# Barrage: 5th Player Expansion

## General Info
- **Year Published**: 2020
- **BGG Rating**: 7.8
- **BGG Rank**: —
- **Players**: 1-5 (Best with: 5)
- **Duration**: 60-120 min
- **Weight**: 4.13 / 5
- **Designers**: Simone Luciani, Tommaso Battista
- **Artists**: Antonio De Luca, Mauro Alocci, Roberto Grasso (I), Roman Roland Kuteynikov
- **Publishers**: Cranio Creations, CrowD Games, Feuerland Spiele, Game Harbor, Intrafin Games, Korea Boardgames, Maldito Games, Portal Games
- **Categories**: Economic, Environmental, Expansion for Base-game, Industry / Manufacturing
- **Mechanics**: Action Drafting, Contracts, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building, Turn Order: Stat-Based, Variable Player Powers, Variable Set-up, Worker Placement

## Verdict
If you love Barrage and want more table contention, this expansion is for you! It boosts competition and replayability, but requires other pieces.More competition for spaceIncreases strategic tensionMore replayability guaranteedQuality componentsRequires other expansionsIncreases complexityLonger playtimeHIGHLY RECOMMENDED

## Description
Hey everyone! Ready to supercharge your Barrage experience? This expansion brings the thrill of a fifth player to the table, meaning more competition for resources, more dams being built, and of course, more hydroelectric chaos! With a brand-new map and more basins and springs to explore, the competition gets even fiercer. You'll need the base Barrage game and, pay attention!, the orange player set and fifth company board from The Leeghwater Project expansion to enjoy this new addition. The expansion adds a management board with extra actions, an overlay for the turn order track, and a new set of contracts to keep things spicy. If you've already mastered Barrage and crave more strategic challenges, this is the perfect pick. Get ready to optimize every move and ensure your power plant is the most potent!

## FAQ
### Does this expansion allow playing Barrage with 5 players?
Yes! This is the main purpose of the expansion: to add a fifth player to your Barrage game.

### Do I need the base Barrage game to use this expansion?
Absolutely! This expansion adds content and doesn't work on its own. You need the base Barrage game.

### What other components do I need to play with 5 players?
To play with 5 players, in addition to this expansion, you also need the orange player set and the fifth company board from the Barrage: The Leeghwater Project expansion.

### Does the expansion change the game rules significantly?
It adds a new map, a management board with extra actions, and a turn order marker, plus new contracts. This intensifies competition and adds more strategic options, but the core of Barrage remains.

### Does the playtime increase with 5 players?
Yes, as with any game that increases the player count, the total game time tends to be a bit longer due to increased interaction and competition.

### Is this expansion for those who have already played Barrage a lot?
Exactly! If you've already mastered the base game and are looking for a greater challenge and more player interaction, this expansion is ideal.

### Does the expansion add new types of power plants or complex mechanics?
No, it focuses on expanding the experience for more players, adding more of what already exists in Barrage, such as more map space and increased competition, without introducing radically new mechanics.

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