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Geared: Build Your Bike
2014
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- 20 min
- 12+
- Complexity 1.0/5
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Geared: Build Your Bike is a board game released in 2014 for 2–4 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Alex Solomon and its main mechanics are Set Collection.
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About the game
Geared: Build Your Bike is a bike-building card game in which players race against one another to assemble bicycles and be the first to earn 1000 points. The bicycle parts cards show frames, handlebars, and wheels, with the parts coming in five quality levels. On a turn, a player lays down 1-3 parts cards (with multiples being allowed only for parts of the same level) or plays one action card (remove, steal or swap). He can swap cards freely between his incompletely built bicycles. When a bicycle is complete — that is, has all three parts — then the player scores points; if the bicycle has parts of different levels, then he scores the sum of those parts' values, but if the levels match, then he scores a set value worth more than the individual parts. Once completed, a bicycle can't be disassembled to move parts to other bikes.
Editions
- Geared: Build Your Bikeen(Self-Published)2014
Questions and answers
Geared: Build Your Bike supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Geared: Build Your Bike is 20 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Geared: Build Your Bike for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Geared: Build Your Bike has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Geared: Build Your Bike belongs to these categories: Card Game. Its main mechanics are Set Collection. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Geared: Build Your Bike are: Alex Solomon. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Geared: Build Your Bike as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.