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2001 Ranked #2,832

Industrial Waste

Factory management game where players buy materials, complete orders, and invest in cleaner technology. Too much waste can trigger costly environmental disaster, so every production decision must earn points while keeping the factory dump under control.

Strategy Games Economic Environmental Auction/Bidding Open Drafting

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.63/5

Rating

6.67

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Industrial Waste is a fast but deep game designed by Jürgen Strohm in which the players are running factories. Players buy materials, complete orders and invest money in technology improvements to earn VPs, but they need to keep an eye on their waste output.

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Industrial Waste is a fast but deep game designed by Jürgen Strohm in which the players are running factories. Players buy materials, complete orders and invest money in technology improvements to earn VPs, but they need to keep an eye on their waste output. If players have too much waste in their factory dump they are liable to suffer an environmental disaster and have to pay hefty cleanup costs. Development of technological improvements requiring less waste, fewer resources, and reduced workforce are the key to this game. The game features bidding for resources, hand management and some drafting of cards to gain actions. The first player to grow their factory to a value of twenty triggers the end and the player with the most points wins.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
60 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Jürgen Strohm

Artists

1
Franz Vohwinkel

Publishers

2
Hans im Glück Rio Grande Games

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