In the dystrophic 1930s, the industrial revolution pushed the exploitation of fossil fuels to the limit, and now the only thing powerful enough to quench the thirst for power from massive machines and unstoppable engineering advances is the limitless hydroelectric power provided by rivers. Barrage is a strategic resource management game in which players compete to build their majestic dams, raise them to increase their storage capacity and deliver all the potential energy through pressure tunnels connected to the power turbines of their power plants. Each player represents one of four international companies bringing together machinery, innovative patents and brilliant engineers to claim the best locations to capture and harness water from a contested alpine region with rivers running through it. The dam features two innovative and challenging mechanics.

First, players must carefully plan their actions and manipulate their machines, as 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 faster your resources and actions will come back to you. Secondly, the water flow of the rivers represented on the map is a shared and contested resource. Players must intercept and store as much water as possible, build dams (upstream dams are expensive but can block some of the water before it reaches downstream dams), raise dams to increase their capacity and build long tunnels to carry water to their power stations. The water is never consumed - its flow is only used to produce energy - it is released into the rivers, so you must place your dams strategically to recover the water diverted by you and the other players.

In five rounds, players must meet power needs represented by a common competitive power track and meet specific personal contract demands. At the same time, by placing a limited number of engineers, they attempt to upgrade their machines to acquire new and more efficient building actions and to construct and activate special single-effect buildings to further their own development strategy.

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Barrage funded on the Kickstarter platform

Barrage was funded on the Crowdfunding Kickstarter (See the campaign) platform on the Nov 14, 2018, the campaign lasted 28 days. 4,076 people helped funded the game, whose the amount requested was €24,000.00. Thanks to these 4,076 people the game could be funded up to €431,901.00, ~1,799.59%.

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Contents of the box : 1 main double-sided board, 1 administration board, 1 patent office board, 7 director tiles + 1 technology tile, 1 energy track, 15 advanced technology tiles, 6 bonus tiles, 6 objective tiles, 10 set tiles, 3 neutral elevations, 3 neutral bases, 45 private contract tiles, 4 starting contract tiles, 6 national contract tiles, 8 source tiles, 30 water drops, hydraulic credits, 34 excavators, 26 concrete mixers, 4 company platforms, 4 construction wheels, 20 automatic tiles, 5 basic technology tiles, 5 bases, 5 elevations, 5 pipes, 4 power plants, 1 turn order marker, 1 energy marker, 1 victory point marker, 12 engineers, 1 game aid.

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Primary titleBarrage
Year published2019
Release DateNovember 2019
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LanguagesFrench
Product CodeINT74031
EAN Code5425037740319
Size9.45 x 13.39 x 5.51 inches
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DesignersSimone LucianiTommaso Battista
ArtistsAntonio De Luca
PublishersCranio CreationsIntrafin
DistributorsIntrafin
Type of publicPassionate