From the back of the box:

It is the turn of the 20th century, a renaissance of steam, steel and the mysterious power of Electricity! The mad genius, Nikola Tesla, has summoned the world’s greatest minds to challenge them in a no holds-barred race through the Swiss Alps. On this neutral ground, the competitors will construct, push to the breaking point, and juryrig fantastical contraptions of their own design to crown, once and for all, the greatest Inventor of all time! “Race of the Century!” cry out newspapers around the world. Controversy over the results of the Swiss Rally sparks public interest in details surrounding the Inventors’ rivalries. This leads to the construction of the Hoverdrome; an enormous floating stadium built with strange and futuristic technology by a mysterious private benefactor from Earhart Industries. There, the Inventors can once again test their mettle! Steampunk Rally is a card-drafting, dice-placement game. You will be rolling and placing dice on your Invention to generate Motion, gain more dice, prevent & repair damage, and discard used dice. Improve the efficiency of your Invention by adding Machine Parts. Harness the power of various Boost technologies, utilizing them to thwart your rival Inventors and achieve victory! The game is played over a series of rounds until one player’s Invention crosses the Finish Line, at which point one final round is played. The player furthest past the Finish Line after the final round is declared the winner!