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Game objective

To be the first player to reach 20 or more points by repairing machines and completing projects.

Playing the game

The players take turns until the end of the game is triggered by reaching 20 points or drawing the last machine. During their turn, a player has the choice between two actions: play a machine from their hand or repair a machine from the Bric-a-brac.

Playing a machine from their hand

The player places a machine from their hand in the next empty space on the Bric-a-brac, then activates it. They have 3 choices:

• Earn as many charcoalium as the victory point value of the machine. These are taken from the reserve and placed in their workshop.
• Produce 1 resource or charcoalium according to what is shown in the machine’s production zone. The resource or charcoalium is taken from the reserve and placed intheir workshop. Note: If you want charcoalium, it is usually better to choose first option even if your machine shows it in the production zone.
• Apply the effect of the machine (see details on help button).

The player finishes their turn by drawing a new machine from the deck to bring their hand up to 5 cards once more. If there are not enough cards in the deck, the end of the game is triggered.

Additional informations

The Bric-a-brac

The Bric-a-brac shows 2 rows of spaces for machines. Each space can hold only 1 machine at a time, and they are always filled from left to right, top to bottom: If the top row is full, new machines are placed in the bottom row. If both rows are full at the end of a player’s turn, discard all 5 machines in the top row and move the ones in the bottom row up (any charcoalium on the discarded machines goes back to the reserve).

Resources and Charcoalium

The three resources have the same value. The quantity of each resource and charcoalium is limited to the components in the game. If you gain a resource or charcoalium and there are none left in the reserve, take it from your opponent instead (if possible). The "3 diffrent faces symbol" is a “wild” resource: when you see this symbol, you may choose one of the three resources.

Repairing reductions

Repaired machines in your workshop allow you to reduce the resources needed to repair a machine on the Bric-a-brac: each resource shown in the production zone of these machines counts towards the repair cost. Likewise, each

charcoalium reduces the fee you must place on the Bric-a-brac. But, you must use your charcoalium reduction first then top off with charcoalium from your workshop, if necessary.