Contraptions

1–5 players | 30 minutes per player | competitive

In Contraptions, you are a tinkerer who is leading the construction of a fantastic steampunk machine. Do you have what it takes to bring this enormous undertaking to a successful conclusion? Can you assemble all the parts to build your installation? Can you win over the nobles of the city? And can you find enough money and investors for your project?

In Contraptions, you try to put together the optimal hand of cards to build your installation card by card. Each turn, you choose whether you want to “Recycle,” “Exchange” or “Build” a card from your hand. When an installation is finished, the owner of the best-functioning machine in the best-run workshop wins the game.

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You don’t make a game like Contraptions on your own! Dozens of people around the world have already tried out the game and are helping it become what it is today, bit by bit. But every major version needs fresh eyes! Want to play the game? Want to help develop the game? Then sign up as a playtester!

Playtesting can be done at my place (Dendermonde, Belgium), at your place (with friends or with me), or online on Tabletop Simulator. Apply via this form.

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