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Title:
Q.E.
Description:
Spend infinite money to save the economy. Auction with unlimited money.
Global economies are crashing. You play as one of the largest nations in the world, and it is your job to enact QE (Quantitative Easing) measures and printing money to support collapsing companies.
QE is an auction game where you bail out companies and special industries to collect the most points. And since you are the central bank, you own the money printer and you can bid whatever you want. The only limit is your imagination. Go nuts from one to thirty quadrillion.
At the end of the game, total up all your winning bids by the amount of companies and special bonus points. Whoever has the most points wins. But be careful though - if you are the country who spends the most during the game, you’re out! It’s a super interactive experience that turns auction gaming on its head.
Watch out for inflation!
Often times the game will have runaway inflation and might end with a final bid of $10 quadrillion. But sometimes an inflationary run will start, and then the group will pull it back because it looks like one player went too far. Other times the bids will dance around as players can get a good read on how much people have spent and no one wants to risk bidding too high.
To win the game, you’ll need to play the table.
QE can play like a classic euro-style auction game with players evaluating the value of each company. Or it can play like a social deduction game with big bluffs, stare downs, and unexpected twists where players hardly concern themselves with the assets they are bidding on. Normally it is somewhere between those extremes.
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Financial crisis has occurred. Sixteen ”too big to fail” companies from four countries need bailing out. The central banks have unlimited financial resources, so lots of money is going to be printed, but the central banks also face disaster — print too much money and the country they represent goes bust.
In Q.E., a term that stands for ”quantitative easing”, you play the role of a central bank. You bid on different size companies to accumulate various levels of victory points. The amount you bid is unlimited since you are the central bank and you own the printing press! After the initial ”open” bid by the lead player, the other players bid in secret. After the sixteen companies have been ”bailed out”, bonus victory points are awarded for company sets of nationalization, monopolization, and diversification.
Player markers on the scoring track now reveal which player has the most victory points, but this is not the end. Players must now add up the amount of money they printed and the player who printed the most money loses all their victory points!
Previous editions of Q.E. supported up to four players, with a fifth-player expansion being available separately. This new edition of Q.E. is playable with up to five players out of the box.
AWARDS & HONORS:
2023 Spiel des Jahres Recommended.
2019 Meeples’ Choice Nominee.
2019 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee.
2019 Board Game Quest Awards Best Party Game Nominee.
2019 Board Game Quest Awards Best Game from a Small Publisher Nominee.
COMPONENTS:
Cardboard (2mm thick, dry-erase surfaces):
21 Company Tiles (80mm dia.): 5 China, 1 each Industry (1, 2, 3, 4, 4VP), 5 Japan, 1 each Industry (1, 2, 3, 3, 4VP), 4 EU, no Gov. (1, 2, 3, 4VP), 4 US, no Gov. (1, 2, 3, 4VP), 3 UK, no Housing or Manufacturing (2, 3, 4VP)
5 Industry Tokens (66mm dia.): 1x each yellow Agriculture, red Housing, light blue Government, lime green Finance, light brown Manufacturing)
5 Bid Tiles (155x65mm): 1x each Government/Player - China, EU, Japan, UK, US.
5 Score Boards (131x259mm, double-sided for 3-4/5 players): 1x per Government/Player
5 Dry Erase Markers (black, with erasers)
1 Auctioneer Token (QE)
Rulebook (4 p.).
Box dimensions are 6.75 inches wide x 10.75 inches tall x 2.25 inches deep
Global economies are crashing. You play as one of the largest nations in the world, and it is your job to enact QE (Quantitative Easing) measures and printing money to support collapsing companies.
QE is an auction game where you bail out companies and special industries to collect the most points. And since you are the central bank, you own the money printer and you can bid whatever you want. The only limit is your imagination. Go nuts from one to thirty quadrillion.
At the end of the game, total up all your winning bids by the amount of companies and special bonus points. Whoever has the most points wins. But be careful though - if you are the country who spends the most during the game, you’re out! It’s a super interactive experience that turns auction gaming on its head.
Watch out for inflation!
Often times the game will have runaway inflation and might end with a final bid of $10 quadrillion. But sometimes an inflationary run will start, and then the group will pull it back because it looks like one player went too far. Other times the bids will dance around as players can get a good read on how much people have spent and no one wants to risk bidding too high.
To win the game, you’ll need to play the table.
QE can play like a classic euro-style auction game with players evaluating the value of each company. Or it can play like a social deduction game with big bluffs, stare downs, and unexpected twists where players hardly concern themselves with the assets they are bidding on. Normally it is somewhere between those extremes.
———
Financial crisis has occurred. Sixteen ”too big to fail” companies from four countries need bailing out. The central banks have unlimited financial resources, so lots of money is going to be printed, but the central banks also face disaster — print too much money and the country they represent goes bust.
In Q.E., a term that stands for ”quantitative easing”, you play the role of a central bank. You bid on different size companies to accumulate various levels of victory points. The amount you bid is unlimited since you are the central bank and you own the printing press! After the initial ”open” bid by the lead player, the other players bid in secret. After the sixteen companies have been ”bailed out”, bonus victory points are awarded for company sets of nationalization, monopolization, and diversification.
Player markers on the scoring track now reveal which player has the most victory points, but this is not the end. Players must now add up the amount of money they printed and the player who printed the most money loses all their victory points!
Previous editions of Q.E. supported up to four players, with a fifth-player expansion being available separately. This new edition of Q.E. is playable with up to five players out of the box.
AWARDS & HONORS:
2023 Spiel des Jahres Recommended.
2019 Meeples’ Choice Nominee.
2019 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee.
2019 Board Game Quest Awards Best Party Game Nominee.
2019 Board Game Quest Awards Best Game from a Small Publisher Nominee.
COMPONENTS:
Cardboard (2mm thick, dry-erase surfaces):
21 Company Tiles (80mm dia.): 5 China, 1 each Industry (1, 2, 3, 4, 4VP), 5 Japan, 1 each Industry (1, 2, 3, 3, 4VP), 4 EU, no Gov. (1, 2, 3, 4VP), 4 US, no Gov. (1, 2, 3, 4VP), 3 UK, no Housing or Manufacturing (2, 3, 4VP)
5 Industry Tokens (66mm dia.): 1x each yellow Agriculture, red Housing, light blue Government, lime green Finance, light brown Manufacturing)
5 Bid Tiles (155x65mm): 1x each Government/Player - China, EU, Japan, UK, US.
5 Score Boards (131x259mm, double-sided for 3-4/5 players): 1x per Government/Player
5 Dry Erase Markers (black, with erasers)
1 Auctioneer Token (QE)
Rulebook (4 p.).
Box dimensions are 6.75 inches wide x 10.75 inches tall x 2.25 inches deep
Min Number of Players:
3
Max Number of Players:
5
Barcode:
644216135448
Category:
Strategy
Economic
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Publisher:
BoardGameTables.com
Playing Time:
30
Year Published:
2019
Designer:
Gavin Birnbaum
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Artist:
Anca Gavril
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Suggested Ages:
14+
Date Added:
2020-09-26 13:14:13
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$44.00
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-04-08
Date Added:
2020-09-26 13:14:13