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How many power plants are removed at setup for each player count?

The rulebook's setup table gives the exact counts for each player count.

  • Power Grid rulebook · Rulebook · Preparation
  • Wraith · Community · 2010-11-29
  • Genghis · Community · 2008-03-19
  • JBert08 · Community · 2018-08-30

Set aside the Step 3 card, then randomly remove plant cards face down into the box without looking: 2 players remove 1 plug-back and 5 socket-back cards (6 total), 3 players 2 and 6 (8 total), 4 players 1 and 3 (4 total), and 5 or 6 players remove none.

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