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Power Failure Card Game | Build an energy empire, stack blocks on the carbon tower, hope they don't collapse!

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Category: Card Game

Type of Game: Dexterity Stacking, Tableau Building, Hand Management 

Ages: 14+   Players: 2 - 4   Time: 45 mins

Description: Crank up the voltage in Power Failure, an electrifying card game in which you race to build the most productive grid. Up to four players compete to meet rising demand by acquiring resources, building power plants, and activating them to generate energy. Power production is inherently volatile, though, as rash individuals risk environmental catastrophes that set everyone back. The player who provides the bustling city with the most megawatts wins!

Power Failure | A Family Card Game About Building Power Plants to Generate Electricity
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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Julian ★★★★★

The carbon tower makes every turn tense in the best way — you're building your energy empire but one wrong block and it all comes down. Played with three people and it took us right around 45 minutes, which felt perfect. Hand management adds just enough strategy that it's not purely luck.

Natalie N. ★★★★★

We got this to the table for game night and the carbon tower collapse moments had everyone yelling and laughing—the dexterity stacking adds such a fun physical twist to the usual card game setup. The hand management still gives you real choices too, so it’s not just chaos, and a full 45-minute sessi

Henry ★★★★★

The hand management side keeps things strategic, but it's that moment when you place one more block on the carbon tower and everyone holds their breath that really sells it. We've played three rounds in a row already, and the 45-minute runtime flies by with four of us.

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