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2008Carlo A. Rossi
- Videos
- 25
- Creators
- 17
Mostly reviews and how-to-play
3 - 5 players45 minMedium weight
GigaWatt
2022Milo van Holsteijn, Wouter Vink
- Videos
- 10
- Creators
- 7
Mainly reviews. GigaWatt is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 6 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, and 1 recorded sessions.
1 - 6 players
60 - 120 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Europe, end of 20th century. Our economy runs entirely on fossil gas and coal-fired power plants. Climate change is a fact. Which region will have sustainable (non-fossil) electricity production first and wins the game? Each game round, the electricity demand (in GW) in your region increases due to the fate of the Dice. It's up to you to build power stations to produce the required GW demand. This provides you with income, with which you can eventually close the old fossil power stations and replace them with sustainable power stations that do not emit CO2. You can trade GW surpluses and GW shortages with the other players or External Markets to balance supply and demand. So are you going to increase sustainability quickly (with the risk of GW shortages), or are you more careful (at the risk of being late)? The region that is the first to produce more GW than the GW demand and has closed all its fossil power plants, wins. But beware, wind and solar energy sometimes only generate half of their GW power peak. -description from the designer
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Which GigaWatt video should I watch?
GigaWatt has 10 videos from 7 creators: 6 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides and 1 playthrough. They date from 2022 to July 2023.
To learn the rules, start with "How to play: Gigawatt (International Sign)" by SplinterSpiel, which runs 19 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "GigaWatt - DT Preview with Mark Streed" by The Dice Tower. 5 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Gigawatt: Solo-Playthrough: Economic Board Games" by Economic Board Games.
If you like it, try The Rich and the Good, La Familia Hort, Monopoly or Stockpile, which share several of its mechanics.
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About GigaWatt
From BoardGameGeek:
Europe, end of 20th century. Our economy runs entirely on fossil gas and coal-fired power plants. Climate change is a fact. Which region will have sustainable (non-fossil) electricity production first and wins the game? Each game round, the electricity demand (in GW) in your region increases due to the fate of the Dice. It's up to you to build power stations to produce the required GW demand. This provides you with income, with which you can eventually close the old fossil power stations and replace them with sustainable power stations that do not emit CO2. You can trade GW surpluses and GW shortages with the other players or External Markets to balance supply and demand. So are you going to increase sustainability quickly (with the risk of GW shortages), or are you more careful (at the risk of being late)? The region that is the first to produce more GW than the GW demand and has closed all its fossil power plants, wins. But beware, wind and solar energy sometimes only generate half of their GW power peak. -description from the designer
Designers
Milo van Holsteijn, Wouter Vink
Publisher
Self-published
Categories
EconomicEnvironmental
Mechanics
Auction / BiddingDice RollingStocks & InvestmentPlayer Elimination