Horizon Forbidden West is an action role-playing game developed by Guerrilla Games and released on 18th February 2022. This game has already created a lot of excitement and expectations among the players.
Like every other open-world game Horizon Forbidden West also has an in-universe minigame with the NPCs. In most games, this minigame is the simple one, but in Horizon Forbidden West, the minigame is also a little complex than expected.
This guide will help you know about the Horizon Forbidden West Machine Strike.
Machine Strike Mini-game in Horizon Forbidden West – How to Play it?
As we’ve already mentioned that almost every open-world game has an in-universe minigame with NPCs. In Horizon Forbidden West, this game is called Machine Strike. Machine Strike is a board game, 1v1 that players need to play against NPCs. Each board piece has different stats and abilities, which determines its values. These values decide how many victory points they are worth while killed. Every player gets a chance to move two pieces every turn, and the first person who killed the seven pieces of the opponent will win the game.
The board’s layout will change depending on the opponent you play against. The first NPC with a board will be found in a restaurant of Chainscrape, named Salma. You’ll find her after you finish the linear introductory mission and start to explore the area called The Daunt. If you interact with the NPC, it will give you a set of pieces and a free tutorial on playing the game. After that, you’ll find several NPCs in every major settlement and town. And as you proceed towards the west, the difficulty and rewards will be increased.
That’s all you need to know about Machine Strike in Horizon Forbidden West. If you are playing the game and are confused about it, check out our guide for help.