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Barrage

Barrage

Regular price $149.95 AUD
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Fee Summary

$10 flat fee - Australia
Calculated at checkout for International Orders.
Express post services by Enquiry.

Postage within Australia

Australia Post Shipping

We use Australia Post as our primary shipping services in Australia. We discount the shipping for you to provide a $10 flat fee to anywhere in Australia!

All shipments will be provided with a tracking number.

Local Pickup

We offer local pickup / curb side pickup via prior arrangement only - North Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Please chat to us for this option.

International Orders

All our upgrades ship Internationally to most locations (Europe, US, Canada, South America, Singapore, Oceania). We have shipped to over 28 countries. If your country is not listed as an available destination, or you are unable to check out, please reach out to us.

Due to high prices on shipping of board games we typically do not ship these internationally. We use Australia Post for our international postage which typically have a 9 to 26 day delivery timeframe. For international orders, shipping costs are calculated at checkout. All shipments will be provided with a tracking number and insured with the carrier up to $100

Unfortunately there are certain countries we cannot ship to due to customs regulations. If your country is not available at checkout, please contact us and we can confirm.

Taxes, Duties and Customs

Please note that customs tariffs, taxes or import duties on arrival at the destination country are the sole responsibility of the customer. All our products are zero-rated for tax for international orders. For those in the European union, and in Brazil you may be contacted by customs for processing of your item.

Processing Timeframes

All our items that state are in stock, are physically in stock in our warehouse in Brisbane. We do not drop ship, or indicate we have items that we don't have physical stock of.

Processing time frames are as follows:

  • Board Games and accessories are Next Business Day.
  • 3DLevelup branded items are typically posted 1-3 Business Days.

For 3DLevelup branded items, whilst we have the items in stock, we need to often assemble, sort, quality check and pack your items which can take time. Sometimes our quality check prior to shipment will require us to re-print a small part.

If you have purchased a Pre-Order item (stated in the item name), our processing time is typically 5-10 business days as we need to print your order.

Business Hours

Our business operates Monday to Friday but we try and answer questions from the online chat outside business hours if able to do so. We understand many of our customers are in a very different time zone to us. Shipping drop offs and pickups are also Monday to Friday. 

Delivery Timeframes

For domestic shipping Australia Post typically delivers within 5 business days. We often see deliveries in Brisbane locations take 2 business days.

For international orders it is typically 9-26 days but we have seen this extend out to 35 days to some countries.

Shipment Tracking

Shipment will always have a tracking number for you to be able to check status. You will receive an email with a link to our website where you can view tracking information once your order has been placed. We recommend you also provide your mobile for SMS or an reliable email account for shipping update notifications when you place your order.

If you lose your tracking number or do not see it, please contact us and we can provide. We are with you on the journey and more than happy to assist with shipping enquiries.

Shipping Insurance

All items are automatically insured up to $100 AUD on all orders. If you would like to increase this insurance let us know. We may at our own discretion increase this insurance cover without additional cost.

If you have an issue with shipment, or items damaged in transit, please reach out to us. 

No upgrades available.

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Playtime, player count and age

90 -180 MINUTES

1-4 PLAYERS

14+ AGE

Style:

Contracts
End Game Bonuses
Income
Network and Route Building
Ownership
Solo / Solitaire Game
Turn Order: Stat-Based
Variable Player Powers
Variable Set-up
Worker Placement

Rank

Community Rank for this game: 8.2 / 10

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Reviews and How to Play

Sleeve Qty and Size Requirements

Additional Product Details

Year Released: 2019
Publisher: Cranio Creations
Designer: Tommaso Battista, Simone Luciani

Barcode: 8034055582138

Nations vie for hydroelectric dominance in a dystopia where water is power. 

1-4 Players  |  60-120 Mins  |  Ages 14+

Features: Action Retrieval, Contracts, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building, Ownership, Solo / Solitaire Game, Turn Order: Stat-Based, Variable Player Powers, Variable Set-up, Worker Placement

Theme: Economic, Environmental, Industry / Manufacturing

Description

In the dystopic 1930s, the industrial revolution pushed the exploitation of fossil-based resources to the limit, and now the only thing powerful enough to quench the thirst for power of the massive machines and of the unstoppable engineering progress is the unlimited hydroelectric energy provided by the rivers.

Barrage is a resource management strategic game in which players compete to build their majestic dams, raise them to increase their storing capacity, and deliver all the potential power through pressure tunnels connected to the energy turbines of their powerhouses.

Each player represents one of the four international companies who are gathering machinery, innovative patents and brilliant engineers to claim the best locations to collect and exploit the water of a contested Alpine region crossed by rivers.

Barrage includes two innovative and challenging mechanisms. First, the players must carefully plan their actions and handle their machinery, since both their action tokens and resources are stored on a Construction Wheel and will only be available after a full turn of the wheel. The better you manage your wheel, the earlier your resources and actions come back to you.

Second, the water flow on the rivers depicted on the board is a shared and contested resource. Players have to intercept and store as much of the water as they can, build dams (upstream dams are expensive but can block part of the water before it reaches the downstream dams), raise the dams to increase their capacity, and build long tunnels to channel the water to their powerhouses. Water is never consumed — its flow is just used to produce energy —, it is instead released back to the rivers, so you have to strategically place your dams to recover the water diverted by you and the other players.

Over five rounds, the players must fulfill power requirements represented by a common competitive power track and meet specific requests of personal contracts. At the same time, by placing a limited number of engineers, they attempt to enhance their machinery to acquire new and more efficient construction actions and to build and activate special unique-effect buildings to forward their own developing strategy.

AWARDS & HONORS

  • 2021 Kennerspiel des Jahres Recommended
  • 2021 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Winner
  • 2021 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Nominee
  • 2020 Tric Trac Nominee
  • 2020 Spiel der Spiele Hit für Experten Recommended
  • 2020 Scelto dai Goblin Winner
  • 2020 Jogo do Ano Winner
  • 2020 Jogo do Ano Nominee
  • 2020 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Nominee
  • 2020 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Nominee
  • 2020 International Gamers Award - General Strategy Winner
  • 2020 International Gamers Award - General Strategy Nominee
  • 2020 Goblin Magnifico Winner
  • 2020 Goblin Magnifico Nominee
  • 2020 American Tabletop Complex Games Recommended
  • 2019 The Golden Elephant Award Finalist
  • 2019 Meeples' Choice Nominee
  • 2019 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee
  • 2019 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee
  • 2019 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee
  • 2019 Cardboard Republic Tactician Laurel Winner
  • 2019 Cardboard Republic Tactician Laurel Nominee
  • 2019 Board Game Quest Awards Game of the Year Nominee
  • 2019 Board Game Quest Awards Best Strategy/Euro Game Winner
  • 2019 Board Game Quest Awards Best Strategy/Euro Game Nominee
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