▁before ▁a ▁player ▁with ▁fewer ▁connections ▁and ▁continues ▁ending ▁with ▁the ▁player ▁with ▁the ▁few est ▁cities ▁playing ▁last . ▁When ▁players ▁own ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁of ▁cities , ▁a ▁player ▁with ▁the ▁higher ▁value ▁plant ▁is ▁placed ▁before ▁a ▁player ▁with ▁a ▁lower ▁value ▁plant . ▁( Exception : ▁Turn ▁order ▁is ▁determined ▁randomly ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁and ▁then ▁re arr anged ▁after ▁power ▁plants ▁are ▁purchased ▁per ▁the ▁normal ▁rules ). ▁ ▁Ph ase ▁ 2 — ▁Au ction ▁Power ▁Pl ants ▁Turn ▁order ▁determ ines ▁who ▁begins ▁the ▁b idd ing ▁on ▁power ▁plants . ▁The ▁first ▁player ▁begins ▁and ▁may ▁choose ▁to ▁pass ▁rather ▁than ▁bid ▁on ▁a ▁chosen ▁plant , ▁in ▁which ▁case ▁they ▁for fe it ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁bid ▁on ▁any ▁power ▁plants ▁on ▁a ▁given ▁round . ▁An ▁initial ▁bid ▁must ▁be ▁equal ▁to ▁or ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁an ▁available ▁power ▁plant . ▁After ▁the ▁initial ▁bid , ▁players ▁take ▁turns ▁b idd ing ▁in ▁clock wise ▁order ▁until ▁every ▁player ▁has ▁passed ▁on ▁a ▁current ▁bid . ▁Once ▁a ▁plant ▁is ▁purchased , ▁a ▁new ▁one ▁is ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁deck ▁to ▁replace ▁it , ▁with ▁the ▁available ▁power ▁plants ▁re - arr anged ▁in ▁numerical ▁order ▁according ▁to ▁their ▁value . ▁The ▁player ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁priority ▁turn ▁order ▁( which ▁may ▁still ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁player ) ▁then ▁has ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁bid ▁on ▁an ▁available ▁plant . ▁Ph ase ▁ 2 ▁ends ▁when ▁every ▁player