How the Game Works

Players work together to transition New York City to clean energy before 2035 while managing three key resources.

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Each Energy Buck = $10M real dollars. Players have a limited budget to spend on energy transition cards.

Example: Wind card = 400 Energy Bucks = $4B real world cost

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A 10-point scale tracking public support. Some necessary cards are unpopular. If Public Opinion drops too low, you lose.

Example: Carbon Fee requires 4 cards = -12 Public Opinion total

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Wind power is intermittent. Without matching storage, each Wind card destabilizes the grid.

Example: Wind = -4 Stability. Pumped Hydro = +4 Stability

Turn Structure

Each player draws cards from the deck at the start of their turn.

Choose a card to play. Pay its Energy Buck cost and apply its effects on Public Opinion and Grid Stability.

Some cards trigger impact events — climate disasters or political events that affect all players.

Win by decarbonizing the city by 2035. Lose if Public Opinion hits 0 or Grid Stability collapses.