CO2 Second Chance

In the 1970s, the governments of the world faced an unprecedented demand for energy, and polluting power plants were built everywhere to meet that demand. Year after year, the pollution they generate increases, and nobody has done anything to reduce it. Now the impact of this pollution has become too great, and humanity is starting to realise that we must meet our energy needs through clean sources of energy. Companies with expertise in clean, sustainable energy are called in to propose projects that will provide the required energy without polluting the environment. Regional governments are eager to fund these projects and to invest in their implementation.

If the pollution is not stopped, it is over for all of us.

In the game CO, each player is the CEO of an energy company responding to government requests for new, green power plants. The goal is to stop the increase of pollution while meeting the rising demand for sustainable energy and of course profiting from doing so. You will need enough expertise, money and resources to build these clean power plants. Energy summits will promote global awareness and allow companies to share a little of their expertise while learning even more from others.

In CO, each region starts with a certain number of Carbon Emissions Permits (CEPs) at its disposal. These CEPs are granted by the United Nations, and they must be spent whenever the region needs to install the energy infrastructure for a project or to construct a fossil fuel power plant. CEPs can be bought and sold on a market, and their price fluctuates throughout the game. You should try to maintain control over the CEPs.

Money, CEPs, green power plants you have built, UN goals you have completed, company goals you have met and expertise you have gained all give you victory points (VPs), which represent your company’s reputation and having the best reputation is the goal of the game … in addition to saving the planet, of course.

This new, totally redesigned edition of CO has completely new iconography, a completely new rulebook with lots of 3D pictures for easy understanding of the rules, more balanced gameplay, a new set of events, improved and streamlined mechanisms, and upgraded wooden components for the power plants instead of cardboard tiles, in a game with a shorter playing time. This version also has a cooperative mode as well as goal-based solo play.