Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Revenge for our previous match on here! This is one of the more lopsided 2ers you'll see.
You get to see why the 06 is such a good starting plant on Italy, and why i like the no-build tactic on turn 1 - it let me bid for the 05 and put Spara in an awkward position for turn order. Them not buying a plant there was great for me, as was the onslaught of plants like 14 & 19! 13 + 06 is so good in these situations.
Spara's key mistakes were building to 4 cities right away, and buying the 24 with expensive trash and 25 on deck. Got the 25 drop and it was smooth sailing from there. Even got a 26 drop out of nowhere after Spara bid for the 20 (correctly, i think) to add insult to injury! Decided to buy 29 a little before Step 3 since it would make a profit even if i had to replace it at the end, and the extra capacity could prevent Spara from ending early.
Game got sorta interesting near the end because i was worried i wouldn't get to 21 capacity in Step 3 and Spara could end it at 21, but they decided to try a long-term coal buyout strategy instead so i ended it early. They may not have had the money to buy a plant & end on the following turn anyway, in which case i would've ended it even if i only had 20 capacity - would be guaranteed to win on money if they don't have 21 cities.
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
Revenge for our previous match on here! This is one of the more lopsided 2ers you'll see.
You get to see why the 06 is such a good starting plant on Italy, and why i like the no-build tactic on turn 1 - it let me bid for the 05 and put Spara in an awkward position for turn order. Them not buying a plant there was great for me, as was the onslaught of plants like 14 & 19! 13 + 06 is so good in these situations.
Spara's key mistakes were building to 4 cities right away, and buying the 24 with expensive trash and 25 on deck. Got the 25 drop and it was smooth sailing from there. Even got a 26 drop out of nowhere after Spara bid for the 20 (correctly, i think) to add insult to injury! Decided to buy 29 a little before Step 3 since it would make a profit even if i had to replace it at the end, and the extra capacity could prevent Spara from ending early.
Game got sorta interesting near the end because i was worried i wouldn't get to 21 capacity in Step 3 and Spara could end it at 21, but they decided to try a long-term coal buyout strategy instead so i ended it early. They may not have had the money to buy a plant & end on the following turn anyway, in which case i would've ended it even if i only had 20 capacity - would be guaranteed to win on money if they don't have 21 cities.
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
