Cardboard Edison Award Submission - 2026

About REFINED, from BoardGameGeek:

The late 19th Century saw the greatest industrial and technology expansion with the discovery of petroleum oil. However, a barrel of black crude oil would be worthless without the hand-in-hand growth of the oil refining industry. Oil refineries receive this black liquor and through the miracles of science and engineering, these massive operations process crude into the everyday fuels, consumer items and industrial products that power the world. In the game REFINED, you need to supervise, control and optimize your refinery operations and profitability over several decades. Your operational and management skills will be put to the test as you try to process the most crude oil into the necessary refinery products and distillates to satisfy the consumer market. If you navigate the historic and operational challenges and generate the most profit, you will be crowned ... Refinery Tycoon! -description from the designer