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Can I pass on buying a power plant in the first round?

Stated in the rulebook's auction rules.

  • Power Grid rulebook · Rulebook · Phase 2: Auction Power Plants
  • Blackberry · Community · 2006-10-25
  • DaveD · Community · 2017-02-24

No. In the first round every player must buy exactly one plant, so no one may opt out of the auction. In later rounds buying is optional.

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