Buy this first
- Our take
- Benelux is described as the map to teach new players and plays about 30% faster, and a BGG regular calls this pair the best bang-for-your-buck map expansion.
- What you need first
- Needs Power Grid or Power Grid: Recharged.
Power Grid · Expansion
Benelux / Central Europe Recharged
- What it adds
- A double-sided board with a Benelux map and a Central Europe map, each with small rule changes.
- What it fixes
- Gives a faster, cheaper-to-build map with plentiful resources, so a repeat group can vary the game without a steeper rules load.
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Sources
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- riograndegames.com (opens in a new tab)
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
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