QE
2019Gavin Birnbaum
- Videos
- 41
- Creators
- 33
Mostly reviews. QE is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 31 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
3 - 5 players
45 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
Financial crisis has occurred. Sixteen "too big to fail" companies from four countries need bailing out. The central banks have unlimited financial resources, so lots of money is going to be printed, but the central banks also face disaster - print too much money and the country they represent goes bust. In Q.E., a term that stands for "quantitative easing", you play the role of a central bank. You bid on different size companies to accumulate various levels of victory points. The amount you bid is unlimited since you are the central bank and you own the printing press! After the initial "open" bid by the lead player, the other players bid in secret. After the sixteen companies have been "bailed out", bonus victory points are awarded for company sets of nationalization, monopolization, and diversification. Player markers on the scoring track now reveal which player has the most victory points, but this is not the end. Players must now add up the amount of money they printed and the player who printed the most money loses all their victory points! Previous editions of Q.E. supported up to four players, with a fifth-player expansion being available separately. This new edition of Q.E. is playable with up to five players out of the box.
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Which QE video should I watch?
QE has 41 videos from 33 creators: 31 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 2 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 2 other videos. They date from 2019 to January 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "QE : Les enchères sans limites" by ExtraLife fr, which runs 15 min. For a quicker teach, "Out of the Box: Q.E." by La Tana dei Goblin runs 8 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Q. E. Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 28 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "QE : Quantitative Easing 5 Player Playthrough" by BoardGameBollocks, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Au, also by Gavin Birnbaum, or Nightmare Productions, Nidavellir and Skyrise, which share several of its mechanics.
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About QE
From BoardGameGeek:
Financial crisis has occurred. Sixteen "too big to fail" companies from four countries need bailing out. The central banks have unlimited financial resources, so lots of money is going to be printed, but the central banks also face disaster - print too much money and the country they represent goes bust. In Q.E., a term that stands for "quantitative easing", you play the role of a central bank. You bid on different size companies to accumulate various levels of victory points. The amount you bid is unlimited since you are the central bank and you own the printing press! After the initial "open" bid by the lead player, the other players bid in secret. After the sixteen companies have been "bailed out", bonus victory points are awarded for company sets of nationalization, monopolization, and diversification. Player markers on the scoring track now reveal which player has the most victory points, but this is not the end. Players must now add up the amount of money they printed and the player who printed the most money loses all their victory points! Previous editions of Q.E. supported up to four players, with a fifth-player expansion being available separately. This new edition of Q.E. is playable with up to five players out of the box.
Designer
Gavin Birnbaum
Artist
Anca Gavril
Publisher
BoardGameTables.com
Categories
Mechanics