Game Night Review

Greeting to all,

We it was an excellent night of games last night. I had 4 people come over and I made five. The game of choice last night was Power Grid. Two of the five people had limited or no knowledge of how to play so it was greeting learning and playing something new. For the rest of the people they were already big fans of the game.

The owner of the game had pick up the expansion board so we were able to chose from two more location: France or Italy. France was chosen and play began. Now the unique thing about using the France board is that Nuclear power comes out very early in the game and Uranium was very plentiful in the supply. Lending it self to a wide variety of plants being purchased earlier.

I found that the games many phases and steps can make for a fun and challenging atmosphere of play. Even better is that you don't need to be an expert to find enjoyment in playing. The only troubles that I encountered were in deciding when and how much to spend on the power plants. The tick seems to be in understanding just what you will need in the end to power your cities. Because the end came so quick when Step 3 started I also found myself with not enough money to build into the number of cities that I could power. Next time I will have to plan more in advance.

Power Grid I think it is a great game for people with all abilities and interest and should be included in anyone list of games to play.
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