Gears & Peers

This game has two modes. Both use simultaneous turns. The goal of one mode is to collect a set number of gears. In the other mode, players are eliminated when a set number of their gears are collected.

During a turn, players can:

• Place bots by selecting warps for them to enter through. The more bots a player places during a turn, the less steps those bots will take during later turns.
• Select an empty tile to place a command module on.*
• Select a command module to remove from the map.

When the players are done, previously placed bots will take their steps. After the old bots have moved, new bots will move straight ahead 1 step from their warps. Any bot which steps on a tile with a command module will obey that module.

When bots crash, they leave matching gears behind. Any bot which steps on a tile with opposing gears will collect those gears.

Bots which are about to enter warps will normally turn around. However, bots carrying gears will enter warps, leave, and give those gears to their owner.


*Command modules are chosen at the beginning of the game. Subscribers can choose their items manually. Non-subscribers will have them randomly assigned.