Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Players: MartyFunkhouser/Soledad/funkdoc/TomTerror
Map Config: Red-Yellow-Purple-Aqua
Sigh...this was shaping up to be an interesting game until Step 2 began. A horrible early market made 10 + 13 very effective for me, while Soledad used his turn order advantage to pick up the 19 when it made more money than any other plant we had. 25 & 26 both came onto the market for Step 2, but...
After the 25 auction, TomTerror just ragequits the game! He was definitely in the weakest position, but this is much worse behavior on BSW than in video games since the games are much longer and you're wasting 2-5 other people's time. We were forced to either find a replacement or just reset the game, and ended up doing the latter. Actually didn't mind my position either, as i was set to bid the 26 up to around $40 then stop and take 27 or 18 for maximum efficiency. This was a game where the Step 3 auction would last 3 turns, so i didn't need any "endgame" plants going in...i just needed money, and was set up well for that! Oh well~
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
Players: MartyFunkhouser/Soledad/funkdoc/TomTerror
Map Config: Red-Yellow-Purple-Aqua
Sigh...this was shaping up to be an interesting game until Step 2 began. A horrible early market made 10 + 13 very effective for me, while Soledad used his turn order advantage to pick up the 19 when it made more money than any other plant we had. 25 & 26 both came onto the market for Step 2, but...
After the 25 auction, TomTerror just ragequits the game! He was definitely in the weakest position, but this is much worse behavior on BSW than in video games since the games are much longer and you're wasting 2-5 other people's time. We were forced to either find a replacement or just reset the game, and ended up doing the latter. Actually didn't mind my position either, as i was set to bid the 26 up to around $40 then stop and take 27 or 18 for maximum efficiency. This was a game where the Step 3 auction would last 3 turns, so i didn't need any "endgame" plants going in...i just needed money, and was set up well for that! Oh well~
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
