Beschrijving
Furnace
Furnace is an engine-building Eurogame in which players take on the roles of 19th-century capitalists. You will build your industrial corporations and aspire to make as much money as you can. There are companies to be purchased, resources to be extracted and processed in the best combinations possible.
Gameplay
Each player starts the game with a random start-up card, the resources depicted at the top of that card, and four colored discs valued 1-4.
The game is played over four rounds, and each round consists of two phases: Auction and Production. During the auction, 6-8 company cards are laid out with their basic sides face up. Players take turns placing one of their discs on one of these cards. You cannot place a disc on a card if a disc of the same value or color is already present.
Once all the discs are placed, the cards are resolved from left to right. Whoever placed the highest-valued disc will claim the card. Other players with a lower-valued disc on this card will gain compensation. They either receive the resources depicted multiplied by the value of their disc or they process (exchange X for Y) up to as many times as the value of their disc.
Once all the cards have been claimed or discarded, players enter the production phase. They’ss use their cards in the order of their choice. Each company card has one action — either production or processing — on its basic side and two actions on its upgraded side. During the production phase, you can use each of your cards once to gain resources, process those resources into other resources or money, and upgrade your cards.
At the end of four rounds, whoever has the most money wins.
Summarised
This game is an auctioning game where you fight to build an engine for money and points. Good mental game against others in the auction phases, and individual mental gymnastics in your production phase.
The new expansion comes with a solo mode, adds an extra player and variable Capital discs and more.
