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Burn Rate

2002 · BGG
Avg rating
6.09
Bayes rating
5.62
Weight
1.57 (Light)
Players
2-4
Playtime
45 min
Ratings count
676

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Description

BURN RATE puts the players in the role of a dot-com CEO, trying to keep his startup afloat. The challenge of the game is to keep a startup in business and lose money as slowly as possible. Opponents try to force each other to flame out quickly with money-wasting dot-com projects, over hiring, and incompetent vice presidents. The mechanics of the game are based on real life. A player's employee [cards] each has a skill number, and that skill allows the play of cards that represent their actions. For example, a FUNDING card with a skill prerequisite of 2 requires an Finance employee with a minimum skill of 2 to play it. A player's bank account is debited each turn based on his current situation, or "burn rate". A player wins when all the others have run out of money.

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Card play & hand management Drafting

Game type

Card game Party game Board game

Publishers

BoardM Factory Cool Studio Mandoo Games Paper Iyagi Swan Panasia Co., Ltd. Toy Vault, Inc.

Designers

Rich Koehler