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Ada's Dream

Imagine the machine before the world is ready for it. Program each die, connect every invention, and make Ada’s mathematical dream run.

Strategy Games Dice Rondel Tech Trees / Tech Tracks Solo / Solitaire Game

Players

1-4

Play time

90-120 min

Age

14+

Complexity

3.94/5

Rating

7.99

Harder to teach Low interaction Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.6/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.4/5

Low interaction

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

Player control 4.5/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 20 min
Teach time About 35 min
Table footprint Very Large
Recommended edition Ada's Dream – Alley Cat Games English deluxe edition (2025)
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How it plays

How does it play?

Build a Victorian computing engine, route dice through a programmable rondel, recruit collaborators, and transform Ada Lovelace’s mathematical vision into working machinery.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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Ada’s Dream is a demanding strategy game about turning the analytical possibilities imagined by Ada Lovelace into a functioning computational enterprise. Players acquire and manipulate dice, then route them through a rondel of actions representing research, engineering, programming, and production. The values and colors you preserve matter because later actions depend on both precise inputs and the technology you have unlocked. Cards provide specialists, improvements, and private directions for development, while shared tracks reward players who advance the field rather than merely optimizing a personal engine. Every round asks whether to use a die now, modify it for a stronger future action, or invest in infrastructure that makes the entire system more flexible. The solo mode supports the same layered puzzle without reducing its ambition. With long-term planning, hand management, and tightly connected technical systems, Ada’s Dream is best for players who enjoy building an engine whose logic becomes clearer—and more powerful—with every programmed step.

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Editions

Language and publisher variants currently recorded in the catalog.

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
Ada's Dream – Alley Cat Games English deluxe edition (2025) 2025 English Alley Cat Games / UK

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All specifications (26)

Play and group

Players
1–4
Play time
90–120 min
Age
14+
Complexity
3.9/5
App
None app Source
Player elimination
No Source
Downtime
Moderate Source

Practicalities

Setup time
About 20 min Source
Teach time
About 35 min Source
Teardown time
About 18 min Source
Table footprint
Very Large Source

Campaign and continuity

Group continuity
Flexible Source
Resettable
Fully Resettable Source
Save system
No formal save system; each computing enterprise is developed and scored in one session. Source
Consumable components
No consumable components. Source

Edition and product

Optional extras
A dedicated solo mode is included. The recommended deluxe edition includes upgraded production and expansion content beyond the base retail configuration. Source
Recommended edition
Ada's Dream – Alley Cat Games English deluxe edition (2025) Source
Language
English
Region
UK
Availability
Preorder
Edition type
Deluxe Source
Current edition
Yes Source
Box weight
2500 g Source
Box dimensions
30.0 × 30.0 × 8.0 cm Source
Consumable components
None. Source
Compatibility
Alley Cat Games English Deluxe Edition, Sku Acg086; Exact Bonus Contents Follow The Publisher Product Listing. Source
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Toni López

Artists

1
Javier González Cava

Publishers

1
Alley Cat Games

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