Gizmos
2-4 players | Ages 14+ | 40-50 minutes
Publisher: CMON, 2018
Art: Hannah Cardoso, Júlia Ferrari, Giovanna BC Guimarães, Mathieu Harlaut, Saeed Jalabi
The smartest minds of our generation are gathering together at the Great Science Fair. Everyone's been working hard on their creations, but only one will be crowned champion. Contestants have to think on the fly to build their machines quickly and efficiently. Whose project will be the best? In Gizmos, you win the game by gaining victory points from building engines. And engines help you get things done faster. Whoever builds the greatest machine and collects the most victory points wins!
Gizmos started out as a card game about building a civilisation with different technologies. I soon realised that the funnest part of the game was triggering all your different card powers, so I decided to make the game be about simply this. I changed the theme to making inventions, and let the players build up really powerful engines over the course of the game. I pitched the design to Eric M. Lang at CMON, and he immediately saw the potential for something with a bigger table presence. CMON’s development, production, and especially the marble dispenser really made the finished product special.
Awards
★ 2019 Mensa Select Winner
★ 2019 Boardgames Australia Awards Best Australian Game Winner
★ 2019 Origins Awards Best Board Game Nominee
★ 2018 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
Also released
● Lost Designs Promo
● Extra Credits Promo
Links
➚ Gizmos at CMON
➚ Gizmos at BoardGameGeek