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QE

Spend infinite money to save the economy

Auction with Unlimited Money

Global economies are crashing. You play as one of the largest nations in the world, and it is your job to enact QE (Quantitative Easing) measures and printing money to support collapsing companies.

QE is an auction game where you bail out companies and special industries to collect the most points. And since you are the central bank, you own the money printer and you can bid whatever you want. The only limit is your imagination. Go nuts from one to thirty quadrillion.

At the end of the game, total up all your winning bids by the amount of companies and special bonus points. Whoever has the most points wins. But be careful though - if you are the country who spends the most during the game, you’re out! It's a super interactive experience that turns auction gaming on its head.

Time to play
45 min
Players
3 - 5
Main Mechanic
Auction
Ages
12+
Series
The Strategy Line
Box Size
Standard[?]
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The Strategy

Watch out for inflation

Often times the game will have runaway inflation and might end with a final bid of $10 quadrillion. But sometimes an inflationary run will start, and then the group will pull it back because it looks like one player went too far. Other times the bids will dance around as players can get a good read on how much people have spent and no one wants to risk bidding too high.

To win the game, you'll need to play the table.

QE can play like a classic euro-style auction game with players evaluating the value of each company. Or it can play like a social deduction game with big bluffs, stare downs, and unexpected twists where players hardly concern themselves with the assets they are bidding on. Normally it is somewhere between those extremes.

How will it play in your group? Will it change over time?

Components

What’s inside the box

Box dimensions are 6.75 inches wide x 10.75 inches tall x 2.25 inches deep

  • A
    21 Company Tiles
  • B
    5 Industry Tokens
  • C
    5 Bid Tiles
  • D
    5 Score Boards
  • E
    5 Dry Erase Markers
  • F
    1 Auctioneer Token
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Expansion

QE Commodities

The core fun of QE is trying to anticipate, and then reacting to what other players are doing. When you think you have the base game figured out, the expansion will reset how you plan your bids and think about your opponents' motives.

Now you’re also selling (and buying) commodities. Buying commodities gets you even more points. Selling them reduces from your total spend.

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Promo

Ian O'Toole Checks

Five new checks featuring beautiful illustrations of mythological createures by the talented Ian O'Toole.

Play Throughs and Reviews

The brains behind the game

Creators

Gavin Birnbaum

Designer

Gavin Birnbaum loves to combo his two hobbies, woodworking and game design. He designs games, and then makes them himself in his wood shop.

Anca Gavril

Artist

She has a poster featured in the Board Game Geek Artist series. Her husband and children are always involved in the projects, from mandatory play testing and prototyping, to artistic suggestions.

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QE

10.8" x 6.8" x 2.75"

1 lb. 15.0 oz.

GME-QE

644216135448

$40

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QE: Commodities

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QE: Ian O'Toole Checks