Power Grid (2004) by
Friedemann Friese is one of the more critically loved games of recent years (
BGG ranking #34), with a deep economic system, player auctions, and a crunchy route building mechanism.
Rio Grande Games has just announced a new "Recharged" edition of the classic, the English 5th edition, and although details are scarce, the publisher promises "all the strategy and fun of the classic first edition, but adds some updates that improve the (already great) game play."
Power Grid has 2-6 players bidding for coal, oil or nuclear generators, in order to produce and distribute power. Resources are bought from a dynamic market which responds to supply and demand, and players need to expand their power grid to spread electricity across cities. Considered a must-play by many in the board game world,
Power Grid Recharged Edition is expected in March 2019. For some more details, watch the
Rio Grande Website on Power Grid, which sums up the game very modestly - "this game is perfect".
