# City of the Great Machine: The Escalation

City of the Great Machine: The Escalation is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 60–90 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 1. The cheapest copy in stock is $23.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 60–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2023
- **Categories:** Expansion for Base-game, Miniatures, Science Fiction
- **Mechanics:** Action Queue, Team-Based Game, Modular Board, Area Movement, Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Hidden Movement
- **Owned by:** 11 Ludoya players

**Designers:** German Tikhomirov

**Artists:** Nadezhda Penkrat, Nikolai Mitrukhin, Maya Kurkhuli

**Publishers:** CrowD Games, Moroz Dev Studio

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Miniature Market | 23.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/city-of-the-great-machine-the-escalation-expansion-cga07002.html |
| Cardhaus Games | 28.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/city-of-the-great-machine-the-escalation/ |
| Board Game Bliss | 31.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/city-of-the-great-machine-the-escalation |
| 401 Games | 34.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/city-of-the-great-machine-the-escalation |
| Good Games | 43.35 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/city-of-the-great-machine-the-escalation |
| Zatu Games | 24.39 £ | https://zatu.com/products/city-of-the-great-machine-the-escalation |
| TLAMA games | 799 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/city-of-the-great-machine--the-escalation/ |
| Philibert | 39.95 € | https://philibertnet.com/fr/crowd-games/126275-city-of-the-great-machine-the-escalation-672975939007.html |
| Get Your Fun | 44.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/034062-city-of-the-great-machine-the-escalation-giochi-gestionali.html |

## Expansions

- [City of the Great Machine: The Escalation Kickstarter Exclusives](https://www.ludoya.com/games/city-of-the-great-machine-the-escalation-kickstarter-exclusives-pack)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/city-of-the-great-machine-the-escalation)
- [City of the Great Machine: The Escalation in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/city-of-the-great-machine-the-escalation)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366258)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._