FunkenschlagAn energetic economic game for 2 – 6 players at age 12+
Author: Friedemann Friese
Graphics & Design: Maura Kalusky
Playing time: 120 minutes - Empfehlungsliste Spiel des Jahres 2005
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Polish Game Of The Year 2007 |
Overview:
Earning money with electric power? Earning lots of money with electric power? A very good idea!!! Should I use coal or oil to generate power in the old-fashioned or will there be a shortage of those resources in the future? Will there be a future in burning garbage? Certainly nuclear power is very exciting and as long as the government will manage the nuclear waste there will be a lot of profit. Of course, you can use more ecological friendly power and be independent of resources. But will such power plants be powerful enough for the customers in the future? Naturally, you must watch your competitors to see what plants they build, which cities they have in their net, what resources they depend on, and what new power plants they find interesting.
Idea of the game:
Each player represents a company, which owns
power plants and tries to supply electricity to cities. During the game, the
players bid for power plants and buy resources to produce electricity. They
must also expand their networks to supply a growing number of cities with
electricity.
Components:
1 board with two maps (both sides: Germany
and U.S.A.), 6 x 22 wooden houses, 84 wooden tokens, money, 5 summary cards,
43 power plant cards
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2nd Expansion |
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3rd Expansion |
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4th Expansion |
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 The
5th Expansion |
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 Spiel
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Funkenschlag can be played online at Brettspielwelt.de |
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You find a video-review for Funkenschlag at: Boardgames With Scott |
Media response:
- „A strategic game, that is enlightening [...] The design is fresh and forward.“ David Frogier de Ponlevoy, Heilbronner Stimme, 12.03.2005
- „No sign of boredom to find.“ Edwin Ruschitzka, Südwest Presse, 26.03.2005
