Kanban EV
Kanban EV explained: train across factory departments, design and assemble cars, manage parts and certifications, and score through meetings and production goals.
Work through five departments of an electric-vehicle factory, balancing training, parts, designs, assembly and testing while Sandra evaluates performance.
Why We Love It
Kanban EV turns worker placement into a sequencing puzzle. Department order, certification timing and meeting goals all reward planning several turns ahead.
About Kanban EV
Kanban EV is a heavy strategy game published by Eagle-Gryphon Games and designed by Vital Lacerda. Its core systems include Worker Placement, Action Selection and Production, creating a mix of tactical timing and longer-term planning.
This guide focuses on the edition and rules scope identified in the source notes below, with the main decisions separated from the factual rules overview.
Game at a Glance
Worker Placement
Commit workers to contested action spaces and time placements around opponents.
Action Selection
Choose actions not only for their reward but also for timing and denial.
Production
Use this system efficiently and connect it to your broader scoring plan.
Training
Use this system efficiently and connect it to your broader scoring plan.
Who Kanban EV suits
Kanban EV suits players who enjoy Worker Placement and Action Selection, with enough room to build a plan while still reacting to changing shared incentives. Its heavy weight makes it a better fit for groups comfortable tracking several connected systems.
Rules overview
Players move managers between factory departments and take actions in training, logistics, design, assembly and testing. Cars and parts flow through production while certifications improve efficiency. Sandra moves through departments and triggers evaluations. Meetings create additional scoring opportunities tied to achievements and collected speech tokens.
Key decisions
Editorial analysis: Department timing is the core puzzle. Training early can make later actions more efficient, but spending too long improving one area may leave another department unprepared for Sandra’s evaluation.
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Sources and edition notes
Facts checked September 17, 2026.