
2019 · Industry / Manufacturing
Barrage
In a drought-stricken industrial setting, nations and companies compete to harness river water for hydroelectric energy. Players manage resources, recruit engineers, acquire machinery and patents, and construct dams with storing capacity. They route water through pressure tunnels to feed turbines in their powerhouses and deliver energy to a shared competitive power track while fulfilling individual contracts. Actions use a limited pool of engineers and evolving machinery to unlock improved construction options and unique buildings. The game plays over five rounds of strategic placement, resource allocation, and timing as players balance construction, technological development, and power delivery.
- Players
- 1–4 best 3
- Playing time
- 90–180 min
- Age
- 14+
- Complexity
- 4.1 / 5
About the game
Expansions
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Barrage: The Leeghwater Project2019
Barrage: The Nile Affair Expansion2022
Barrage: 5th Player Expansion2020
Barrage: The Colorado Connection2024
Barrage: Executive Officer Promo B2020
Barrage: Duel2024
Barrage: Executive Officer Promo A2019
Barrage: Executive Officer Promo C2021
Barrage: Executive Officer Promo D2022
Barrage: The Geological Factor2023
Barrage: Executive Officer Promo E2023
Barrage: The Far Companies2025
Barrage: Kickstarter Exclusive Box2019
Barrage: The Legendary Box2025
Barrage: The China Challenge2026
Barrage: Earned Authority2026
Wasserkraft: Das Sammelbecken2026Photos from Ludoya tables
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On Ludoya's tables
Full stats in Ludoya- 955
- Plays logged
- 969
- Players
- 2h 39m
- Average play
- 245
- In collections
- 75
- On wishlists
8.2/10
from 163 Ludoya reviews
Mestremuten9.0 Rating: 4/5 Production value: 4/4 Is the game in my collection/Love to have?: 1/1
Played it 3 times
xTo9.0 I love the way players interact in this great euro. One of my favs.
No plays logged
Fran M9.3 Este juego me encantó desde la primera partida en la cual por supuesto perdí de paliza. Un juego de estética industrial, gestión de presas con muchas sinergias y que cada acción condiciona tú partida y la del resto... Me encanta y las expansiones de una manera o de otra no hacen que se pierda nada del juego en si. Expansión que sale expansión que cae. Si eres un Eurogamer experimentado este juego está hecho para ti ;) Diversión 5/5 · Interacción 5/5 · Atractivo 4/5 · Originalidad 5/5 · Rejugabilidad 5/5 · Accesibilidad 3/5
Played it 39 times
Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
Do I need The Leeghwater Project expansion to play with 5 players?
Yes — to play with 5 players you must have The Leeghwater Project expansion (p. 1).
What's the difference between placing Engineers in the upper action spaces versus the lower ones?
When you place Engineers in the upper action spaces you choose one of the illustrated actions; when you place them in the lower action spaces you activate a production (p. 1).
How do I set up Headstream Tiles and Neutral Dams on the new map?
Randomly place 5 Headstream Tiles in the designated spaces, and place 3 Neutral Dams as specified (a level 1 Dam in the Mountains, level 2 in the Hills, level 3 in the Plains); you may randomize the Neutral Dams by any method since the base-game setup tiles can't be used (p. 2).
Do I add the new Private Contract tiles into the normal contract piles, and can I use them in all games?
Add the new Private Contract tiles to their respective piles before shuffling the three piles, and the new Contracts can be used in all games from now on (p. 2).
If there's a tie between Headstreams when the Automa must place Water Drops, how is the tie broken?
Use the Reference Map: look at the first letter on the Criteria tile and, if it isn't a tied Headstream, choose the first tied Headstream to the right of the indicated one, wrapping from X back to A (p. 2).
When will Automa place Engineers on the Extra Actions Board?
Automa place Engineers on the Extra Actions Board after Workshop/Machinery Shop/Water Management/Contract Office actions if the corresponding main-board action spaces (left or right) are all occupied, and after a production if the first three top-most action spaces on the left or right of the Turbine Station are already occupied (p. 2).
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