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Barrage

Barrage

2019·Tommaso Battista, Simone Luciani

Videos
78
Creators
64

Mainly reviews. Barrage is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 42 reviews, 14 how-to-play guides, 8 recorded sessions, 4 unboxings, and 10 other videos.

1 - 4 players
90 - 180 min
Very heavy weight: Rules-dense, long sessions

From BoardGameGeek

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.

Barrage

Watch first

Learn to play

Game in a Nutshell - Barrage (how to play)28:36

Game in a Nutshell - Barrage (how to play)

Nithrania - Game in a Nutshell

Nithrania - Game in a Nutshell

Review

Barrage Review - with Tom Vasel17:01

Barrage Review - with Tom Vasel

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Watch it played

Short review and overview of Barrage | Cardboard Rhino2:43

Short review and overview of Barrage | Cardboard Rhino

Cardboard Rhino

Cardboard Rhino

Which Barrage video should I watch?

Barrage has 78 videos from 64 creators: 42 reviews, 14 how-to-play guides, 8 playthroughs, 4 unboxings and 10 other videos. They date from 2018 to June 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Game in a Nutshell - Barrage (how to play)" by Nithrania - Game in a Nutshell, which runs 29 min. For a quicker teach, "BARRAGE | Boardgame Tutorial | Cranio Creations" by Cranio Creations runs 6 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Barrage Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 37 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Short review and overview of Barrage | Cardboard Rhino" by Cardboard Rhino, one of 8 playthroughs.

If you like it, try Darwin's Journey, Nucleum, Tiletum and Golem, also by Simone Luciani. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2019.

All videos

BarrageUnboxing7:01

Barrage

Unbox Game

Unbox Game

Barrage in 30 Seconds! | I Teach Her She WinsReview0:36

Barrage in 30 Seconds! | I Teach Her She Wins

I TEACH HER SHE WINS

I TEACH HER SHE WINS

Barrage - Board Game Music3:00:00

Barrage - Board Game Music

Telcontar

Telcontar

Barrage Review: Economic Board GamesReview24:48

Barrage Review: Economic Board Games

Economic Board Games

Economic Board Games

Barrage Digital ReviewReview11:49

Barrage Digital Review

JestaThaRogue

JestaThaRogue

Barrage - First look at the Digital Version & GiveawayReview37:34

Barrage - First look at the Digital Version & Giveaway

Gaming Rules!

Gaming Rules!

Barrage Digital Dev Story: Turning a Board Game into a Digital Experience2:49

Barrage Digital Dev Story: Turning a Board Game into a Digital Experience

Cranio Creations Uncut

Cranio Creations Uncut

Barrage - 8 Companies + All Expansions - Insert - ChihuahuaPrint3D0:31

Barrage - 8 Companies + All Expansions - Insert - ChihuahuaPrint3D

ChihuahuaPrint3D

ChihuahuaPrint3D

Barrage Ranked In 14 SecondsReview0:19

Barrage Ranked In 14 Seconds

Bryle On Board Games

Bryle On Board Games

Does Barrage Look Boring? | 4 Aspects To HOOK You!Review15:41

Does Barrage Look Boring? | 4 Aspects To HOOK You!

Neon Gorilla

Neon Gorilla

BARRAGE Far Companies - Exclusive First Look!8:30

BARRAGE Far Companies - Exclusive First Look!

Man vs Meeple

Man vs Meeple

Barrage - Solo Playthrough [Part 2]Playthrough1:39:48

Barrage - Solo Playthrough [Part 2]

Jucchee

Jucchee

Game in a Nutshell - Barrage (how to play)28:36

Game in a Nutshell - Barrage (how to play)

Nithrania - Game in a Nutshell

Nithrania - Game in a Nutshell

Barrage - Basic Strategy Guide17:46

Barrage - Basic Strategy Guide

Nithrania - Game in a Nutshell

Nithrania - Game in a Nutshell

Game in a Nutshell - Barrage solo rules17:31

Game in a Nutshell - Barrage solo rules

Nithrania - Game in a Nutshell

Nithrania - Game in a Nutshell

Preview and Interview (German)3:54

Preview and Interview (German)

cliquenabend

cliquenabend

Barrage - How to play - Board game Arena (BGA) teach15:32

Barrage - How to play - Board game Arena (BGA) teach

Let's Start Playing

Let's Start Playing

Preview und Vorstellung15:09

Preview und Vorstellung

cliquenabend

cliquenabend

Ten Minute Teach - Barrage from Cranio Creations31:25

Ten Minute Teach - Barrage from Cranio Creations

I Play Red

I Play Red

BARRAGE | Boardgame Tutorial | Cranio Creations6:25

BARRAGE | Boardgame Tutorial | Cranio Creations

Cranio Creations

Cranio Creations

Barrage Rules Challenge30:55

Barrage Rules Challenge

RULES CHALLENGE

RULES CHALLENGE

How to Play Barrage in 15 Minutes17:02

How to Play Barrage in 15 Minutes

RTFM

RTFM

WASSERKRAFT – Regelerklärung und Review – MICHAEL WILL SPIELEN58:35

WASSERKRAFT – Regelerklärung und Review – MICHAEL WILL SPIELEN

Michael Will Spielen

Michael Will Spielen

BARRAGE: In-game Tutorial and Complete 2-Player Playthrough2:23:09

BARRAGE: In-game Tutorial and Complete 2-Player Playthrough

Larry Schneider

Larry Schneider

Barrage Review - with Tom Vasel17:01

Barrage Review - with Tom Vasel

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Barrage - A Gaming Rules! review23:12

Barrage - A Gaming Rules! review

Gaming Rules!

Gaming Rules!

[DriveThruReview] #681: "Barrage"27:44

[DriveThruReview] #681: "Barrage"

Drive Thru Games

Drive Thru Games

Rahdo Runs Down Barrage14:11

Rahdo Runs Down Barrage

Rahdo Runs Through

Rahdo Runs Through

Barrage 4p Play-through, Teaching, & Roundtable discussion by Heavy Cardboard4:07:51

Barrage 4p Play-through, Teaching, & Roundtable discussion by Heavy Cardboard

Heavy Cardboard

Heavy Cardboard

Barrage in about 3 minutes3:48

Barrage in about 3 minutes

3 Minute Board Games

3 Minute Board Games

Barrage on the Bottom Shelf6:30

Barrage on the Bottom Shelf

Bottom Shelf Board Games

Bottom Shelf Board Games

Barrage Review by NPI14:25

Barrage Review by NPI

No Pun Included

No Pun Included

Does Barrage Look Boring? | 4 Aspects To HOOK You!15:41

Does Barrage Look Boring? | 4 Aspects To HOOK You!

Neon Gorilla

Neon Gorilla

Barrage Review: A Triumph of Board Game Design - By Board Of It15:21

Barrage Review: A Triumph of Board Game Design - By Board Of It

Board Of It

Board Of It

Berlin Brettspiel Con 2018- Spielevorstellung - Cranio Creations, Spiel: Barrage10:25

Berlin Brettspiel Con 2018- Spielevorstellung - Cranio Creations, Spiel: Barrage

Die Brettspieltester

Die Brettspieltester

Barrage Board Game Reveiw12:40

Barrage Board Game Reveiw

BoardGameBollocks

BoardGameBollocks

Barrage - why own it?16:54

Barrage - why own it?

ThinkerThemer

ThinkerThemer

Barrage Review by Board Gaming Ramblings24:54

Barrage Review by Board Gaming Ramblings

Board Gaming Ramblings

Board Gaming Ramblings

Barrage: My Favorite Mechanism4:33

Barrage: My Favorite Mechanism

Stonemaier Games

Stonemaier Games

A VERY In-Depth Review of Barrage (Game Brain Podcast)46:06

A VERY In-Depth Review of Barrage (Game Brain Podcast)

Game Brain Podcast

Game Brain Podcast

Boardgame Opinions: Barrage13:21

Boardgame Opinions: Barrage

Boardgame Opinions

Boardgame Opinions

Barrage Review with the Game Boy Geek13:58

Barrage Review with the Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Barrage Playthrough and Super Honest Review2:16:37

Barrage Playthrough and Super Honest Review

Chits & Chats

Chits & Chats

Barrage : Explication et analyse du jeu46:07

Barrage : Explication et analyse du jeu

Les Jeux de Chaps

Les Jeux de Chaps

Solo Variant Review20:27

Solo Variant Review

boardgamerants

boardgamerants

Barrage Board Game Review (TREASURE OR TERRIBLE?!)9:38

Barrage Board Game Review (TREASURE OR TERRIBLE?!)

Chits & Chats

Chits & Chats

Barrage | Board Game Review20:33

Barrage | Board Game Review

Board Game Rundown

Board Game Rundown

Hunter & Cron: Brettspiel Review - Wasserkraft53:33

Hunter & Cron: Brettspiel Review - Wasserkraft

Hunter & Friends - Brettspiele

Hunter & Friends - Brettspiele

Barrage + Projekt Leeghwatera + Rozszerzenie dla 5. gracza - gameplay, recenzja, zasady1:50:37

Barrage + Projekt Leeghwatera + Rozszerzenie dla 5. gracza - gameplay, recenzja, zasady

Planszówki online

Planszówki online

Barrage - KludiK42:50

Barrage - KludiK

KludiK

KludiK

Barrage von Cranio Creations - Review - Brettspiel - Die Brettspieltester1:20:41

Barrage von Cranio Creations - Review - Brettspiel - Die Brettspieltester

Die Brettspieltester

Die Brettspieltester

Short review and overview of Barrage | Cardboard Rhino2:43

Short review and overview of Barrage | Cardboard Rhino

Cardboard Rhino

Cardboard Rhino

Barrage - Gaming Rules! Solo Playthrough1:58:35

Barrage - Gaming Rules! Solo Playthrough

Gaming Rules!

Gaming Rules!

1st Play - Barrage11:34

1st Play - Barrage

Pads & Pawns

Pads & Pawns

Unbiased Unboxing with John LaRuffa - Barrage12:17

Unbiased Unboxing with John LaRuffa - Barrage

No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa

No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa

Barrage - Daily Game Unboxing4:09

Barrage - Daily Game Unboxing

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Unboxing - BARRAGE von Cranio Creations - mit Erweiterung und 3D Map - Brettspiel21:07

Unboxing - BARRAGE von Cranio Creations - mit Erweiterung und 3D Map - Brettspiel

Die Brettspieltester

Die Brettspieltester

Hydrologist Meets Barrage10:08

Hydrologist Meets Barrage

Unfussy Board Games

Unfussy Board Games

Barrage — game overview at Spielwarenmesse 20194:12

Barrage — game overview at Spielwarenmesse 2019

BoardGameGeek Express

BoardGameGeek Express

バラージダムカレー / Barrage Dam Curry0:30

バラージダムカレー / Barrage Dam Curry

CoLabo

CoLabo

8 of 64

Creators who cover this

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Die Brettspieltester
Die Brettspieltester
3 videos of this game
Gaming Rules!
Gaming Rules!
3 videos of this game
Nithrania - Game in a Nutshell
Nithrania - Game in a Nutshell
3 videos of this game
BoardGameGeek Express
BoardGameGeek Express
2 videos of this game
Chits & Chats
Chits & Chats
2 videos of this game
cliquenabend
cliquenabend
2 videos of this game
Cranio Creations
Cranio Creations
2 videos of this game
Game Boy Geek
Game Boy Geek
2 videos of this game

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About Barrage

From BoardGameGeek:

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.

Designers

Tommaso Battista, Simone Luciani

Artists

Mauro Alocci, Antonio De Luca, Roman Roland Kuteynikov

Publisher

Cranio Creations

Categories

EconomicEnvironmentalIndustry / Manufacturing

Mechanics

ContractsEnd Game BonusesResource ManagementNetwork and Route Building
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