Customers say
Customers appreciate the board game’s design and gameplay. They find the theme engaging and the mechanics simple. The game offers a unique twist with progress tracking, making it an amazing experience. The high-quality components and durable tokens are also appreciated by customers.
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A quick rundown of this product’s key features:
SECRECY: The Heroes want to keep their plans concealed, but they must communicate in the presence of the Great Machine
HIDDEN MOVEMENT: The Heroes move covertly through the City by secretly choosing which District they visit
Great for entertainment, development, and growth
Made of high quality material
Our Top Reviews
Reviewer: K. Pibarra
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: immersive storyline, beautiful design, quality components
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed playing “The Great Machine” as it seamlessly integrates its theme and gameplay. It made me feel like an omnipresent entity, watching over the revolutionaries’ every move while being unsure of their next steps. Even my three friends who were new to the game were captivated by its storyline, and the tension we felt during each round was palpable.One of the standout features of the game is its high-quality components. The minis are sturdy, and the intricate details add to the game’s steampunk aesthetic. I particularly appreciated the clever design of the two dials used to track progress, which adds a unique twist to the game.The Great Machine is an exceptional game that exceeded my expectations in terms of visual appeal and component quality. The rulebooks are well-designed, with a clear and concise explanation of the mechanics, implications, and exceptions. The box insert is also practical and convenient.This is a hidden movement game with a twist – players must kick off three riots to start a revolution by disabling robotic guards, identifying supporters, and raising discontent levels. Meanwhile, the Great Machine is trying to stall the revolution by arresting heroes and their supporters, repairing guards, and issuing directives. The game also features a unique mechanic where players can relocate entire city districts, adding to the excitement and unpredictability of the game.The thematic integration of the game is outstanding, and the mechanics are intuitive, making it an accessible game for players of different skill levels. It’s a refreshing change to play a game of direct conflict that isn’t centered on war and battles.
Reviewer: Nemanja Radović
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: High quality product
Review: I advise looking up some video for gameplay review.The box and plastic inside is of very high quality. Everything came in almost perfect condition. Cardboard tokens are large, thick and extremely durable and the game is beautiful.It is only a shame that the box got damaged on one side but it didn’t affect any of the contents inside the box. It is baffling that a 60$ game with 40$ shipping from Amazon gets you a bit of paper as a buffer to fill the package; while on AliExpress a 20$ game with 3$ shipping gets you 3 layers of bubblewrap like they are packing most fragile thing in the world.
Reviewer: Uncle Joe
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Amazing game, amazing customer service!
Review: First this is the funnest hidden movement/one vs many (can also be co-op or solo) asymmetric games I’ve played in years. The components are beautiful. The theme, events, and flavor text are so immersive. The game is easy to learn but has so much depth. This is a fairly quick 60 to 90 min filler game that feels like an epic 8 hour struggle.On top of that the developers are wonderful, talented and humble people that clearly care about their fans. My own game accidentally came with two of one district tiles and missing one of another (an honest mistake as the tiles are not punchboard and need to be added to the box during packaging individually). I sent an email to the developers and they responded immediately, apologized and sent me a replacement tile first class at their expense. I couldn’t recommend this game more if you like steampunk, asemetric games, or just want to support awesome devs that have a passion for gameage.
Reviewer: arno
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A bit fiddly but so rewarding !
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Reviewer: Jee-Yee Chen
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fun and complex can play as a Cooperative & One-vs-Many
Review: It definitely takes some time to figure out how to play it. So many things you could do. Two handbooks for the rule and accessories. It’s easier to play as a cooperative game than one-vs-many. For the one-vs-many, you have to communicate with your teammate in front of your enemies, which makes the game hard since you don’t want your enemies to know what’s your next move but you also need to discuss. I think that’s where the difficulties and fun part of the one-vs-many game are. For the cooperative, the enemies’ movements are drawn by the cards and that’s only base on how lucky you are. Also, there are many elements in the game and you need to choose wisely what you want to do during your action turn. There are definitely rooms for players to make mistake move but still be able to win the game, I think that is also one thing good for this game. Nice miniatures and many other accessories.However, the drawbacks are also because of the miniatures/accessories and too many elements in the game.First, there are too many things/actions you need to be aware of in the game, and you can get confused. Some of the things are not really helpful for you to win the game (at least in the cooperative mode). For cooperative mode, after you get used to the game, your movement it’s a bit repeatable for defeating the enemies. Second, accessories are too many. They have a nice plastic box for all the miniatures. It was great at the first sight, but a pain when you need to put them back after finishing the game – no indication of which miniature should be put in which space, and the spaces are only designed for you to put one specific miniature. Also, they have some accessories that are in nice zip bags already for you, but for a lot of the accessories you have to take out the paper and find your own zip bag to store them. Not to mention there are a lot of small sections in the box but you’re not able to put any accessories in some of the sections. We are very confused about how the storage space is designed.Overall, strategy game for playing one-vs-many, not too strategic for playing cooperatively. But would definitely need some time to learn a understand how to play the game.
Reviewer: Antonio Fernandez
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: La calidad es muy buena, las minis espectaculares, el carton de buena calidad y la impresión fantástica. Espero que algún día lo pasen a castellano.
Reviewer: Karsten Boos
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Es ist eine tolle Spiel-Idee und passt in seinem Thema (Empörung gegen die Ungerechtigkeiten der Mächtigen und die alltägliche Überwachung) gut zur aktuellen Situation. Es lässt erahnen was durch die neue Technik noch auf uns zu kommen wird. Die Zeichnungen sind stimmungsvoll gemacht und die Qualität des Zubehörs ist gut.
Reviewer: Billpete002
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: The game is a blast to play with my son (co-op or competitively) and solo.
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