Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Welcome back, Stein, to the most expensive possible Germany 2P config!
This one came down to me screwing up the builds, as i took the cheapest connections from Erfurt to Nurnberg. This created a problem where i misclicked and built on a turn where i didn't want to build, and that forced me to drop Stein the 21 at cost. The reason this was a problem was that had i not built that turn, Stein would've jumped into Nurnberg and wrecked me on the builds.
My starting city was definitely the right one here, but the second build needed to be a jump of some sort. Nurnberg is very safe but means you only win the builds by $3 or so, while Magdeburg is a cheaper jump that likely nets you a bigger reward overall. This is one of the toughest 2P configs i can think of on BSW!
One more thought: Plant 08 is tough to handle sometimes in these 2-3P games...it makes a lot of money early on but can get you killed if the plant market is bad and you're stuck running it for a long time.
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
Welcome back, Stein, to the most expensive possible Germany 2P config!
This one came down to me screwing up the builds, as i took the cheapest connections from Erfurt to Nurnberg. This created a problem where i misclicked and built on a turn where i didn't want to build, and that forced me to drop Stein the 21 at cost. The reason this was a problem was that had i not built that turn, Stein would've jumped into Nurnberg and wrecked me on the builds.
My starting city was definitely the right one here, but the second build needed to be a jump of some sort. Nurnberg is very safe but means you only win the builds by $3 or so, while Magdeburg is a cheaper jump that likely nets you a bigger reward overall. This is one of the toughest 2P configs i can think of on BSW!
One more thought: Plant 08 is tough to handle sometimes in these 2-3P games...it makes a lot of money early on but can get you killed if the plant market is bad and you're stuck running it for a long time.
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
