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Skip in Round 1
Turn order is random for initial Auctions
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Rearrange generators
Place Generators in the left column of the Turn Order Track
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Mandatory purchase
During the 1st Round each player must buy 1 Power Plant
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Choose Power Plant
Select 1 of the 4 Power Plants in the Current Market (the top row) for Auction
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Conduct bidding
Starting with the current player, players bid in clockwise order
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Complete purchase
The player who won the Power Plant moves their Generator to the right-hand column on the Turn Order Track, pays the bank, and takes the Power Plant Card
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Refill market
Draw a new Power Plant and rearrange the Market as in Setup
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Continue until complete
All players have either bought 1 Power Plant or have opted out of this Phase
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Ownership limit
Each player can own only a maximum of 3 Power Plants at any time
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Remove obsolete plants
If at any time a Power Plant in the Current Market has a number equal to or lower than the number of Cities any player has, remove it from the game and replace it with a new Power Plant
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North America Discount Token
The smallest Power Plant in the Current Market gets the Discount Token; the minimum bid on this Power Plant is reduced to 1 Elektro
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Europe pass rule
If all players opt to pass the Auction, remove the smallest Power Plant in the Current Market from the game and refill the Market
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Redetermine turn order
At the end of this Phase in the 1st Round only, redetermine turn order based on biggest to smallest Power Plant bought
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Purchase in reverse order
In reverse turn order, players may buy Resources for their Power Plants from the Resource Market
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Check resource prices
The printed number in the bottom left of each resource space shows the price for 1 Resource Token
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Storage limits
Each Power Plant may only store the Resource type needed for production and at most may store twice as many Resource Tokens as it has Resource symbols
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Hybrid plant storage
Black/Blue Hybrid Power Plants may store a total of twice as many Resource Tokens in both types (Gas and Oil)
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Ecological plants
Green Ecological Power Plants cannot store any Resources
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Rearrange resources
At any time during the game, a player may rearrange their Resource Tokens amongst their Power Plants, if the Power Plants have space
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Update turn order
After all players finish this Phase, move all Generators on the Turn Order Track back to the left column
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Build in reverse order
In reverse turn order, players may build Generators to increase their Electricity Network
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Connect multiple cities
A player may connect to any number of new Cities during their Turn in this Phase, as long as they pay all the building and connecting costs
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Update turn order
After connecting all the desired Cities, the player moves their Generator on the Turn Order Track to the right column
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Build first generator
To build the 1st Generator in your Network, choose any available City on the Map, then place 1 of your Generators on the number '10' space in that City and pay 10 Elektro (you do not have to build a Generator in the 1st Round)
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Connect subsequent cities
All subsequent Cities you build must connect to at least 1 City already in your Network
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Pass through cities
If there is an available space in a City during this Phase, a player may add any City inside the playing zone to their Network; they may use any number of connections and may pass through a City without placing a Generator there
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Stay in playing zone
Players may never use any Cities or connections that lie outside of the selected playing zone during the game
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Calculate total costs
The total costs are 10/15/20 Elektro for the 1st/2nd/3rd Generator built in a City, plus the connection costs between the 2 Cities
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One generator per city
A player may only build 1 Generator in each standard City
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Update score
When a player adds a new City to their Network, they immediately update their position on the Scoring Track for connected Cities
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Step 1 city limits
In Step 1 of the game, each City can only be connected by 1 player
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Step 2 city limits
In Step 2, each City can be connected by up to 2 players
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Step 3 city limits
In Step 3, each city can be connected by up to 3 players
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North America Metropolises
New York and Mexico City are "Metropolises", each consisting of 2 Cities with a connection cost of zero Elektro; a player may have a maximum of 1 Generator in each of the 2 Cities of a Metropolis
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Complete phase
After all players finish this Phase, move all Generators on the Turn Order Track back to the left column
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Indicate cities to power
In turn order, each player indicates how many Cities in their Network they wish to/are able to supply with electricity
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Gain Elektros
Gain Elektros based on the number of Cities powered as shown on the Payment Summary Card
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Run Power Plants
Each Power Plant requires the indicated amount of Resources to run; it then produces electricity for the number of Cities indicated in its bottom right
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Choose which plants to run
Each player may choose how many and which of their Power Plants are used; they do not have to supply all of their Cities, even if they have enough Power Plants
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Remove spent resources
The players remove the required Resources from the Power Plants that produced electricity this Round to the supply, not to the Resource Market
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Waste surplus electricity
If a player produces more electricity than they have Cities in their Network, the surplus is wasted
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Resupply Resource Market
Based on the number of players and the current Step of the game, resupply the Resource Market with Resources according to the Refill Summary Card
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Rotate Power Plant deck
During Step 1 and Step 2, move the biggest Power Plant in the Future Market (the bottom row) to the bottom of the Power Plant deck; during Step 3, remove the smallest Power Plant in the Current Market (the top row) from the game
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North America Step 2
Remove the lowest numbered Power Plant from the Current Market (the top row) from the game and replace it from the Power Plant deck
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Europe Step 2
Remove the lowest numbered Power Plant from the Current Market (the top row) from the game, but do not replace it, reducing the Future Market (the bottom row) to 4 Power Plants
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Perform Step 2 changes first
If Step 3 begins before Step 2, first perform all changes for Step 2 before directly continuing with the changes for Step 3
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Remove cards
Remove the Step 3 Card and the smallest Power Plant in the Current Market (the top row) from the game
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Reduce market size
In Step 3, there are only 6 Power Plants in the Power Plant Market; beginning with the next Phase 2, players can bid on all 6 Power Plants; there is no Future Market
