Barrage

Recommended for Ages 14 & up
1-4 Players
60-120 minute playtime

Description:
In the dystopic 1930s, the industrial revolution pushed the exploitation of fossil-based resources to the limit, and now the only thing powerful enough to quench the thirst for power of the massive machines and of the unstoppable engineering progress is the unlimited hydroelectric energy provided by the rivers.

Barrage is a resource management strategic game in which players compete to build their majestic dams, raise them to increase their storing capacity, and deliver all the potential power through pressure tunnels connected to the energy turbines of their powerhouses.

Each player represents one of the four international companies who are gathering machinery, innovative patents and brilliant engineers to claim the best locations to collect and exploit the water of a contested Alpine region crossed by rivers.

Barrage includes two innovative and challenging mechanisms. First, the players must carefully plan their actions and handle their machinery, since both their action tokens and resources are stored on a Construction Wheel and will only be available after a full turn of the wheel. The better you manage your wheel, the earlier your resources and actions come back to you.

Second, the water flow on the rivers depicted on the board is a shared and contested resource.

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Designer(s):
Tommaso Battista
Simone Luciani

Artist(s):
Antonio De Luca

Board Game Geek Category(s):
Economic
Environmental
Industry / Manufacturing

Board Game Geek Mechanic(s):
Action Drafting
Contracts
End Game Bonuses
Income
Network and Route Building
Turn Order: Stat-Based
Variable Player Powers
Variable Setup
Worker Placement