Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
A couple newer players appear, welcome Jarl & Moni!
This was a pretty dominant game for me throughout, thanks to landing both 13 (at cost, no less!) & 18 combined with great builds. This game's early market was so rough that the 14 actually got bought!
Once again i trigger Step 2 ASAP with low capacity and get rewarded for it, as i landed the 21 for just over $30 while others were poor. The 20 went for close to $30 that turn, which is clearly overpaying in my view. Barmstrong got unlucky with the market while Moni made some very strange plays...bidding for the 25 after overpaying for the 20, then running the 20 instead of the 25 every turn before replacing the 25! Jarl invested heavily in trash and finished 2nd for it, but buying a second 4-cap plant when they already had a 6-4 setup was a mistake.
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 newer players appear, welcome Jarl & Moni!
This was a pretty dominant game for me throughout, thanks to landing both 13 (at cost, no less!) & 18 combined with great builds. This game's early market was so rough that the 14 actually got bought!
Once again i trigger Step 2 ASAP with low capacity and get rewarded for it, as i landed the 21 for just over $30 while others were poor. The 20 went for close to $30 that turn, which is clearly overpaying in my view. Barmstrong got unlucky with the market while Moni made some very strange plays...bidding for the 25 after overpaying for the 20, then running the 20 instead of the 25 every turn before replacing the 25! Jarl invested heavily in trash and finished 2nd for it, but buying a second 4-cap plant when they already had a 6-4 setup was a mistake.
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
