2023 · Economic

Bier Pioniere

Players act as brewers in mid-19th-century Germany, expanding a small home brewery into an industrial-scale operation. On each turn, a player deploys a worker or a truck to take actions on the central board or on a personal tableau: brew different beers, install improvements such as refrigeration or filters, hire and upgrade workers, and play action cards. Deliveries and other actions score victory points, and player turn order and earning bonus workers influence strategy. Play continues until a player reaches the end-game threshold of points, then the highest-scoring brewer wins.

groupPlayers

2–4 best 3

schedulePlaying time

75–100 min

cakeAge

12+

psychologyComplexity

3.3 / 5