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City of the Great Machine: The Escalation

City of the Great Machine: The Escalation

CrowD Games · 2023Expansion
1–460–90 min14+ yrs3.5/5 complexity8.2 BGG1,4 KCo-opStrategy
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The struggle between the Resistance and the Great Machine enters a whole new level. New Heroes with unique abilities join the side of Revolution, while the Great Machine enhances its Servants with powerful implants and sends its new secretly trained Servant into the field.

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City of the Great Machine: The Escalation box art
official art · CrowD Games

The struggle between the Resistance and the Great Machine enters a whole new level. New Heroes with unique abilities join the side of Revolution, while the Great Machine enhances its Servants with powerful implants and sends its new secretly trained Servant into the field. The governmental Surveillance Zeppelin now cruises over the City, opening up new opportunities for both sides of the conflict.

The Escalation expansion consists of 4 separate Modules suitable both for One-vs-Many and Solo & Cooperative play. You may add any of them to your games in various combinations. Each Module combines perfectly with each other and the core game. Also, the expansion offers a challenging Aeterna scenario designed for Solo & Cooperative play.

game anatomy
Complexity3.5 / 5
BGG rating8.2 / 10
Vibe
Co-opStrategy
Play time
60–90 min
Players
1–4
Recommended age
14+ yrs
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City of the Great Machine: The Escalation is a expansion for base-game game, for 1–4 players, taking ~60–90 minutes, featuring action queue. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about City of the Great Machine: The Escalation — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does City of the Great Machine: The Escalation support?
City of the Great Machine: The Escalation is played by 1–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of City of the Great Machine: The Escalation take?
A game of City of the Great Machine: The Escalation takes about 60–90 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is City of the Great Machine: The Escalation for?
City of the Great Machine: The Escalation is recommended from age 14.
Q7How complex is City of the Great Machine: The Escalation?
City of the Great Machine: The Escalation has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.5 out of 5.
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