Crowd Games | Barrage | Board Game | Ages 14+

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.

Over five rounds, the players must fulfill power requirements represented by a common competitive power track and meet specific requests of personal contracts. At the same time, by placing a limited number of engineers, they attempt to enhance their machinery to acquire new and more efficient construction actions and to build and activate special unique-effect buildings to forward their own developing strategy.

Awards & Honors

2021 Kennerspiel des Jahres Recommended

2021 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Winner

2021 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Nominee

2020 Tric Trac Nominee

2020 Spiel der Spiele Hit fur Experten Recommended

2020 Scelto dai Goblin Winner

2020 Jogo do Ano Winner

2020 Jogo do Ano Nominee

2020 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters’ Selection Nominee

2020 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters’ Selection Nominee

2020 International Gamers Award – General Strategy Winner

2020 International Gamers Award – General Strategy Nominee

2020 Goblin Magnifico Winner

2020 Goblin Magnifico Nominee

2020 American Tabletop Complex Games Recommended

2019 The Golden Elephant Award Finalist

2019 Meeples Choice Award Nominee

2019 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee

2019 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee

2019 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee

2019 Cardboard Republic Tactician Laurel Winner

2019 Cardboard Republic Tactician Laurel Nominee

2019 Board Game Quest Awards Game of the Year Nominee

2019 Board Game Quest Awards Best Strategy/Euro Game Winner

2019 Board Game Quest Awards Best Strategy/Euro Game Nominee