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Factory 42
Rank #11576

Factory 42

2021

Designed by Timo Multamäki

Published by Dragon Dawn Productions

Rating
6.4
Weight
3.8/5
Description

factory eurostyle board game player game tell story workweek marxistic dwarf steampunk industrial setting place player role factory overseer combine worker placement cube tower create resource management puzzle factory cutthroat competitive game element cooperation deal involve economic fantasy industry negotiation pinch satire humor game satisfyingly blend twofold tension camaraderie forge share goal opportunistic trampling temporary competition tight game glance blow communal glory create wicked blend sharp elbow share ambition visually factory take influence rsquos soviet union propaganda fantasy literature element prewwi prussian decorthe general process control factory follow receive work ordersrequisition government receive requisition resource determine cube tower load resource spike additional resource railcar transfer railcar dock individual manufacturing facility burn leftover resource generate steam trade resource open market use steam resource manufacture request item capricious bureaucracy resource available player make common pool deliver bureaucracy tower mechanic deliver withhold resource random manner replicate notion ldquothe power berdquo redirect fundsresource tie red tape trap resource normally available general populace go tower come hold unknown bureaucratic process later materialize expect requisition tactical decision start acquisition resource vital production process order worker meeple requisition line dictate volume resource acquire common pool available number obtain store playerrsquo personal warehouse choice benefit playerrsquo future action unwittingly aid rival make choice important loading player tactically direct worker loading bay resource load line rail transport order extremely vital onersquos success misjudge order cunningly foresee future lead player load cart rival onersquos self alliance process enemy rival depend choice load shipping storage load rail cart proceed shipping location await direction worker option forward loaded cart playerrsquos dock order placement paramount cart ship order cart contain useful resource send rival take valuable storage space maybe benefit rival attempt build verbally agree alliance cart load wide variety resource precious load use limited storage space playerrsquo personal dock warehouse dictate shipping decisionmake process rivalrsquos need trade research commodity trade change market enable unnecessary resource exchange price use research equally important allow player expand storage facility improve material handling manufacturing process learn use invention card add special actionsabilitie play manufacture account government dictate shouldno manufacture game round government order complete player suffer sanction degree cooperation need great good dwarven society individual level completion government order lead reward ultimately progression path victory

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