Robot Theme Overview

Reworded to close a loophole.

Previously "Once per Events step: You may reveal the top card of the park deck until you find an upgrade you are allowed to build on this ride. You may build it immediately for free, if possible. Discard any unused cards. Stop if you empty the deck."

The previous rule text has a loophole that doesn't specify where the upgrade you find must be built, so it can technically be built on any attraction, which means that the Robopocalypse can produce that same upgrade again next time without failing.

The new wording is specific that it must be built on "this attraction".

The pose of this dramatically surprised bank customer is a reference to the Community Chest card "Bank Error In Your Favor" in Monopoly.

It does not produce the same income boost however.

Card rule replaced.

Previously "Injunction. Close all attractions that do not have any guest services upgrades."

For first-time players, this effect was shown to have a demoralising effect because it could close the entire park at once. The rewritten version leaves smaller attractions alone, and only targets large ones that don't yet have guest amenities, which limits the extent of the damage it can do.

Card rule replaced.

Previously "Inspection.  For each ride attraction in your park, demolish the upgrade built closest to the Attraction card."

This was another of the trio of cards that caused more rage than was intended. 

The rewritten version allows a choice between cash or demolition, and the player can retain the card to replace it later, so that the demolition effect doesn't completely destroy any hope of completing  blueprints.

Anonymous Complaint: adjusted for clarity.

Previously "close all ride attractions", now limited to "a type of ride attraction".

The original effect proved to be a bit more harsh than some players expected (especially those who built all-ride parks).

The new effect is limited to one type of ride attraction, without saying specifically "thrill ride" or "leisure ride", which means it can expand to work with future theme packs that include other types of rides without needing to be changed again.

Original printings of this card have a small variation in the wording of Project Management. It was previously written as:

• "You may draw three Blueprint cards and choose one to keep. You may discard a Blueprint card you own." 

  Please use this wording, from the current version of the card, if there is any dispute about the intention:

• "You may draw up to three Blueprint cards then choose one to keep. You may discard a blueprint you own." 

The change to the first sentence allows the card to still be useful in the case when the Blueprint deck has fewer than three cards remaining. This was the intended functioning of the card, and wasn't expressed precisely enough in the original printing.

The change to the second sentence doesn't change the meaning. The wording was adjusted to bring it into the line with improvements in the wording guidelines for card rules.

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The robot is reconfigured out of the Air Conditioning, the Information Kiosk, the Vending Machines, and the Robot Theme upgrade. If only there was some kind of blueprint reward for achieving this Transformation...

Changed the build restriction

Previously didn't allow any upgrades.

The previous "no upgrades" limit caused problems in the Pirate / Robot 2-player matchup. One of the blueprints calls for a food outlet with certain upgrades, and since this food outlet couldn't be upgraded, there was only one other. That turned what should have been an easy-enough blueprint into a difficult one, requiring a lot of inside knowledge of card counts, and not suitable for a first time 2-player game.

The altered version is still cheap, can now be upgraded, but retains the thematic limitation that it can't be made very good.

The session times display has shows mentioning GladOS and Chell, the chatty antagonist and the silent protagonist respectively of video games Portal and Portal 2.

Thank you for entering the Aperture Science Visual Message Enhancement Position to discover this data. Your squinting is appreciated.

Adjusted card effect.

Previously "Events are blocked from affecting this staff member."

With the addition of the Comicbook theme pack and the staff power cards it includes, the Android Greeter would be too powerful if a staff power could be added, since it would be impossible to dismiss or make her unavailable.

Thematically, this also prevents the Android Greeter from using biological effects such as the Vitalising Serum and the Mutant Insect DNA.

Reduced strength of effect.

Previously "You may reopen up to two attractions in your park."

The Technician was always a strong defence against closure effects, but with the addition of the Kaiju theme pack, being able to reopen an attraction can be worth 10 points, so reopening two attractions at once is overpowered for such an inexpensive staff member.

The chairs shown are a padded restaurant seat, a deluxe roller coaster seat, and a fancy recliner cinema seat.

This air conditioning unit is manufactured by the Mitsujitsu Corporation, a division of ⬛ Generico Global.

Added Wi-Fi symbol.

The Wi-Fi symbol used in the Hacker pack is present on a few cards in other packs where appropriate, such as the Call Privacy Booth in Comicbook. Adding it to the Information Kiosk in the base game is a good thematic improvement.

The Lockers and Coat Check appears in a number of theme packs, and each time the name of the storage facility reflects that theme.

• B-movie: Ed Wood Memorial Archives
• Comicbook: ??? Mystery Boxes ???
• Gangster: Hoffa's Storage
• Pirate: Davy Jones' Lockers
• Robot: Skynet Safety Services
• Vampire: Van Helsing's Vaults
• Western: Deadwood Lockboxes

There may also be a relevant cameo from time to time.

Swapped the "Super attractions: 1" line with the "Total attractions: 5" line. 

We'd received questions about whether the super attractions are included in the attraction limit or not. The rulebook answered that, and it answers it even more emphatically now, but we also thought that putting the "Total attraction" limit last would help to make that clearer. Better to reprint only 6 cards now than change it later and need to reprint 10, or 14, or...

This main gate is used in the background of the Grand Opening game changer.

Big Al is a respectable businessman who for some reason is featured in the Gangster theme pack. He owns a wide range of businesses, including Waste Management, a Pizzeria, and employs various Building Contractors. His financial services include loans for up-and-coming entrepreneurs at generous rates, and occasionally helping to cover the outrageous Insurance Excess payments demanded by insurers. He will also take any pair of unwanted Showcase cards off your hands, at a more-than-fair price.