A heavy worker-placement game about building a lithium empire on California's Salton Sea.
Who it's for
Perfect for experienced euro gamers who want a meaty, 120-minute economic puzzle with real depth to chew on, solo or with up to three others.
Not for you if…
Skip it if you want a light or casual evening, this is a heavy, rules-dense economic game that rewards long planning, not a quick session.
Vibe's take
Dense and cerebral. Every engineer placement locks you into a longer chain of drilling, processing, and selling, so plans need to be mapped several turns ahead.
Salton Sea turns the real geothermal lithium fields of California into a heavyweight engine-building duel. You run a lithium extraction company, sending engineers to drill, process, and sell brine-derived lithium while managing contracts, shares, and research to fuel the clean-energy transition. Multiple paths to victory reward whichever strategy, exhausted land, fulfilled contracts, or steady business development, you commit to.
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Players
Duration
120 min
Ages 12+
Complexity
3.9 / 5 — HeavyBGG Rating
6.4/10
Rank #1,677
2.1k ratings
Published
2024