Barrage will allow you to travel back in time to an alternative 1930 where the extreme use of fossil resources has led to the complete exhaustion of coal used as an energy source. Society is now on the brink of a global crisis when a group of forward-thinking entrepreneurs decides to invest a substantial amount of funds in the development of a new renewable and clean energy source, hydroelectric power.

In the role of a group of capable entrepreneurs, you will need to build a series of dams for water collection in mountainous territory, generating electricity through turbines and transporting it to power plants capable of distributing energy to the population. Invest wisely in research to produce increasingly efficient power plants and to gain the assistance of brilliant scientists who can greatly increase your company’s productivity. You won’t be the only ones vying for this precious resource in the harsh alpine landscape.

During the game, you will need to master the knowledge of turbines, as the mechanics revolve around the interaction between turbine and water. The turbine is represented by the action wheel that will allow you to carefully plan your choices to best turn the gears of your point engine. Water is the primary resource of the game, which, although unlimited, always flows according to the force of gravity. Therefore, you must know how to harness it in large dams, using the position in the territory to utilize this precious resource more and more times.

Who will be able to interpret the flow of the game best to maximize their investment?

Barrage is a management board game published by Cranio Creations.

Game Elements:

• 1 Map, 1 Energy Track
• 15 Advanced Technology Tiles
• 6 Bonus Tiles, 6 Objective Tiles
• 30 Drops
• Hydroelectric Credits – 24 of value 1, 20 of value 3, 14 of value 5
• 1 Action Board
• 10 Start Tiles
• 3 Neutral Elevations, 3 Neutral Bases
• 34 Excavators – 24 of value 1, 6 of value 3, 4 of value 5
• 26 Excavators – 16 of value 1, 6 of value 3, 4 of value 5
• 1 Patent Office Board
• 7 Executive Official Tiles, 1 Special Technology tile by Anton Krylov
• 45 Contract Tiles, 4 Initial Contract Tiles, 6 National Contract Tiles, 8 Source Tiles
• 4 Company Boards, 4 Construction Wheels (composed of a circular base and a rotating mechanism)
• 20 Automaton Tiles, 5 Base Technology Tiles – for each of the 4 companies
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