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Alta Tensione

A board game by Friedemann Friese
Publisher: Stratelibri
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49 cards of 70.0mm width and 70.0mm of height
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Description Description
Power Grid is the updated release of the Friedemann Friese crayon game Funkenschlag. It removes the crayon aspect from network building in the original edition, while retaining the fluctuating commodities market like Crude: The Oil Game and an auction round intensity reminiscent of The Princes of Florence.

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.
Additional information Additional information
Mechanics: Route/Network Building Auction/Bidding
Categories: Economic Industry/Manufacturing
Alternative names: Alta Tensão Alta Tensao Alta Tensión Alta Tensione Funkenschlag Hoogspanning Power Grid Reţeaua Energetică Vysoké Napětí Wysokie Napięcie Энергосеть 電力会社 電力公司 파워그리드 Alta Tensão Alta Tensión Alta Tensión (Reenergizado) Alta Tensione Funkenschlag Funkenschlag (Recharged Version) Haute Tension Hoogspanning Hoogspanning (Recharged Versie) Megawatts Nagyfeszültség Power Grid Power Grid (Recharged Version) Power Grid (Versao Energizada) Reţeaua Energetică Visoki Napon Vysoké Napětí Wysokie Napięcie Wysokie Napięcie: Doładowana Wersja Энергосеть เกมโรงไฟฟ้า 電力会社 電力会社 充電完了！ 電力公司 파워그리드 파워그리드 재충전
BARCODE: 8033772891455
In 195 wishlists In 236 collections This was seen 46028 times
Description Description
Power Grid is the updated release of the Friedemann Friese crayon game Funkenschlag. It removes the crayon aspect from network building in the original edition, while retaining the fluctuating commodities market like Crude: The Oil Game and an auction round intensity reminiscent of The Princes of Florence.

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.
Card sleeves in this game Card sleeves in this game
49 cards of 70.0mm width and 70.0mm of height
1x (50 Pcs) Ultra-Pro: 50 Bustine Standard (69 x 69 mm)
Available
1x (50 Pcs) FFG: 50 Bustine Protettive Square (70 x 70 mm) (FFS65)
Available
1x (100 Pcs) Mayday Games: 100 Bustine Square (70 x 70 mm) (MDG7124)
Available
1x (100 Pcs) Dragon Shield: 100 Bustine Standard Arcane Size Square (70 x 70 mm) (61675)
Available
1x (50 Pcs) Mayday Games: 50 Bustine Premium Square (70 x 70 mm) (MDG7134)
Available
1x (100 Pcs) uplay.it edizioni: 100 Bustine Standard Square (70 x 70 mm) (UPL-7124)
Available
1x (100 Pcs) Sapphire: 100 Bustine Black (70 x 70 mm)
To Order
1x (50 Pcs) Ultimate Guard: 50 Bustine Board Game Square (73 x 73 mm)
Few copies
Additional information Additional information
Mechanics: Route/Network Building Auction/Bidding
Categories: Economic Industry/Manufacturing
Alternative names: Alta Tensão Alta Tensao Alta Tensión Alta Tensione Funkenschlag Hoogspanning Power Grid Reţeaua Energetică Vysoké Napětí Wysokie Napięcie Энергосеть 電力会社 電力公司 파워그리드 Alta Tensão Alta Tensión Alta Tensión (Reenergizado) Alta Tensione Funkenschlag Funkenschlag (Recharged Version) Haute Tension Hoogspanning Hoogspanning (Recharged Versie) Megawatts Nagyfeszültség Power Grid Power Grid (Recharged Version) Power Grid (Versao Energizada) Reţeaua Energetică Visoki Napon Vysoké Napětí Wysokie Napięcie Wysokie Napięcie: Doładowana Wersja Энергосеть เกมโรงไฟฟ้า 電力会社 電力会社 充電完了！ 電力公司 파워그리드 파워그리드 재충전
BARCODE: 8033772891455
In 195 wishlists In 236 collections This was seen 46028 times
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DelphiDave BGG user
10.0/10

Love this game! Played it once at a friend's, went and bought it the next day. Good balance of expanding networks with rising/falling energy prices, combined with highly competitive and encroaching territories makes it a fantastic group game. The more, the merrier!

kelanstaken BGG user
10.0/10

16/7/2026 - Played Spain/Portugal. It's a smidge long and the frequent arithmetic means I'm often getting out a calculator, but man what a game. I care about what power plants my friends have. I care about what resources they are buying. I care about where they are building on the map. It feels like there is so much meat to chew on despite the simplicity of the phases. Always thrilled to play this but lets keep it to 4 players shall we. Rating: 9 Adjusted score: 10 27/08/2026 - 4p France map. Still Power Grid. Still goated

mrange BGG user
10.0/10

This is one of my favorite games of all time so that makes it a 10. I like bidding, the market is clever and I learnt a bit how markets behave from it so educational as well. The endgame is the weakest link of this game where you spend lot of time computing cost of the the optimal expansion and that is why it doesn't come to the table as often as I like. Our group uses some tweaks to the bidding phase to speed it up and make it make it less swingy.

mtetzloff BGG user
10.0/10

Every now and then, you play a game that gives you everything you want. This game consistently delivers what I love in games, especially at high player counts. The order the cards come out, the auction chaos, the market refresh and costs consideration, the interaction on the map and the sandbagging to control the turn order. It's just amazing.

Normal_st BGG user
10.0/10

Huge surprise, I've expected boring, slow game. But it's anything but boring, it's relatevely fast, auction is straightforward and amazing, area-control is again, basic, can be very punishing if you chose bad initial position. Great game, we've played "new" USA map, older map looks too trashy, want to play more of it. The only "bad" is obvious one, you need to calculate price of your expansion, and it can be tiresome, but not too much.

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CAUTION! Not suitable for children under 3 years of age. It contains small parts which could be swallowed or inhaled.