CO₂

Players act as CEOs of energy companies in the 1970s, proposing and building clean power plants to meet rising energy demand while preventing runaway pollution. Gameplay centers on securing money, expertise, resources, and Carbon Emissions Permits (CEPs) to complete regional projects and UN goals; CEPs are spent to install infrastructure, traded on a fluctuating market, and influence regional development. Players gain victory points from built plants, completed UN and company goals, retained CEPs, money, and expertise. Cooperative elements and summit events allow limited sharing of expertise as regions progress toward sustainable energy targets.

Players: 1–5 best 4
Playing time: 120 min
Age: 12+
Complexity: 3.9 / 5

7.1 on Ludoya from $65.98EconomicEnvironmentalSemi-Cooperative GameOpen DraftingArea Majority / Influence

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Design: Vital Lacerda
Art: Giacomo Tappainer
Paula Simonetti

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CO₂: The Arctic Expansion2012

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37
Plays logged: 43
Players: 3h 48m
Average play: 12
In collections: 4
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7.1/10

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Mestremuten6.0
Rating: 3/5 Production value: 3/4 Is the game in my collection/Love to have?: 0/1
First impressions · 1 play
FinnTroll10.0
Lacerda. New edition is coming.
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Mitchell C7.0
Thinky, deep, but not too complex once the explaining is taken care of. The way all the mechanisms interact maakes for a very satisfying gameplay experience.
First impressions · 1 play