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Mechanica Inc. will make the world spotless with their Tidybots: ambitious vacuum robots made for global DOMINATION cleanliness! Humans are messy. It’s time they got some help!
Build the best Tidybot factory and ship out as many Tidybots as possible to prepare for (the definitely harmless) OPERATION CLEANUP. The player who has sold the most money worth of Tidybots wins!
Mechanica is a game of tile-laying and engine building. Each player buys puzzle piece-shaped machines and slots them together to form their factory. The different machines all improve the Tidybots your factory can make: building new Tidybots, upgrading them, copying them, and more. There are many strategies for putting your machines together, and everyone has fun trying to build the perfect factory!
Players compete to buy the best machines for their factory at the best prices while running their factories, shipping out Tidybots for profit, completing specialty bot blueprints to fill their vaults with money, and turning the rotating shop wheel.
Awards & Honors:
BostonFIG Fest // 2019 - Most Innovative
- Engaging banter and player interaction that heightens competition
- Accessible entry with clear rule discussions and references to downloading rules
- Presence of a solo mode option with potential for AI play
- Aggressive AI behavior can be off-putting for some players
- Strategic missteps or failed attempts can frustrate participants
- Some lines imply prototype or uncertain game design (e.g., undefined 'Mechanical' title)
- Man vs AI in a competitive factory/space scenario
- Futuristic spacefaring factory setting with robotic opponents
- Competitive banter and self-aware AI dialogue
- Candyland
- Golf (human game of golf)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Resource management — Players allocate and optimize resources to develop ships and factories.
- resource_management — Players allocate and optimize resources to develop ships and factories.
- scoring_by_objectives — Points are earned by completing specific objectives and advancing production.
- single_player_ai_opponent — A solo mode or AI opponent provides challenge when playing alone.
- social_interaction_and_banter — Direct verbal interactions heighten competition and entertainment value.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- the objective is not to score the least number of points
- looks like i win again
- you are the worst human i have ever played games with
- i'm the only human you've ever played games with nonetheless my statement remains accurate
- single player version perhaps we can find a game more suited to you such as candyland
- this isn't working
- your connection is faulty
- you haven't even developed your factory