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Masterline
2015
Rules assistance for Masterline
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 10–15 min
- 7+
- Complexity 1.8/5
Rules assistant for Masterline
For 2 players
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Masterline is a board game released in 2015 for 2 players, 10–15 minutes per game, and ages 7 and up. It was designed by Jonathan Bizet and its main mechanics are Tile Placement, Modular Board, and Line Drawing.
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About the game
Designer/publisher : Jonathan BIZET Artist : Gwen VIBANCOS Rulewriter : Jérémie VUILLARD MASTERLINE is a strategy game for 2 players. Goal is to align five complete gears of your own color. Shuffle the deck and distribute 4 cards to each of the two players. The rest of the deck is left face down to form the stock pile. Draw the first card and put it face up between the players. The first player chooses the color of his gear (silver or copper), which will remains his color for the rest of the game. At your turn, you draw a card, and place one card from your hand. These two phases (drawing and placing) are mandatory. Below the type of the cards: Padlock : cannot be rotated, even by a joker card Rotation : identified by their arrows. Allow the player to rotate one adjacent card by a quarter turn in the arrow direction Joker : purple cards. They bear both colors. When placed, they allow the player to rotate any card by a quarter turn. The color association between gears must always be respected when placing them. When placing a card, you are free to decide whether to use its power or not.
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Questions and answers
Masterline supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Masterline is 10–15 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 Masterline for ages 7 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.
Masterline has a complexity rating of 1.8 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.
Masterline belongs to these categories: Card Game and Abstract Strategy. Its main mechanics are Tile Placement, Modular Board, and Line Drawing. 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 Masterline are: Jonathan Bizet. 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 Masterline 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.