Uploaded March 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Glad to get more of polarexpress on the channel - a strong player who can kinda go under the radar!
This was not a banner game for me - had too bad of a start with 08. Out of all the viable starting plants in 4P, 08 is the one i struggle the most with by far. Have started going for it more lately so i can better learn how to navigate the early game with it. Here, for instance, i should've been willing to pay $20 for the 15 - plants like 15 & 16 are nice since they remove any need to run the 08 again. Green plants are a lot tougher since you may still need to run 08 with one of them, and that does't make a lot of money.
Polar seemed to be doing really well early on, with the 15 and the west coast all to themselves. Things shifted once Dionis got the 20 for $21 to go along with the 13. This was one of those games where 20 actually stood out as a moneymaker since the market was so bad for so long. Polar had to buy the 24 with trash not exactly being cheap (4-caps don't generally fit well with an early 3-cap, FYI), while Amitss had to pay a bunch of money for the 21. Dionis paid nearly $40 for the 28 a bit later, and that actually worked out really well with the cheap 20 + 13. He ultimately earned the win here with some clever plays that many others wouldn't make, so nice job!
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
Glad to get more of polarexpress on the channel - a strong player who can kinda go under the radar!
This was not a banner game for me - had too bad of a start with 08. Out of all the viable starting plants in 4P, 08 is the one i struggle the most with by far. Have started going for it more lately so i can better learn how to navigate the early game with it. Here, for instance, i should've been willing to pay $20 for the 15 - plants like 15 & 16 are nice since they remove any need to run the 08 again. Green plants are a lot tougher since you may still need to run 08 with one of them, and that does't make a lot of money.
Polar seemed to be doing really well early on, with the 15 and the west coast all to themselves. Things shifted once Dionis got the 20 for $21 to go along with the 13. This was one of those games where 20 actually stood out as a moneymaker since the market was so bad for so long. Polar had to buy the 24 with trash not exactly being cheap (4-caps don't generally fit well with an early 3-cap, FYI), while Amitss had to pay a bunch of money for the 21. Dionis paid nearly $40 for the 28 a bit later, and that actually worked out really well with the cheap 20 + 13. He ultimately earned the win here with some clever plays that many others wouldn't make, so nice job!
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
