# City of the Great Machine

City of the Great Machine 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. It is rated 7.8 out of 10 by 6 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $44.59 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 60–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.6 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2023
- **Categories:** Science Fiction
- **Mechanics:** Action Queue, Team-Based Game, Modular Board, Area Movement, Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Hidden Movement
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.8 out of 10, from 6 reviews
- **Owned by:** 21 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 33
- **Unique players:** 46

**Designers:** German Tikhomirov

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

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 44.59 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/city-of-the-great-machine/ |
| Atomic Empire | 51.99 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/322994 |
| Miniature Market | 58.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/city-of-the-great-machine-cga07001.html |
| 401 Games | 64.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/city-of-the-great-machine |
| Svet deskovych her | 1349 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/14183/v-zajeti-vsehostroje |
| TLAMA games | 1369 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/v-zajeti-vsehostroje/ |
| Zatu Games | 53.25 £ | https://zatu.com/products/city-of-the-great-machine |
| Hyggeonkel | 499.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/city-of-the-machine |
| Philibert | 74.95 € | https://philibertnet.com/fr/crowd-games/126274-city-of-the-great-machine-672975295356.html |
| Spielezar | 72.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/city-of-the-great-machine-en |
| Fantasiapelit | 78.7 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_237598 |
| Get Your Fun | 79.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/037086-city-of-the-great-machine-giochi-gestionali.html |

## Expansions

- [City of the Great Machine: The Escalation](https://www.ludoya.com/games/city-of-the-great-machine-the-escalation)
- [City of the Great Machine: Stand-In Heroes](https://www.ludoya.com/games/city-of-the-great-machine-stand-in-heroes)
- [City of the Great Machine: The Confrontation](https://www.ludoya.com/games/city-of-the-great-machine-the-confrontation)
- [City of the Great Machine: The Escalation Kickstarter Exclusives](https://www.ludoya.com/games/city-of-the-great-machine-the-escalation-kickstarter-exclusives-pack)
- [City of the Great Machine: On the Verge](https://www.ludoya.com/games/city-of-the-great-machine-on-the-verge)
- [City of the Great Machine: The Story Unfolds](https://www.ludoya.com/games/city-of-the-great-machine-the-story-unfolds)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/city-of-the-great-machine)
- [City of the Great Machine in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/city-of-the-great-machine)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/263895)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-23. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._