built contraptions, unused parts, and sparks at the end. Play Gearworks for free on Tabletopia! Click to download the latest rulebook. The workshop owner gives you one more chance to prove yourself. Gearworks offers strategic card - playing and contraption - building fun. We're happy to support campaigns to bring you this game. A portion of your purchase will back new Kickstarter games. Contact us at The Game Steward if you have questions.
To play Gearworks, start by setting up the core game with all the included components like wooden gear tokens. You'll play with 2 to 4 players. On your turn, play a gear card into an empty space in the play area, following the rules: one card of each color per column and numerical order in rows. After placing a card, rotate the gear tokens so your player color points at the card. To gain sparks, pick two cards close to your played card, add or subtract them. If the result matches the value of your played card, you get a spark. You can use sparks to draw extra cards or play on top of other cards. At the end of each round, collect parts from columns or rows where your color is pointed towards the play area and use these parts to build contraptions. The game runs for 3 rounds. At the end, you score points for the contraptions you built, unused parts, and sparks. Remember, paid add - ons from the Kickstarter Campaign are not included unless otherwise stated. Keep the wooden gear tokens in a dry place to avoid damage. If you have any questions about the game, just contact The Game Steward.
