2023Simone Luciani, Nestore Mangone
- Videos
- 100
- Creators
- 74
1 - 4 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight

2019Tommaso Battista, Simone Luciani
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.
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 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.
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2023Simone Luciani, Nestore Mangone
1 - 4 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight
2023Simone Luciani, Dávid Turczi
1 - 4 players60 - 150 minVery heavy weight
2022Simone Luciani, Daniele Tascini
1 - 4 players60 - 100 minHeavy weight
2021Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, Simone Luciani
1 - 4 players90 - 120 minVery heavy weight
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
Mechanics