Power Grid
Notes
We
are playing on the Spain and Portugal map and a designer deck. Energy
Crisis expansion is not in play (1 in favor, 1 opposed, 3 abstain).
Power plants will be
noted in the following format: XX Fuel I→O
(FF), where XX is the power plant number, “Fuel” is the type of
fuel it takes, I is the number of inputs, O is the number of cities
it powers, and (FF) is the amount of fuel stored on it, if any.
Power plants 13, 15, and 16 will be placed on top of the deck at the
start of Step 2.
Turn 1
Bidding Round
Rosado opens the bidding on power plant 03 at 3 Elektros. ¡OLÉ! passes. Industria Optimum passes. GEGS passes. TRC bids 4. Rosado passes. Power plant 10 is added to the future market and power plant 05 is moved to the current market. Rosado opens the bidding on power plant 05 at 5 Elektros. ¡OLÉ! passes. Industria Optimum bids 6. GEGS passes. Rosado passes. Power plant 37 is added to the future market and power plant 06 is moved to the current market. Rosado opens the bidding on power plant 04 at 4 Elektros. ¡OLÉ! passes. GEGS passes. Power plant 09 is added to the future market and power plant 07 is mored to the current market.
¡OLÉ! opens the bidding on power plant 06 at 6 Elektros. GEGS passes. Power plant 24 is added to the future market and power plant 08 is moved to the current market.
GEGS spends 7 Elektros for power plant 07. Power plant 36 is added to the future market and power plant 09 is moved to the current market.
Turn order adjusted based on power plants
purchased.
Fuel Purchases
TRC buys 2 coal for 2 Elektros.
Rosado buys 2 coal for 3 Elektros.
Industria Optimum buys 3 oil for 6 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! buys 1 trash for 6 Elektros.
GEGS buys 2 oil for 6 Elektros.
Grid Connections
TRC connects to Cuernca for 10 Elektros (power plant 01 is discarded, power plant 21 is added to the future market and power plant 10 is moved to the current market) and Valencia for 23 Elektros (power plant 02 is discarded, power plant 42 is added to the future market and power plant 21 is moved to the current market).
Rosada connects to Lisboa for 10 Elektros and Évora for 19 Elektros.
Industria Optimum connects to Porto for 10 Elektros and Braga for 13 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! connects to Sevilla for 10 Elektros and Cordoba for 18 Elektros.
GEGS connects to Mérida for 10 Elektros and
Cácares for 14 Elektros.
Bureaucracy
Power Cities
GEGS powers 2 cities, spending 2 oil and gaining 33 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! powers 2 cities, spending 1 trash and gaining 33 Elektros.
Industria Optimum powers 2 cities, spending 3 oil and gaining 33 Elektros.
Rosado powers 1 city, spending 1 coal and gaining 22 Elektros.
TRC powers 1 city, spending 1 coal and gaining 22 Elektros.
Adjust Power Plant Market
Power plant 42 is moved
to the bottom of the deck and power plant 18 is added to the current
market, pushing power plant 21 to the future market.
Turn 2
Bidding Round
GEGS opens the bidding on power plant 09 at 9 Elektros. ¡OLÉ! passes. Industria Optimum bids 10. Rosado passes. TRC bids 11. GEGS passes. Industria Optimum passes. Power plant 25 is added to the future market and power plant 21 is moved to the current market. GEGS opens the bidding on power plant 21 at 21 Elektros. ¡OLÉ! passes. Industria Optimum passes. Rosado passes. Power plant 17 is added to the current market.Fuel Purchases
TRC buys 2 coal for 3 Elektros.
Rosado passes.
Industria Optimum buys 3 oil for 5 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! buys 1 trash for 5 Elektros.
GEGS buys 2 oil for 5 Elektros.
Grid Connections
TRC connects to Alicante for 19 Elektros.
Rosado connects to Setúbal for 14 Elektros.
Industria Optimum connects to Salamanka for 29 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! connects to Huelva for 16 Elektros.
GEGS can't connect.
Bureaucracy
Power Cities
GEGS powers 2 cities, spending 2 oil and gaining 33 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! powers 3 cities, spending 1 trash and gaining 44 Elektros.
Industria Optimum powers 2 cities, spending 3 oil and gaining 33 Elektros.
Rosado powers 3 cities, spending 1 coal and gaining 44 Elektros.
TRC powers 3 cities, spending 3 coal and gaining 44 Elektros.
Adjust Power Plant Market
Power plant 46 is moved
to the bottom of the deck and power plant 27 is added to the future
market.
Turn 3
Bidding Round
Rosado opens the bidding on power plant 25 at 25 Elektros. ¡OLÉ! bids 26. TRC passes. Industria Optimum passes. GEGS passes. Rosado bids 27. ¡OLÉ! bids 28. Rosado bids 29. ¡OLÉ! bids 30. Rosado bids 31. ¡OLÉ! bids 32. Rosado bids 33. ¡OLÉ! bids 34. Rosado bids 35. ¡OLÉ! bids 36. Rosado bids 37. ¡OLÉ! bids 38. Rosado bids 39. ¡OLÉ! bids 40. Rosado passes. Power plant 40 is added to the future market and power plant 26 is moved to the current market. Rosado passes.Fuel Purchases
GEGS buys 3 trash for 14 Elektros.
Industria Optimum buys 3 coal for 3 Elektros and 1 uranium for 5 Elektros.
TRC buys 4 coal for 9 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! buys 1 trash for 5 Elektros.
Rosado buys 1 oil for 2 Elektros.
Grid Connections
GEGS connects to Ciudad Real for 26 Elektros.
Industria Optimum connects to Valladolid for 17 Elektros.
TRC connects to Toledo for 23 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! passes.
Rosado connects to Portimão for 22 Elektros and
Faro for 14 Elektros.
Bureaucracy
Power Cities
Rosado powers 3 cities, spending 1 oil and gaining 44 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! powers 3 cities, spending 1 trash and gaining 44 Elektros.
TRC powers 4 cities, spending 4 coal and gaining 54 Elektros.
Industria Optimum powers 4 cities, spending 3 coal and 1 uranium and gaining 54 Elektros.
GEGS powers 3 cities, spending 3 trash and gaining 44 Elektros.
Adjust Power Plant Market
Power plant 40 is moved to the bottom of the deck and power plant 28 is added to the future market.Turn 4
Bidding Round
Rosado opens the bidding on power plant 26 at 26 Elektros. TRC bids 27. Industria Optimum bids 28. ¡OLÉ! passes. GEGS passes. Rosado passes. TRC bids 29. Industria Optimum bids 30. TRC bids 31. Industria Optimum bids 32. TRC bids 33. Industria Optimum bids 34. TRC passes. Power plant 20 is added to the current market. Rosado opens the bidding on power plant 20 at 20 Elektros. TRC bids 21. ¡OLÉ! passes. GEGS passes. Rosado passes. Power plant 34 is added to the future market and power plant 27 is moved to the current market. Rosado opens the bidding on power plant 27 at 27 Elektros. ¡OLÉ! passes. GEGS passes. Power plant 22 is added to the current market.Fuel Purchases
GEGS buys 3 trash for 15 Elektros and 4 oil for 5 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! buys 2 coal for 4 Elekctros.
Industria Optimum buys 1 uranium for 6 Elektros.
TRC buys 4 coal for 11 Elektros.
Rosado buys 1 trash for 6 Elektros.
Grid Connections
GEGS connects to Grenada for 26 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! connects to Cadiz for 18 Elektros and Malaga for 21 Elektros.
Industria Optimum connects to Orense for 19 Elektros.
TRC connects to Albacete for 18 Elektros and Castelón De La Plana for 14 Elektros.
Rosado passes.
Bureaucracy
Power Cities
Rosado powers 5 cities, spending 1 trash and gaining 64 Elektros.
TRC powers 6 cities, spending 4 coal and gaining 73 Elektros.
Industria Optimum powers 5 cities, spending 1 uranium and gaining 64 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! powers 5 cities, spending 2 coal and gaining 64 Elektros.
GEGS powers 4 cities, spending 3 trash and gaining 54 Elektros.
Adjust Power Plant Market
Power plant 37 is moved to the bottom of the deck and power plant 14 is added to the current market, pushing power plant 24 to the future market.Turn 5
Bidding Round
TRC passes.Fuel Purchases
GEGS buys 3 trash for 16 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! buys 4 coal for 11 Elektros.
Industria Optimum buys 3 coal for 12 Elektros.
Rosado buys 1 trash for 6 Elektros.
TRC buys 6 coal for 33 Elektros.
Grid Connections
GEGS connects to Alimeria for 19 Elektros and Murcia for 23 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! passes.
Industria Optimum connects to La Coruna for 16 Elektros.
Rosado passes.
TRC passes.
Bureaucracy
Power Cities
TRC powers 6 cities, spending 4 coal and gaining 73 Elektros.
Rosado powers 5 cities, spending 1 trash and gaining 64 Elektros.
Industria Optimum powers 6 cities, spending 3 coal and gaining 73 Elektros.¡OLÉ! powers 5 cities, spending 2 coal and gaining 64 Elektros.
GEGS powers 6 cities, spending 3 trash and 2 oil and gaining 73 Elektros.
Adjust Power Plant Market
Power plant 44 is moved to the bottom of the deck and power plant 39 is added to the future market.Turn 6
Bidding Round
Industria Optimum opens the bidding on power plant 24 at 24 Elektros. GEGS passes. TRC passes. Rosado passes. ¡OLÉ! passes. Industria Optimum discards power plant 08. Power plant 11 is added to the current market.Fuel Purchases
¡OLÉ! buys 2 coal for 11 Elektros and 1 trash for 5 Elektros.
Rosado buys 1 trash for 6 Elektros.
TRC buys 8 coal for 57 Elektros.
GEGS buys 2 oil for 3 Elektros.
Industria Optimum buys 4 trash for 30 Elektros.
Grid Connections
¡OLÉ! connects to Terragona for 59
Elektros, Barcelona for 16 Elektros, Lerida for 16 Elektros, and Gerona
for 16 Elektros.
Rosado passes.
TRC passes.
GEGS connects to León for 36 Elektros and Compostela for 14 Elektros.
Industria Optimum connects to Santiago de
Compostela for 14 Elektros.
Bureaucracy
Step
2 begins. Power plants 13, 15, and 16 are added to the top of the
deck, power plant 11 is discarded and power plant 13 is added to the
current market. Two players may now connect to each city.
Power Cities
Industria Optimum powers 7 cities, spending 2 trash and gaining 82 Elektros.
GEGS powers 2 cities, spending 2 oil and gaining 33 Elektros.
TRC powers 6 cities, spending 4 coal and gaining 73 Elektros.
Rosado powers 5 cities, spending 1 trash and gaining 64 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! powers 8 cities, spending 2 coal and 1 trash and gaining 90 Elektros.
Adjust Power Plant Market
Power plant 39 is moved to the bottom of the deck and power plant 15 is added to the current market, pushing power plant 22 to the future market.Turn 7
Bidding Round
¡OLÉ! opens the bidding on power plant 12 at 12 Elektros. GEGS passes. Industria Optimum passes. TRC passes. Rosado passes. ¡OLÉ! discards power plant 06. Power plant 16 is added to the current market.Fuel Purchases
Rosado buys 2 trash for 13 Elektros.
TRC buys 1 uranium for 2 Elektros.
Industria Optimum passes.
GEGS buys 3 coal for 20 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! buys 2 oil for 3 Elektros
and 2 coal for 15 Elektros.
Grid Connections
Rosado connects to Huelva for 21 Elektros, Sevilla for 21 Elektros, Cordoba for 23 Elektros, Ciudad Real for 25 Elektros, Toledo for 22 Elektros, and Grenada for 26 Elektros.Bureaucracy
Power Cities
¡OLÉ! powers 8 cities, spending 2 oil and 2 coal and gaining 90 Elektros.
GEGS powers 8 cities, spending 2 oil and 3 coal and gaining 90 Elektros.
Industria Optimum powers 9 cities, spending 2 trash and gaining 98 Elektros.
TRC powers 10 cities, spending 3 coal and 1 uranium and gaining 105 Elektros.
Rosado powers 8 cities, spending 1 trash and gaining 90 Elektros.
Adjust Power Plant Market
Power plant 39 is moved to the bottom of the deck and power plant 23 is added to the future market.Turn 8
Bidding Round
Rosado passes.Fuel Purchases
GEGS buys 3 oil for 3 Elektros, 3 trash for 19 Elektros, and 3 coal for 18 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! buys 2 coal for 14 Elektros and 2 oil for 4 Elektros.
TRC buys 3 coal for 23 Elektros and 1 uranium for 1 Elektro.
Industria Optimum buys 2 trash for 14 Elektros.
Rosado buys 1 trash for 8 Elektros.
Grid Connections
GEGS connects to Alicante for 19 Elektros, Valencia for 24 Elektros, and Castellón de la Plana for 19 Elektros.Bureaucracy
Power Cities
Rosado powers 8 cities, spending 1 trash and gaining 90 Elektros.
Industria Optimum powers 9 cities, spending 2 trash and gaining 98 Elektros.
TRC powers 10 cities, spending 3 coal and 1 uranium and gaining 105 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! powers 8 cities, spending 2 oil and 2 coal and gaining 90 Elektros.
GEGS powers 11 cities, spending 2 oil, 3 trash, and 3 coal and gaining 112 Elektros.
Adjust Power Plant Market
Power plant 38 is moved to the bottom of the deck and power plant 35 is added to the future market.Turn 9
Bidding Round
Rosado passes.Fuel Purchases
¡OLÉ! buys 4 coal for 26 Elektros and 3 oil for 4 Elektros.
TRC buys 2 uranium for 3 Elektros.
GEGS buys 1 oil for 2 Elektros, 3 trash for 22 Elektros, and 3 coal for 23 Elektros.
Industria Optimum buys 2 trash for 16 Elektros.
Rosado passes.
Grid Connections
¡OLÉ! connects to Portimão for 19 Elektros.Bureaucracy
Power Cities
Rosado powers 8 cities, spending 1 trash and gaining 90 Elektros.
Industria Optimum powers 9 cities, spending 2 trash and gaining 98 Elektros.
GEGS powers 12 cities, spending 2 oil, 3 trash, and 3 coal and gaining 118 Elektros.
TRC powers 13 cities, spending 3 coal and 2 uranium and gaining 124 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! powers 11 cities, spending 3 oil and 2 coal and gaining 112 Elektros.
Adjust Power Plant Market
Power plant 36 is moved to the bottom of the deck and Step 3 is drawn. Power plant 17 and Step 3 are discarded, and the power plant market is consolidated. Step 3 begins.Turn 10
Bidding Round
Rosado opens the bidding on power plant 32 at 32 Elektros. Industria Optimum passes. TRC passes. GEGS bids 33. ¡OLÉ! bids 34. Rosado bids 38. GEGS bids 39. ¡OLÉ! bids 40. Rosado bids 41. GEGS bids 42. ¡OLÉ! bids 43. Rosado bids 45. GEGS bids 46. ¡OLÉ! bids 47. Rosado bids 50. GEGS passes. ¡OLÉ! bids 51. Rosado bids 54. ¡OLÉ! bids 55. Rosado bids 60. ¡OLÉ! passes. Rosado discards power plant 15. Power plant 46 is added to the market.Fuel Purchases
¡OLÉ! buys 4 oil for 5 Elektros.
GEGS buys 2 oil for 4 Elektros and 3 coal for 19 Elektros.
TRC buys 1 uranium for 1 Elektro and 3 coal for 22 Elektros.
Industria Optimum buys 2 oil for 6 Elektros.
Rosado buys 3 oil for 11 Elektros and 1 trash
for 8 Elektros.
Grid Connections
¡OLÉ! connects to Castellón de la Plana for 32 Elektros, Valencia for 24 Elektros, Alicacete for 25 Elektros, Cuenca for 23 Elektros, and Grenada for 27 Elektros.Bureaucracy
Power Cities
Rosado powers 12 cities, spending 1 trash and 3 oil and gaining 118 Elektros.
Industria Optimum powers 10 cities, spending 2 oil and gaining 105 Elektros.
TRC powers 15 cities, spending 3 coal and 1 uranium and gaining 134 Elektros.
GEGS powers 13 cities, spending 2 oil and 3 coal and gaining 124 Elektros.
¡OLÉ! powers 16 cities, spending 4 oil and 2 coal and gaining 138 Elektros.
End of Game
Since at least one player has connected to 15 or more
cities, then game is over. Siince ¡OLÉ!
powered the most cities, they are the winner. Congratulations to
Dave Hooton!
Players
|
Order |
Player Name |
Company Name |
Color |
Power Plants |
Cities |
Money |
| 1 |
Bill Scharf |
Rosado |
Pink | 18
Eco X→2, 27 Trash 1→4, 32 Oil 3→6 |
15 |
231 |
| 5 |
Dave Hooton |
¡OLÉ! | Orange | 25
Coal
2→5 (2), 29 Hybrid 1→4, 46
Hybrid 3→7 |
16 |
180 |
| 2 |
Kevin Wilson |
Industria
Optimum |
Green |
16 Eco X→2, 26
Eco X→3, 35 Oil 1→5 |
16 |
207 |
| 4 |
Chris Geggus |
GEGS |
Yellow |
07 Oil 2→2, 28 Coal 3→5, 50 Fusion X→6 | 15 |
124 |
| 3 |
Andy York | TRC |
Blue | 20 Coal 3→5, 31 Nuclear 1→5, 39 Eco X→5 | 15 |
240 |
GEGS is Gamer Excessively Grabbing at Straws. TRC is Texas Railroad Commission. ¡OLÉ! is Oil-Lit Électricity!
Power Plant Market
19 Trash 2→3
22 Eco X→2
33 Trash 2→5
34 Coal 3→6
37 Coal 3→7
38 Nuclear 1→6
Fuel
| Price |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
| Uranium | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Trash | 2 |
|||||||||||
| Oil | 1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 | |||||||
| Coal | |
|
2 |
End of Game Statements
Dave Hooton (¡OLÉ!): I thought I might have had to buy up all
the coal during the last turn, but I was able to finish with the oil of
¡OLÉ!.
This game did not come easy for me.
Have you ever maneuvered yourself to
be the only buyer left in the bidding round when there's only a couple
of cards in the entire deck that would prevent that breakout plant from
dropping into the current market, and then see one of those two cards
come out? It happened to me twice this game, with plant 25 in turn 2
and plant 32 in turn 9. On to Plan C...
I'm glad this was not a FTF game,
since it took a bit of a think to (barely) checkmate Andy in turn 10.
Thanks to Chris H. for running this
game.
Chris Geggus (GEGS): Obviously I
screwed up big time in this, so was never in with a chance, but I still
struggle to coordinate the actions of buying plants and fuel and then
developing my routes. I always seem to be doing the wrong action at the
wrong time. Watching Dave actually helps my game as he does seem to
instinctively develop a rhythm in his play. A hundred more games and I
might win one. Although it would help to look at the specifics for the
nation in play and not just assume it is similar to the basic game!
Thanks again to Chris.
Bill Scharf (Rosado): Eek, the plants in this game made for a lot of horrifying choices. I chose, .... poorly. Congrats to Dave on his win, and thanks to Chris for running it.
Kevin Wilson (Industria Optimum):
Not only were the plants tough but when you make choices based on the
fact you don’t realize it’s to 15 cities not 17 until you’re already at
14 and bought the wrong plant, not much else you can do but take your
lumps. Not that it would likely have changed the outcome any.
Congarat to Dave, thanks to Chris and to the rest of you for
playing.
