Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
A couple more players who haven't been seen on here yet! Seem fairly new to the game in general...
This game is a great teaching tool in a couple ways. First off, the way amitss played the first turn is exactly what you want to do with any newbies in the game. If a great plant is showing in the near futures market, you want to go bottom in the turn order; newer players often panic and buy plants when they don't need to, risking big drops for the people below them. 19 being bought on Turn 2 made amitss a massive favorite.
This game also shows you how to best counter a player who has a huge early money lead: beat them out for a big plant and hope the market stalls. Started to like my position a lot more once i got the 25 with those green plants...
However, amitss then illustrates how to counter *my* strategy: massive building to remove bad plants from the game. 11 & 12 both showing up and being built off was a huge deal for him, as that sped the game up by 1 or 2 turns.
That building was what won it for him in the end; if the game had taken just 1 turn longer to reach Step 3 i would've been able to end it before he caught up. Buying the 20 was technically a mistake for me here, but not one that concerns me too much...either 20 would be correct or i'd lose anyway. This game is a great demonstration of money vs. capacity and what's needed for each side to win that matchup!
If you'd like to learn more about Power Grid, please check my blog for strategy articles on each power plant as well as a guide to 2-player games:
maninmotiongoingnowhere.wordpress.com/power-grid-strategy-individual-plant-articles
A couple more players who haven't been seen on here yet! Seem fairly new to the game in general...
This game is a great teaching tool in a couple ways. First off, the way amitss played the first turn is exactly what you want to do with any newbies in the game. If a great plant is showing in the near futures market, you want to go bottom in the turn order; newer players often panic and buy plants when they don't need to, risking big drops for the people below them. 19 being bought on Turn 2 made amitss a massive favorite.
This game also shows you how to best counter a player who has a huge early money lead: beat them out for a big plant and hope the market stalls. Started to like my position a lot more once i got the 25 with those green plants...
However, amitss then illustrates how to counter *my* strategy: massive building to remove bad plants from the game. 11 & 12 both showing up and being built off was a huge deal for him, as that sped the game up by 1 or 2 turns.
That building was what won it for him in the end; if the game had taken just 1 turn longer to reach Step 3 i would've been able to end it before he caught up. Buying the 20 was technically a mistake for me here, but not one that concerns me too much...either 20 would be correct or i'd lose anyway. This game is a great demonstration of money vs. capacity and what's needed for each side to win that matchup!
If you'd like to learn more about Power Grid, please check my blog for strategy articles on each power plant as well as a guide to 2-player games:
maninmotiongoingnowhere.wordpress.com/power-grid-strategy-individual-plant-articles
