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Power Grid

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Introduced 2001
Minimum age 12
Designers Friedemann Friese
Publishers Rio Grande Games
GenresEconomic Simulation
German-style
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About Power Grid


Power Grid is the English-language edition of the multiplayer German-style board game Funkenschlag designed by Friedemann Friese and first published in 2004. Power Grid is published by Rio Grande Games. In the game, each player represents a company that owns power plants and tries to supply electricity to cities.

Snowstorm causes massive power cuts across Ukraine

Snowstorm causes massive power cuts across Ukraine
Nov 27,2023 7:11 am

... The extreme weather comes amid reports that Russia is again preparing massive rocket and drone strikes on Ukraine s Power Grid and other critical infrastructure...

Wadea al-Fayoume: Last words of knifed US Muslim boy were 'Mom, I'm fine'

Wadea al-Fayoume: Last words of knifed US Muslim boy were 'Mom, I'm fine'
Oct 16,2023 10:41 pm

... According to court documents, Mr Czuba s wife told police that her husband feared they would be attacked by people of Middle Eastern descent and, worrying that catastrophe would strike the US Power Grid, had withdrawn $1,000 (£820) from a bank...

‘I feel hopeless': Living in Laos on the brink

‘I feel hopeless': Living in Laos on the brink
Oct 9,2023 4:51 am

... Lacking funds, Laos handed a majority Chinese-owned company a 25-year concession to manage large parts of its Power Grid in 2021, including control over exports...

US heatwave: Scorching heat strains US air conditioning capacity

US heatwave: Scorching heat strains US air conditioning capacity
Jul 28,2023 8:00 pm

... The country s biggest Power Grid declared a level one energy emergency alert...

'Power up Britain' plan targets emissions and costs

'Power up Britain' plan targets emissions and costs
Mar 29,2023 9:40 pm

... " Energy companies also said the strategy was a missed opportunity to address some of the issues with connecting new renewable energy to the Power Grid...

Ukraine says Russian missiles destroyed in Crimea

Ukraine says Russian missiles destroyed in Crimea
Mar 20,2023 7:00 pm

... Russia s state news agency TASS quoted Mr Ivin as saying on Krym-24 TV that several buildings had caught fire, and the Power Grid was damaged...

How the US power grid is a target for far-right groups

How the US power grid is a target for far-right groups
Mar 9,2023 9:00 pm

...By Mike WendlingBBC NewsFar-right groups are increasingly talking about attacking the US Power Grid to cause chaos and advance their cause, terrorism experts say...

Ukraine war: Why Russia's infrastructure strikes strategy isn't working

Ukraine war: Why Russia's infrastructure strikes strategy isn't working
Mar 9,2023 11:40 am

... Despite the enormous damage inflicted on Ukraine s Power Grid over the past six months, the country has not been brought to its knees and most Ukrainians have long since become accustomed to power cuts, inconvenience and the occasional danger...

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