- BGG rating
- 7.8
Rules assistance for Power Plants: Kickstarter Micro-expansions
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–5 players
- 30–60 min
- 8+
Rules assistant for Power Plants: Kickstarter Micro-expansions
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Power Plants: Kickstarter Micro-expansions is an expansion for Power Plants released in 2022 for 1–5 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Adam E. Daulton and its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement, and Solo / Solitaire Game.
About the game
4 micro expansions that are included in Power Plants (Kickstarter Edition). They have since been bundled together and available from the publisher. The Spades micro-expansion provides a set of five spade tokens for you to add to the base game. Each player will receive a spade token and can discard their token to swap one patch from your hand with one from the Nursery. A trusty spade will help you dig up the perfect seedlings right when you need them! The Wizards micro-expansion provides a set of 5 additional wizard meeples (one per player) along with modified rules for you to add to the base game. Keeping a wizardly presence in the garden ensures that your new patches won't be messed with! The Sprite Ponds micro-expansion provides 2 new pond tiles with special scoring conditions for you to add to the base game. Glittering ponds provide refreshment for busy sprites... but overcrowded patches stay thirsty! The Stewards micro-expansion provides a deck of ten Steward cards for you to add to the base game. The skillful Stewards bring their exclusive player powers to your games; enjoy a unique advantage that will guide your strategy! Includes: 2 cardboard Pond tile 1 Pond rulesheet 5 cardboard Spades 1 Spades rulesheet 5 player colour wooden shaped Wizards 10 Steward cards 1 Stewards rulesheet Requires Power Plants to play.
Designers
Publishers
- KTBG
Questions and answers
Power Plants: Kickstarter Micro-expansions supports 1–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Power Plants: Kickstarter Micro-expansions is 30–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Power Plants: Kickstarter Micro-expansions for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Power Plants: Kickstarter Micro-expansions belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Territory Building, and Puzzle. Its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement, and Solo / Solitaire Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Power Plants: Kickstarter Micro-expansions are: Adam E. Daulton. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Power Plants: Kickstarter Micro-expansions as an expansion for Power Plants. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Power Plants to use it. Check that your edition of Power Plants is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.