Power Grid: China/Korea (2008)

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Designer	Friedemann Friese
Artist	Lars-Arne "Maura" Kalusky
Publisher	2F-Spiele Edge Entertainment Rio Grande Games Stratelibri
Year Published	2008
# of Players	2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4, 5 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6 players (17 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (4 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (9 voters) [poll]
Honors	2009 Golden Geek Best Board Game Expansion Nominee
Subdomain	Strategy Games (22 voters) [vote]
Category	Economic Expansion for Base-game Industry / Manufacturing
Mechanic	Auction/Bidding Route/Network Building
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Expands	Funkenschlag: EnBW Mégawatts Power Grid
Family	Country: China Country: Korea Power Grid
Primary Name	Power Grid: China/Korea
Alternate Names	Alta Tensión: Expansión China/Corea Alta Tensione: Cina/Corea Extensie pentru Reteaua Energetica: China/Korea Funkenschlag: Erweiterung Korea/China Wysokie Napięcie: Chiny/Korea 電力会社：拡張中国／韓国マップ
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The 4th expansion for Power Grid, with boards for Korea and China.

The Korean board comes with two separate resource markets (North/South).

The Chinese board has rules for the planned economy in China - power plants come out in ascending order during step 1 and step 2.

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Power Grid

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Funkenschlag: Erweiterung Korea/China

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2F spiele Edition

Publisher: 2F-Spiele

Artist: Lars-Arne "Maura" Kalusky

Year: 2008

Product Code: 17.08.80

Size: 14.21 x 10.27 x 0.35 inches

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Alta Tensione: Cina/Corea

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Alta Tensión: Expansión China/Corea

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Power Grid: China/Korea Explicación reglas Power Grid China en sesión de juegos

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0	Rules China rules are so confusing to me	2012-04-08	Neo42	2
1	Rules Warehouse on Korea map	2011-12-27	WRSZS	0
7	Sessions Gravity Chamber Training = Power Grid in China	2011-10-05	DustinWard	1
1	Rules Setting up resource market at the start of the game?	2011-06-20	thr_mezzaz	3
2	Sessions First Trip to China	2011-06-01	tapwater12	1
29	Reviews Should I Bother? - Power Grid: China/Korea	2011-05-15	bno70_1	4
1	General Reg: Replenishing Power Plants in a 2P game	2011-02-12	madhujith	3
6	Sessions First play on China board = ANALYSIS PARALYSIS!!!	2011-01-26	Malaiser	2
1	Rules A six player game in China using the new powerplant deck.	2011-01-09	haxpet	1
1	General 2 player better with Korea/China Map?	2010-12-29	aaarg_ink	3

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Quick Rules Summary and Game Management Cheat Sheet

Quick Reference rules summary for helping to teach the game, and remember key rules between plays.

bigloo33

2012-05-08

Power Grid China/Korea Magyar Szabály

saabee

2012-02-09

japanese rule

A PDF file of the rules in japanese language for Power Grid - China/Korea.

nagamine

2010-01-26

Dutch translation

Dutch translation for Funkenschlag China/Korea Nederlandse vertaling voor Funkenschlag China/Korea

peterk

2009-11-15

Fuel Stocking cards for Korean dual market

Take the guesswork out of Phase 5 restocking of that crazy dual Korean fuel market with these cards. Print on 3 pages of 8.5x11 or A4 cardstock. PDF format.

Barticus88

2009-11-08

Chiny - reguły i tabela surowców

polskie tłumaczenie reguł dodatku Chiny/Korea (część chińska) oraz załączona tabela zasobów.

WRSZS

2009-02-15

Russian Rules for maps of Korea and China

Правила на русском для карт Кореи и Китая игры Power Grid

Reline

2009-02-06

Original Resource Table - China Map

Original Resource Table for Power Grid China Map (in German)

Bommelmuetz

2009-01-16

Resource Replenishment Tiles - Complete Set for All Maps!

Resource replenishment tiles useful for placing near the resource track to help keep track of how many of each resource get replenished in each stage, depending on the map used and the number of players in the game. Print to cardstock, or mount to cardboard to make them a little more durable.

yankeeap

2008-10-13

Correct Resource Chart for Power Grid Korea

This is the updated German Resource Chart for Power Grid Korea with the correct Coal and Garbage numbers.

Henning

2008-10-09

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Year Published	2007

Mégawatts

Rank	910
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German review - Ludoversum	http://www.ludoversum.de/cgi-bin/ludo.pl?action=sh...	2012-05-26
German review - Reich der Spiele	http://www.reich-der-spiele.de/kritiken/Funkenschl...	2011-10-20
Russian rules	http://www.igroved.ru/games/power-grid-series/powe...	2011-03-11
English Session Report on Boardgamecafe.net	http://blog.boardgamecafe.net/2010/01/31/bgc-meetu...	2010-06-22
English Impressions on Meepletown	http://meepletown.com/?p=541	2010-06-15
HD Timelapse of a 4-Player Game	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7xn3mo7xis	2009-09-13
Official Korean resource table with misprints corrected	http://www.2f-spiele.de/spiele/pdf/korea_resourcet...	2008-10-09
English Rules at Rio Grande Games Site	http://www.riograndegames.com/uploads/Game/Game_27...	2008-08-20