format_list_numbered Rank 68 |
weight Weight 3.25 / 5 |
hotel_class Rating 7.8 |
group Players 2 - 6 |
timer Play Time 120 |
calendar_month Year 2004 |
Power Grid
Description
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 objective 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 FAQ - Please read this before posting a rules question! Many questions are asked over and over in the forums... If you have a question about a specific expansion, please check the rules forum or FAQ for that particular expansion.
Expansions (33)
- Power Grid: The New Power Plants – Set 2
- Atolla Modulis (fan expansion for Funkenschlag)
- Brettspiel Adventskalender 2015
- Funkenschlag: Speicherkraftwerk
- Hoogspanning: Het Verre Oosten
- Morphogea: A Modular Hex Map (fan expansion for Power Grid)
- New Plants (fan expansion for Power Grid)
- Power Grid: Australia & Indian Subcontinent
- Power Grid: Benelux/Central Europe
- Power Grid: BGG Promo Card Set
- Power Grid: Brazil/Spain & Portugal
- Power Grid: Bremen/Manhattan
- Power Grid: China/Korea
- Power Grid: Europe/North America
- Power Grid: Fabled Expansion
- Power Grid: Flux Generator
- Power Grid: France/Italy
- Power Grid: High-Voltage DC Transmission Passage C
- Power Grid: Industrial Espionage
- Power Grid: Middle East/South Africa
- Power Grid: Northern Europe/United Kingdom & Ireland
- Power Grid: Oracle & Industrial Espionage
- Power Grid: Québec/Baden-Württemberg
- Power Grid: Russia & Japan
- Power Grid: Supply Contract
- Power Grid: Taxes
- Power Grid: The New Power Plants – Set 1
- Power Grid: The Robots
- Power Grid: The Stock Companies
- Power Grid: Theme Park
- Power Grid: Transformer Station
- Power Grid: Warehouse
- 파워그리드 재충전 확장: 지도 모음집 (Power Grid Recharged – Map Collection)