Fits like a glove.
Super fun game. Good system. Recommend to anyone who likes logic puzzles.
Power Grid is the updated release of the Friedemann Friese crayon game Funkenschlag. It removes the crayon aspect from network building in the original edition, while retaining the fluctuating commodities market like Crude: The Oil Game and an auction round intensity reminiscent of The Princes of Florence.
The object of Power Grid is to supply the most cities with power when someone's network gains a predetermined size. In this new edition, players mark pre-existing routes between cities for connection, and then bid against each other to purchase the power plants that they use to power their cities.
However, as plants are purchased, newer, more efficient plants become available, so by merely purchasing, you're potentially allowing others access to superior equipment.
Additionally, players must acquire the raw materials (coal, oil, garbage, and uranium) needed to power said plants (except for the 'renewable' windfarm/ solar plants, which require no fuel), making it a constant struggle to upgrade your plants for maximum efficiency while still retaining enough wealth to quickly expand your network to get the cheapest routes.
Power Grid (Recharged Edition)
Power Grid is one of those games that's so good, it makes you want to sell off half your collection, because any time you're playing another game you'll be thinking about how you could be playing Power Grid instead.
The mechanisms are so smooth, everything just works. The game has a natural catchup mechanism where if you've built the most buildings, you're buying supplies and building last, which makes everything more expensive, but if you have fewer buildings to power, you're making less money each round. It's really clever, and I'm always gobsmacked at how elegant this game plays out.
This is a great game! Resource management, market manipulation, economies of scale, area control... A mixed bag of awesomeness!
A bit deceiving at first glance, as game play is fairly straight-forward, but long term planning is totally required...
Watch a good video walkthrough as the rules in the box are a bit ambiguous in places.
From bidding, resource managing, and area control well put into a single game. A great economic game that rewards good planning.
Supply demand, auctioning, resource management, map placement! Great game without dice rolling and luck. It makes winning very rewarding.
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Fits like a glove.
Super fun game. Good system. Recommend to anyone who likes logic puzzles.