Country cards
Germany, Korea, Vietnam, China, Australia, India, Russia, and Canada
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04Economic literacyFirst product · Break Point!
DH Board
Games
Learn economics by producing, negotiating, and trading.
10+recommended age
4–8players
The first product
Comparative advantage, made tangible around one table.
In Break Point!, players become the economic leaders of different countries. They produce resources at country-specific costs, negotiate trades, respond to events, and build the infrastructure required by their private mission.
Core economic concept
Comparative advantage is the ability to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost. The game turns that idea into a reason to specialize and trade.
Official rulebook
International trade & comparative advantage
How to play Break Point!
Age10+
Players4–8
ObjectiveComplete your mission first
CurrencyBP
01
Game components
Mission cards
Private infrastructure goals that determine each player’s path to victory
Resource tokens
40 each of iron, rice, coal, and timber
Infrastructure tokens
25 each of railways, schools, power plants, and hospitals
Banknotes
10,000, 5,000, 1,000, 500, and 100 BP denominations
Event cards
Economic shocks and changes that can alter a country’s position
The board includes production, infrastructure, event, trading, IMF, and Start spaces. Start also serves as a trading space.
02
Set up the game
- 01
Randomly give every player one country card and one mission card.
- 02
Keep country cards visible to everyone. Mission cards remain private.
- 03
Give each player 50,000 BP: three 10,000s, three 5,000s, three 1,000s, three 500s, and five 100s.
- 04
Place every player on Start and move clockwise around the board.
- 05
Arrange the resource tokens, infrastructure tokens, and event-card deck beside the board.
03
Take a turn
Roll one die and move clockwise. Every time you complete a lap, collect a 20,000 BP bonus. Then resolve the space where you land.
Production space
Buy the resource shown.
Pay the production cost printed on your country card. You may buy any quantity, with no purchase limit.Trading space
Choose one player and negotiate.
Trading spaces sit at two corners and at Start. Name the resource, quantity, and price. Prices move in 100 BP increments. The trade is one-way: the chosen player may sell, but may not buy in the same exchange. To refuse, shout “Break Point!” and end the negotiation.IMF space
Pause, receive aid, and repay.
Enter after certain events or when you cannot pay an amount due. Miss one turn, then leave automatically with a 20,000 BP bailout. You cannot trade until the debt is repaid, although another player may repay part of it for you.Infrastructure space
Convert resources and build.
Three identical resources create one matching infrastructure. You may convert resources even if another player has built on that space. Installation is optional, and uninstalled infrastructure still counts toward your mission.04
Build and maintain infrastructure
Iron × 3Railway
Rice × 3School
Coal × 3Power plant
Timber × 3Hospital
Install infrastructure only when you land on an infrastructure space. Installation costs 10,000 BP per token. A space may hold up to three of the same infrastructure, added over multiple visits.
1 installed5,000 BP toll
2 installed10,000 BP toll
3 installed15,000 BP toll
Maintenance: every fifth turn you take, submit four resource tokens matching your installed infrastructure. The payment remains four tokens regardless of how many infrastructure tokens are installed. If you cannot pay, remove one infrastructure token.
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Country production costs
| Country | Iron | Rice | Coal | Timber |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 |
| Korea | 2,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Vietnam | 3,000 | 1,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| China | 2,000 | 1,000 | 4,000 | 5,000 |
| Australia | 3,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| India | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 4,000 |
| Russia | 3,000 | 5,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 |
| Canada | 4,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 2,000 |
Winning the game
First to finish
Build every infrastructure item shown on your mission card.
The first player to complete the full mission wins Break Point!