Like in Marco Polo I love the contracts mechanics that provide several tactical goals inside a strategic structure.

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While the water that is in a player’s dam is essentially owned by them, it’s easy to build a dam higher upstream that will prevent water from flowing down to the opposition. Full Reward: If your Energy Marker is in the section related to the current round (or further), you will activate the scoring of the Bonus tile. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below.There are five pairs of these, with each pair providing a different bonus or penalty to the amount of energy produced (naturally, ones with the highest bonuses are chosen first). When a Dam is full (the number of Water Drops equal to the Dam s maximum capacity, that is, its level) the next Water Drops flow past it. They can use workers to turn their construction wheel (more on that later), add some new water to the river, and activate a powerhouse.

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When you get a resource (in any way), take it from the general supply and add it to your personal supply (do not put it on the Construction Wheel). The Bank is a single action space that works differently from the others: you can place here any number of Engineers with a single action. Sophia (white) gets the full reward: she has built 2 Powerhouses so she scores 10 VPs (5 VPs for each Powerhouse). Our initial games have all felt different, so right now, I’m confident that the game will feel fresh for quite a while, and maybe for as long as we play it.The spokes of the wheels now have a cardboard backing to prevent the tiles and resources from scurrying off. You then check the cumulative amount of energy that each player has generated that round, with VPs being awarded for the top two players. Barrage (which, in addition to its normal English meaning, is also the French word for dam) is about generating energy. Patent Office: Place 2 Engineers and pay 5 Credits, and choose 1 of the available Advanced Technology Tiles. With a total production value of 7, Paul (red) could fulfill both of his Contracts, but he must choose only one to fulfill.