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Grease Monkey Garage
2017
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- 2–4 players
- 30–40 min
- 8+
- Complexity 1.6/5
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Grease Monkey Garage is a board game released in 2017 for 2–4 players, 30–40 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Fedor Sosnin and its main mechanics are Modular Board and Worker Placement.
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About the game
In Grease Monkey Garage, you are shift managers in a busy auto repair shop trying to fix your customer’s cars as fast as possible. Sound like something you can handle? Beware of the challenging thematic events that will slightly alter the rules for each round and might throw you off course. Take shifts, managing limited resources, while trying to gain a better reputation than your competitors. Grease Monkey Garage is a family-friendly shared worker placement game. Move your Specialists and the commonly shared workers between the locations to gain vehicles for repair, new resources or to trade parts required to fix the cars. Once you have fixed a car, return it to the happy customer and gain victory points. Each round a new Event Card will be revealed, altering the game rules with positive effects or penalties to cope with. Adjust your strategy accordingly and become the manager with the best reputation after returning 6 cars to customers. A secret bonus card will reward you with extra points for a specific type and color of cars fixed. Key Features of Grease Monkey Garage: beautifully designed components with retro charm manage shared workers on a modular board hire Specialists only you can control manage the shop's limited resources counter other players and manage unforeseen events
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Questions and answers
Grease Monkey Garage 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 Grease Monkey Garage is 30–40 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 Grease Monkey Garage for ages 8 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.
Grease Monkey Garage has a complexity rating of 1.6 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.
Grease Monkey Garage belongs to these categories: Print & Play and Transportation. Its main mechanics are Modular Board and Worker Placement. 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 Grease Monkey Garage are: Fedor Sosnin. 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 Grease Monkey Garage 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.