Towards the end of the 19th century humanity’s greatest minds united in an effort to found a perfect city. They utilized the most advanced technologies afforded by steam and mechanics. The result of their efforts exceeded any of their expectations! The City stood on massive flying platforms. It drifted over the world — like a monument to victorious science!
The City had been called the City of Reason. Now they call it the City of the Great Machine.
Yet there have always been those who look deeper, into the heart of matters. A number of extraordinary men and women rise up against the regime of the Great Machine. Before it is too late.
This game features the conflict between the Great Machine and an alliance of Heroes.
One player takes the role of the Great Machine. That player commands a force of loyal Servants and perfected mechanical Guards. The Great Machine’s goal is to complete the Master Plan, that will bring happiness to mankind. At the same time it is necessary to deal with the growing disorder in the City.
The other players are called Revolutionaries. They work together against the Great Machine. Each Revolutionary controls a Hero. The goal of the Revolutionaries is to bring about a Revolution and overthrow the despotic regime of the Great Machine.
The Heroes seek support from the people and encourage discontent. At the same time they work to prevent the Great Machine from completing its horrific Plan.
The Solo & Cooperative Mode components (not shown above): 17 City Event cards, 13 Servant Movement cards, 12 Mission cards, 11 double-sided Mission tokens, 9 wooden special Guard figures, 9 Directive cards, 9 District tokens, 3 Servant Action cards, 3 Hero Reference cards, 3 Hero tokens, 1 wooden Progress marker
One player takes the role of the Great Machine (in the Solo & Cooperative Mode it is played by the game AI). That player commands a force of perfected Servants and mechanical Guards. The Great Machine’s goal is to complete the Master Plan aimed at enhancing Mankind. Meanwhile, it is necessary to deal with the growing disorder in the City.
The other players are called Revolutionaries. They work together against the Great Machine. Each Revolutionary controls a Hero. The goal of the Revolutionaries is to bring about a Revolution and overthrow the despotic regime of the Great Machine. Yet, what can a rag-tag bunch of Heroes accomplish against the whole of the City’s police force, the sinister Servants, and the seemingly invincible Guards?!
Against these odds, the Heroes seek support from the people and encourage discontent. At the same time, they work to prevent the Great Machine from completing its horrific Plan, that leads to enslaving of Mankind. The City is made up of several Districts. Each District sits on a colossal floating platform. The platforms are interconnected, so one can move between them.
One player takes the role of the Great Machine (in the Solo & Cooperative Mode it is played by the game AI). That player commands a force of perfected Servants and mechanical Guards. The Great Machine’s goal is to complete the Master Plan aimed at enhancing Mankind. Meanwhile, it is necessary to deal with the growing disorder in the City.
The objective of the Revolutionaries is to bring about a Revolution. To do this, they must lead three successful Riots against the Great Machine’s regime. The objective of the Great Machine is to complete its Master Plan. This happens after the Plan pointer reaches the end of its track. The victor is the side that achieves its objective first.
To see how the game is played, please watch one of the videos below or find a game example in the Reference guide (page 11).
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