Power Grid: Factory Manager

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Power Grid: Factory Manager

580.4Auction & Bidding

Players
2–5 (Ideal 4)
Time
60 min
Complexity
Rating

Factory owners compete to earn the most money by expanding and efficiently running their production lines as energy costs rise.

Gameplay

To finish richest, you assign workers to bid on machines and robots, buy power, and activate your factory to produce and sell goods for cash. The squeeze is balancing growth against exploding energy bills while opponents outbid you for the best upgrades.

ThemeAbstractThemedImmersive
RandomnessLuck-ishTacticalSkill
InteractionMinimalIndirectDirect
LearningIntuitiveModerateHeavy
TempoLightThoughtfulIntense
BoardGameGeek Ratings:6.83.00BoardGameGeek

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