This robot factory needs you! With the help of your loyal animal friends, mechanical marvels will soon be rolling off your assembly line — now all you need to do is add some sparks to bring the robots to life. Explore the scrapyard to collect dice to build robots or upgrade your factory. Keep a close eye on your charming animal assistants; they’re the core of your winning strategy.

In Sparks, each player runs a robot factory and takes turns being the active player. As the active player, you play one of your production tiles to take a number of dice from the scrap heap; all other players then take one die each. All players use their dice simultaneously to complete robots or upgrade their factory.

You can also use sparks to activate the abilities of your completed robots, or use gears to recruit animal assistants. You start the game with six assistants, each with a unique ability, and your strategy must be built around them. The variety of assistants ensures that each game offers a new challenge. In the advanced game, players draft the assistants, which offers even more strategic possibilities.