The New Power Plants: Set 1 rules

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The New Power Plants: Set 1 is an expansion for Power Grid. new plant deck (Recharged).

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The New Power Plants: Set 1

This deck works with the Germany and USA maps of the base game. Pick one of three variants.

Setup: Variant 1 (new plants only): use this set's plants instead of the base plants, with new plants 52, 54, 57 and 60 back in the box. Draw 8 plug-back plants (01–16) for the market, then build the stack as in the base game.
Setup: Variant 2 (both decks): shuffle both decks together, without new plants 52, 54, 57 and 60 and base plants 16, 17, 18 and the base Step 3 card (use this set's Step 3 card).
Setup: Variant 2 market: shuffle all plug-back plants (03–15 from both decks) and draw one at a time. The first of each number is a fake and goes to an unused area; the second is the original and goes in the market, until it holds 8.
Setup: Variant 2 deck: set the Step 3 card aside and shuffle the rest as the deck. Remove 5 (2 players), 7 (3) or 3 (4) extra fakes with their originals, then put the Step 3 card at the bottom.
Setup: Variant 2: from then on, each time you draw plants, put only the first of each number (the fake) in the unused area and the second (the original) in the market.
Setup: Variant 3 (big deck): play with all base plants and the Step 3 card plus new plants 46, 50, 52, 54 and 57. A new 46 or 50 counts as larger than the base one; use the Variant 3 numbers.
Setup: Variant 3 numbers: remove 1 plug-back and 6 socket-back plants (2 players), 2 and 7 (3) or 1 and 4 (4), none with 5–6.
Setup: Variant 3 zone and end: zone of 24 cities (2–3 players), 32 (4), 40 (5) or 42 (6); Step 2 at 8 cities (7 with 6 players); game end at 20 (2–4 players), 18 (5) or 15 (6).

All The New Power Plants: Set 1 rules (4)

New Power Plants Set 1 Variants Set 1 has 46 new plants and a Step 3 card, and works with the Germany and USA maps in three variants.
Variant 1: New Plants Only Play with this set instead of the base plants, with new plants 52, 54, 57 and 60 back in the box.
Variant 2: Both Decks Shuffle the new plants with the base plants, without new 52, 54, 57 and 60 and without base 16, 17, 18 and the Step 3 card.
Variant 3: The Big Deck Play with all the base plants and the Step 3 card plus new plants 46, 50, 52, 54 and 57; the new 46 and 50 count as larger than the base…

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