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Power Grid

#34

2004 · 2-6 players · 120min · weight 3.25

port: first-partydifficulty: Easyfit 0.465
Bayes
7.68
Users rated
69,442
Owned
86,677
Wishing
12,398

Core loop (v2)

Auction power plants, buy depleting commodity fuel, expand network to power the most cities at game end.

Verb
auction plant, buy fuel, build city
Decision shape
combinatorial
Reward schedule
delayed
Challenge
depleting_commodity_marketturn_order_punishes_leaderascending_plant_auctioncity_connection_cost_gradienttech_obsolescence_cycle

BGG tags

Mechanisms
Auction / BiddingAuction: Turn Order Until PassCatch the LeaderIncomeMarketNetwork and Route BuildingTurn Order: Stat-BasedVariable Set-up
Categories
EconomicIndustry / Manufacturing