Burn Rate

Burn Rate

Rich Koehler (2002)

5.6
BGG Rating 683 votes
2-4 players Best: 4 45 min 13+
Complexity Light — 1.6/5
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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.

Recommended: 2-4 players Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups

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5.6

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999

Owned

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Std Dev: 1.48 Wanting: 12 Trading: 37 Strategy Rank: #2589
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