Computer Junkyard

You found a box of old computer games at a yard sale and can’t wait to play them with your friends. To your dismay, modern computers won’t run them. Instead, you each race to build your own vintage computer out of spare parts. Welcome to the Computer Junkyard, the perfect place to find all the components you will need! Scavenge for parts, sabotage your opponents, trade with your friends, and do it all with the cash in your pockets. Be the first to complete a computer good enough to run your game! In Computer Junkyard, players assemble hardware tiles to construct a vintage computer. The first player to have a complete, bug-free computer, which meets the specifications necessary to run their unique computer game, is the winner. The primary mechanic of Computer Junkyard is the physical assembly of hardware tiles. Each player attaches their hardware together like puzzle pieces, connecting them up to a central motherboard tile to fit within a 9x9 chassis grid. Players collect hardware by purchasing tiles randomly drawn from the central Junkyard, or by freely making trades with other players. Players begin with a limited amount of money, which they must manage as hardware tiles increase in price as their supplies decrease. During their turn, players may purchase hardware, attempt to steal hardware from their opponents, or sabotage an opponent by attaching a computer bug tile to their computer. —description from the publisher

Players: 2–4 best 2
Playing time: 60–90 min
Age: 14+
Complexity: 3 / 5