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GANG

“Place the gears. The motor runs. Every dial turns right.”

A small board holds motors and dials. Every dial wants to turn its own way at its own speed, say four times as fast as the motor. Between them you set gears, belts and summing gears from a box with an exact count of each. The train turns at once, and the level is solved only when every dial turns right and nothing jams.

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GANG home screen: the name G A N G on a brass rack with a steel gear at each end, the world “Clockwork” with 24 of 25 levels solved and the “Keep playing” button.
GANG board, level 9 of the world “Clock tower”: three motors, large brass and small steel gears meshing, a summing gear adding two speeds, and every dial turning right, ringed in green.
GANG worlds overview with illustrated worlds: Two motors, Gearbox, Clockwork, Factory, Machine and Clock tower.

Screenshots from the current version of GANG

Video

GANG in motion

The trailer shows real levels, solved by the game’s own rules, and the game’s own music.

How it works

Set, turn, match the dials

  1. Set

    Pick a part from the box and tap a free cell. Tap again to turn a belt or a summing gear, a long press takes a part away.

  2. Work it out

    A small gear at a large motor turns three times as fast, a large one at a small motor a third as fast. A belt keeps the direction, a crossed belt turns it round.

  3. Match the dials

    A dial that turns right gets a green ring, and below the board it says what is still in the way. The fewest parts earn three stars.

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A look inside

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  • Place the gears. The motor runs. – Every dial has to turn just right
  • Small and large mesh – So do two mediums. Bigger ones jam
  • The summing gear adds – Two forces, one sum
  • Belts and crossed belts – The same way round, or the other
  • Fewer parts, three stars – Match the best score for three stars
  • 350 levels – 14 worlds, up to the clock tower
  • Make the workshop yours – 12 designs and 6 music tracks

Pictures from the store listing of GANG, taken in the current version

At a glance

GANG in numbers

  • 14Worlds
  • 350Levels
  • 6Parts
  • 0Time pressure
  • 14 worlds, from the first gear through belts, crossed belts and two motors to the clock tower.
  • Gears drawn to scale: small meshes with large, medium with medium, bigger pairs jam.
  • A summing gear adds two speeds: 3 + 1 = 4, and against each other they subtract.
  • A proven best score for every level: the fewest parts earn three stars.
  • No luck, no time pressure: what you set turns exactly like that, every time.

Worlds

14 worlds of 25 levels each

  1. GearTurn along
  2. BeltsSame direction
  3. Crossed beltsCrossing over
  4. Summing gearTwo forces, one sum
  5. DialsAll at once
  6. BlockadeNothing may jam
  7. Tight spotsNo room for the large
  8. Fixed gearsWhat already stands
  9. Two motorsDouble drive
  10. GearboxLong trains
  11. ClockworkPrecision
  12. FactoryBig halls
  13. MachineEvery part counts
  14. Clock towerEverything meshes

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