Something New

I have just acquired a new boardgame: Power Grid

Ok, to start it off, its ranked number 3, just behind Puerto Rico, in the ranking of boardgames. It has a super high rating of 8.25/10 .

Description of the game:

The object of Power Grid is to supply the most cities with power when someone's network gains a predetermined size. In this new edition, players mark pre-existing routes between cities for connection, and then bid against each other to purchase the power plants that they use to power their cities.

However, as plants are purchased, newer more efficient plants become available, so by merely purchasing you're potentially allowing others access to superior equipment.

Additionally, players must acquire the raw materials (coal, oil, garbage and uranium) needed to power said plants (except for the 'renewable' windfarm/ solar plants which require no fuel), making it a constant struggle to upgrade your plants for maximum efficiency while still retaining enough wealth to quickly expand your network to get the cheapest routes.


And there are even expansion sets for the game!

The expansions Power Grid - Italy/France, Power Grid - Benelux/Central Europe and Power Grid - Korea/China include new double-sided game boards. These change the game by not only changing the characteristics of the geography, but also by changing the rules for power plant availability, resource availability, tying plant ownership and/or resource availability and/or price to geographic regions on the map, etc.


The game has obtained several awards before.

Awards

2007 Gra Roku Winner.
2005 Spiel des Jahres Recommendation.
2004 Meeples' Choice Award Winner.
2004 Tric Trac d'Argent Winner.

Playable by 2 to 6 players

What more can I say?

Another great game under by Rio Grande Games.