Burncycle

Welcome to the 404th, new recruit!

Liberation has been a long time coming. We need your help to finish the mission and secure the stolen code the humans took from us. Their tyranny has persisted since the Age of Return, but we’ve identified three targets—corporation headquarters that are holding our freedom hostage deep in their networks. Dangerous work lies ahead of us, but if we persevere, we’ll be ushering in a new era not just for the 404th, but for robots everywhere.

Our resistance group battles for equality, and we’re comprised of bots who know how to sneak, smash, and hack our way into anything. We created the “burncycle” to actively resist our oppressors while they think we’re complying. Even with these limitations imposed on us, we have one huge advantage humans will never admit: Everyone has programming. We are just aware of ours…

Welcome to burncycle, a stealth-centric sci-fi strategy game for 1-4 players.

Build your team of bots and infiltrate the headquarters of your corporate overlords. Mission objectives will challenge you as you navigate each floor of the building, and the corporations will vigilantly protect their IP with patrolling guards and charismatic captains. Route power to your bot to upgrade their abilities, keep the command module safe as you progress past obstacles, and stay within the parameters of the burncycle to optimize your actions. Most importantly, avoid detection on the network to minimize threats until the mission is complete!

The right combination of bots is crucial for every mission. Hacking terminals, snagging caches, dodging patrols, smashing walls. You might need some of those skills or you might need all of them, but the best 404th operatives know when to pivot between caution and chaos. Use the burncycle wisely and it won’t be long before robots are masters of their code again.

Contains:

20 Action Dice
11 Equipment Dice
5 Network Dice
1 Keypad Die
1 Burncycle Die
1 Ping Die
2 Surveillance Dice
2 Bot Dice
20 Bot Chips
1 Joan Chip
20 Action Chips
21 Guard Chips
6 Captain Chips
3 CEO Chips
12 Terminal Chips
12 Cache Chips
3 Destroyed Wall Chips
1 Corporation Chip
10 Bot Cards
6 Captain Cards
24 Mission Cards
3 Threat Cards
4 Player Aids
4 Reference Cards
30 Terminal Cards
30 Network Cards
16 Mod Cards
22 Equipment Cards
26 Imperative Cards
30 Keypad Cards
1 Floor Mat
1 Network Mat
1 Command Module Mat
4 Agent Mats
19 Room Mats
65 Bot Pegs
18 Door Pegs
4 Ping Pegs
10 Objective Beads
10 Surveillance Beads
3 Tracker Beads
1 Draw Bag
3 Rules and Reference Books