Power Grid: Taxes

2F-Spiele · 2013Expansion

2–6120 min12+ yrs3.1/5 complexity6.8 BGG2,6 KStrategy

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Power Grid: Taxes (Funkenschlag: Steuern) is a promotional card for Power Grid that was first available in October 2013 for a donation at the 2F-Spiele booth during Spiel 2013.

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Power Grid: Taxes (Funkenschlag: Steuern) is a promotional card for Power Grid that was first available in October 2013 for a donation at the 2F-Spiele booth during Spiel 2013. The donation was for the children's group Knaddeldaddel, a small playgroup for 1-3 year old children in Bremen. For more infos (in German) please go to Kindergruppe Knaddeldaddel e.V..

The promo card is available via the BGG Geekstore.

Also the 2014/1 issue of "Spielbox" magazine included the card.

The Power Grid: Taxes card is shuffled into the power plant deck. If drawn in Step 1, place it below the power plant deck. If drawn in Step 2 or Step 3, all players must pay 20% (rounded down) of their money as taxes at the start of phase 5 "Bureaucracy," then remove the card from the game. After paying taxes, players receive their usual income for supplying electricity to cities.

game anatomy

Complexity3.1 / 5

BGG rating6.8 / 10

Vibe

Strategy

Language dependence

No in-game text needed

🌐 plays without English

Play time

120 min

Players

2–6

Recommended age

12+ yrs

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Power Grid: Taxes is a economic game, for 2–6 players, taking ~120 minutes, featuring auction / bidding. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Power Grid: Taxes — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.

Q4How many players does Power Grid: Taxes support?

Power Grid: Taxes is played by 2–6 players.

Q5How long does a game of Power Grid: Taxes take?

A game of Power Grid: Taxes takes about 120 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)

Q6What age is Power Grid: Taxes for?

Power Grid: Taxes is recommended from age 12.

Q7How complex is Power Grid: Taxes?

Power Grid: Taxes has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.1 out of 5.

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