Machinations

Heatsync

B

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# HeatSync — Game Rules

## Setup - 3–6 players. Each player starts with 1 resource (Ⓡ) and 0 heat. - 3 zones: Docks, Strip, Slums. - Game lasts 4 rounds.

## Round Structure

### Phase 1 — Discussion Players talk freely. All click "Ready" to advance. (Can be skipped.)

### Phase 2 — Allocation (simultaneous, secret) Each player must: - Assign their crew token to exactly 2 of the 3 zones. - Distribute ALL their resources across those 2 zones (0 is allowed in either). - Rule: cannot place resources in a zone without crew. If a timer is enabled, players who don't submit in time are auto-allocated randomly.

### Phase 3 — Reveal & Scoring All allocations are revealed. Each zone's WEIGHT = sum of all (crew + resources) sent to it by all players. Zones are ranked by total weight:

STANDARD (all three zones have different weights): - Highest zone → each player there loses (resources sent + 1) [the +1 is crew recovery cost] - Middle zone → each player there gains 1 Ⓡ - Lowest zone → each player there gains 2 × (crew + resources sent)

TIE CASES: - All three tied → anyone who sent weight ≥ 2 loses 1 Ⓡ; others unaffected - Two zones tied at HIGH, one lone LOW: Tied-high players: gain ⌊(crew + resources)/2⌋ − resources sent (can be negative; crew may be lost) Lone-low players: gain 2 × (crew + resources sent) - Two zones tied at LOW, one lone HIGH: Tied-low players: gain 1 × (crew + resources sent) Lone-high players: lose (resources sent + 1)

Home Turf (optional setting): if a player is in their assigned home zone and the outcome is positive, they gain 1 extra Ⓡ.

Resource floor: a player's resources cannot go below 0.

### Between Rounds (rounds 1–3 only) Any player who ends the round at 0 Ⓡ gains 1 heat point.

## Winning After round 4: 1. Player with the most resources wins. 2. Tiebreak: fewest heat points wins. 3. If still tied, those players share the win.

"Heatsync" is a public Machinations diagram shared in the Community by B, with 27 components.

It was created in May 2026 and last edited in May 2026.

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