Power Grid Aid - USA V3

About Power Grid Aid - USA V3 Android App

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.

This app aid in playing the game by providing you with a list of the cheapest cities on the USA board that you can choose from for your expansion. (This is not the board game itself)
Once you start the app, it will ask for you to pick which colour you are playing as; this will be used to indicate which cities you own.
Next it will ask you to select the colour of the other players.
Once the colour selection process has been complete the app will provide you with all the cities for the USA Map are listed in alphabetical order and in the colour that they appear on the board for easy reference.
You can chose multiple cities that you own before selecting which stage the game currently is.
Once you have selected your city/cities and the current game stage the app will provide you with a relevant list of city prices.
The price list consist of the complete list of cities that can be built with the total cost to build it, taking into account the connection cost and the city build cost, starting from the cheapest to the most expensive.
The price list is also colour coded to what they appear on the board for easy reference.
Once the cities that you wish to build are selected, a total cost will be calculated.
You have the option to buy your current selection or clear it to re-plan your selection.
Once you buy your selection the selected cities are added to your list of cities that you own.
You can also select which cities your opponents has built and therefore eliminate that city in your price list. You do this by selecting the colour of your opponent on the tabs at the top of the main city list and then selecting the cities that your opponents has built. De-select the city by clicking it again.
You will notice that each city will have a colour icon on the right indicating which player has built on which city.