Pioneer Beer

Board game in German edition

The history of beer brewing dates back to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and over the centuries, various cultures and regions have developed their own unique beers, with Germany in particular being considered a “beer country.”

In the game Beer Pioneers, set at the beginning of industrialization around 1850, 2 to 4 players grow their small craft brewery into a large-scale brewery as master brewers. Each turn, they take an action by deploying one of their workers or their truck to produce an increasing variety of beers, improving the brewing process with new advances such as refrigeration machines or beer filters, or increasing the efficiency of their workers, to name a few. Action cards also play an important role and can earn victory points with beer deliveries and other actions. Actions take place on the game board and the players' own table, the order of the players is important and influenced by the players, bonus workers allow additional actions but must first be earned by placing the correct worker on the correct action space.

Beer Pioneers spans an indefinite number of rounds. Once a player reaches 20 victory points, this is the final round and the brewmaster with the most victory points is the winner of the game.