Uploaded May 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Always down for more Italy on this channel, especially the more expensive map configs! This one is a lesson in predicting game flow...
One interesting point here is how much more 06 is worth compared to 04, when in 2-player games you often see both go at cost. I'd say this is fair because of the greater competition for coal in multiplayer games, as well as the increased trash restock rate in 4P+.
Ended up in an awkward spot for turn 2 where i had to bid hard for 13 with 16 & 18 up next. 16 wouldn't be good for me since i couldn't build to 3 cities with it, and i didn't have the turn order to go for 18. Morph ended up landing 18 at cost, followed by 15 at cost afterward. That's almost unbeatable on a mid-to-high priced map like this one...you basically have Plant 25 but with much better turn order. In retrospect i might have been better off building where Amit did instead of south, so that i could at least afford 3 cities with the 16.
At least i got 22 at cost a bit later and no other trash plants showed up, so i made sweet money from my initial three plants. Used that and all my open space for a big build when i got the 20, which helped some. Unfortunately that led to my downfall...
In short, i way overpaid for the 30 because i forgot how long it would take us to end the game on this map. Had i given that up, just not bought a plant that turn, then bought my final two plants in the Step 3 auction, i almost certainly would've won this game. As is, Morph's cheap early efficiency (he also got the 28 at cost!) beat my massive amount of Step 1 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
If you want to step up your game even further and set up BSW or Tabletop Simulator games with us, come join our Power Grid Discord server:
discordapp.com/invite/pSq9qp9
Always down for more Italy on this channel, especially the more expensive map configs! This one is a lesson in predicting game flow...
One interesting point here is how much more 06 is worth compared to 04, when in 2-player games you often see both go at cost. I'd say this is fair because of the greater competition for coal in multiplayer games, as well as the increased trash restock rate in 4P+.
Ended up in an awkward spot for turn 2 where i had to bid hard for 13 with 16 & 18 up next. 16 wouldn't be good for me since i couldn't build to 3 cities with it, and i didn't have the turn order to go for 18. Morph ended up landing 18 at cost, followed by 15 at cost afterward. That's almost unbeatable on a mid-to-high priced map like this one...you basically have Plant 25 but with much better turn order. In retrospect i might have been better off building where Amit did instead of south, so that i could at least afford 3 cities with the 16.
At least i got 22 at cost a bit later and no other trash plants showed up, so i made sweet money from my initial three plants. Used that and all my open space for a big build when i got the 20, which helped some. Unfortunately that led to my downfall...
In short, i way overpaid for the 30 because i forgot how long it would take us to end the game on this map. Had i given that up, just not bought a plant that turn, then bought my final two plants in the Step 3 auction, i almost certainly would've won this game. As is, Morph's cheap early efficiency (he also got the 28 at cost!) beat my massive amount of Step 1 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
If you want to step up your game even further and set up BSW or Tabletop Simulator games with us, come join our Power Grid Discord server:
discordapp.com/invite/pSq9qp9
