{"product_id":"sparks-robot-factory-strategy-board-game","title":"Sparks Robot Factory Strategy Board Game","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBring a busy robot factory to life with colourful dice, clever upgrades and a loyal team of animal assistants.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigned by Adrian Adamescu, Purluca Florin, Kjetil Svendsen and Kristian A Østby.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDraft dice, build robots, upgrade your factory and shape your strategy around your animal assistants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe robot factory is waiting for its next brilliant production manager. With loyal animal companions by your side, you will gather dice from the junkyard, improve your factory and construct mechanical creations ready to be brought to life with a spark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach player manages their own factory and takes turns as the active player. Play a production tile to claim a group of dice from the junkyard, while the other players each collect dice of their own. Everyone then acts simultaneously, using their dice to build robots or raise their factory level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompleted robots help you advance along scoring tracks and may unlock power boxes that can be activated with sparks. Cogs give you even more options, allowing you to adjust dice, recruit assistants and shape your production plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of the game, each player receives six animal assistants with unique abilities. Their different combinations encourage you to adapt your approach, while the advanced assistant draft gives experienced players more control over the team they build.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen all players have used their four production tiles, points are scored from completed robots, scoring tracks, factory upgrades, recruited assistants and other achievements. 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