APE Games Pampero: A Clean Energy Game | Base Game | Strategy Board Game for Adults and Family | Ages 14+ | for 1 to 4 Players | Average Playtime 60-150 Minutes | Made Uruguay | Julián Pombo

PAMPERO - Pampero is a hand-management, card-driven action-selection game. Every player has a starting set of eight cards to be played on their own tableau, which contains two rows of spaces to activate actions on the different sectors of the board. Each turn, you have the option to play a card to the leftmost empty space of either row or to retrieve all cards from your tableau. After three actions, a special phase takes place — consolidation, during which you retrieve the rightmost card from any row, generate batteries from stored energy, collect income, and advance the game timer. The player with the most money at the end of the game wins. OVERVIEW: With no natural resources, the Government of Uruguay is concerned about the country’s dependence on imported fossil fuels. As a consequence, it is seeking to increase the share of domestic resources, of which the most feasible are biomass and wind energy, as well as employing end-use energy efficiency measures to increase its energy security. In addition, the government aims to use the intended growth of the domestic energy sector to foster its other objectives of increasing economic growth and creating employment. (Extract from World Bank Documents, CASE STUDY 11: URUGUAY – WIND ENERGY PROGRAMME ). "Toward noon, however, the sun's rays were extremely scorching, and when evening came, a bar of clouds streaked the southwest horizon - a sure sign of a change in the weather. The Patagonian pointed it out to the geographer, who replied: 'Yes, I know;' and turning to his companions, added, 'see, a change of weather is coming! We are going to have a taste of PAMPERO.' And he went on to explain that this PAMPERO is an extremely dry wind which blows from the southwest. [...] The PAMPERO generally brings a tempest which lasts three days, and may be always foretold by the depression of the mercury, 'he said. 'But when the barometer rises, on the contrary, which is the case now, all we need expect is a few violent blasts. So you can make your mind easy, my good friend; by sunrise the sky will be quite clear again.' ( Jules Verne, 1868: In Search of the Castaways. CHAPTER XVI: THE NEWS OF THE LOST CAPTAIN. )

• CASE STUDY 11: URUGUAY – WIND ENERGY PROGRAMME: With no natural resources, the Government of Uruguay is concerned about the country’s dependence on imported fossil fuels. Can your company make the most money and help Uruguay become energy independent?
• STRATEGY BOARD GAME: This Euro style game is a hand management, card driven action selection game. Every player has a starting set of eight cards to be played on their own tableau to activate actions on the different sectors of the board. After three actions, a special phase takes place — consolidation, during which you retrieve the rightmost card from any row, generate batteries from stored energy, collect income, and advance the game timer.
• DESIGNED FOR SOLO GAME PLAY FROM THE START: Solo game play was considered early in the Pampero design process, so it is a natural extension of the game. VJ, the solo automata player, has their own custom PG&I board and the 18 different solo cards provide loads of replay.
• CRUNCHY STRATEGY FOR YOUR REGULAR GAME NIGHT: Heavy Euro game designed with Euro Strategy Players in mind. Pampero comes with GameTrayz inside to hasten gameplay during your game nights.
• NUMBER OF PLAYERS AND AVERAGE PLAYTIME: This fun strategy game is designed for 1 to 4 players and is suitable for ages 14 and older. Average playtime is 60-150 minutes. Designed by Julián Pombo. Art by Ian O'Toole