Clockwork Wars

About this board game

Clockwork Wars is a conquest and civilization-building board game for 2–4 players, with games lasting about 90 minutes. Set in an alternate universe where magic and steam-era technology collide, it challenges players to lead a unique race through seven turns of war, discovery, and espionage.

Choose the human Purebreeds or one of three hybrid races: Troglodytes, Rhinochs, and Mongrels. Each race has its own unique units. Fight for control of territories containing valuable natural resources, while seizing villages and developing them into cities to gain the manpower needed for future battles.

The modular map uses hexagonal tiles and includes nine territory types, including manufactories, sorcerer’s towers, and citadels. Hidden, simultaneous unit deployment keeps every confrontation tense, while simple, diceless combat resolution makes turns short but full of difficult decisions.

• Research discoveries through the disciplines of Sorcery, Science, and Religion.
• Develop a different technology tree in every game across three successive historical ages.
• Discover powerful advances such as magical Golems, an Analytical Engine, and the Spire of the Gods.
• Use a card-based espionage system to disrupt your opponents’ plans.

Victory comes from combining military strength, territorial control, development, research, and clever positioning. Clockwork Wars supports both free-for-all play and an official 2 vs. 2 team variant, offering multiple ways to experience its blend of light civilization building and high-stakes conflict.