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Designer | Tom Jolly, Luke Laurie |
Publisher | Minion Games |
Players | 1-5 |
Playtime | 60-120 mins |
Suggested Age | 13 and up |
Family | The Manhattan Project |
Honors |
2016 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee 2016 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee |
Accessories | Deluxe Token Bundle Compatible with Manhattan Project: Energy Empire™ |
Additional Info |
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FROM THE ASHES OF WAR, NATIONS RISE TO POWER IN THE ATOMIC AGE. Each player takes control of a nation struggling for power in the latter part of the 20th century. They build up their nation’s industry, commerce, and government by acquiring resources, building structures, and tapping sources of energy. The price of oil is going up, and nuclear energy is the wave of the future. "Energy Empire" is set in the same "universe" as "The Manhattan Project", but is a stand-alone game, not an expansion.
The major threat in Energy Empire is not war, but uncertain global impacts, that result from side effects of industrialization and pollution. Many actions come with a cost. So, as nations become more industrious, they also increase the amount of pollution in the environment. Careful use of science can mitigate the harmful effects of industry, and can also help avert global crises.
"Energy Empire" uses worker placement, tableau-building, and resource management mechanics. On each turn, a player can choose to either WORK or GENERATE. On a work turn, a player plays a single worker on the main board, then uses workers and energy to activate cards in their tableau. Players may spend energy to use an occupied space on the main board, so no spaces are ever completely blocked. On a Generate turn, players get to renew their supply of energy by rolling “energy dice” that represent nuclear, coal, oil, solar, and other forms of energy.
Stand alone game, part of The Manhattan Project line from Minion Games.
Really enjoy playing this game! I highly recommend adding this to your collection. Good crunchy decisions along with a well designed engine building mechanism
I was hesitant at first and was worried that Energy Empire might play too much like Manhattan project. What I found was that the gameplay is different enough to reaffirm that Energy Empire is it's own game. Whereas MP is 90% worker placement and 10% resource management, EE is close to 40% worker placement and 60% resource management.
This game is so much fun, I love the decisions in the game, the engine building aspect and the lack of take that. The game length never feels to long and in a relatively short time you are left feeling very satisfied. Highly recommend!
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