ity ▁to ▁cities . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁the ▁players ▁will ▁bid ▁on ▁power ▁plants ▁and ▁buy ▁resources ▁to ▁produce ▁electric ity ▁to ▁provide ▁power ▁to ▁the ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁cities ▁in ▁their ▁expand ing ▁network . ▁ ▁Game ▁play ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁comes ▁with ▁a ▁double - s ided ▁board ▁with ▁a ▁map ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁on ▁one ▁side ▁and ▁Germany ▁on ▁the ▁other . ▁Each ▁map ▁consists ▁of ▁six ▁regions ▁featuring ▁cities ▁with ▁connections ▁of ▁varying ▁costs ▁between ▁them . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁regions ▁used ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁players . ▁Map ▁design ▁itself ▁is ▁a ▁key ▁feature ▁in ▁the ▁strategy ▁of ▁game ▁play ▁as ▁some ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁map ▁feature ▁generally ▁higher ▁connection ▁costs ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁map . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁played ▁in ▁r ounds , ▁with ▁each ▁round ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 5 ▁phases : ▁ ▁Det erm ining ▁player ▁order ▁Au ction ▁power ▁plants ▁Bu ying ▁resources ▁Building ▁Bureau c racy ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁ends ▁after ▁one ▁player ▁builds ▁a ▁fixed ▁number ▁of ▁cities . ▁The ▁winner ▁is ▁the ▁player ▁who ▁can ▁supply ▁electric ity ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁cities ▁with ▁his ▁network . ▁T ie ▁break ers ▁are ▁who ▁has ▁the ▁most ▁money , ▁then ▁the ▁most ▁cities . ▁ ▁Ph ase ▁ 1 — ▁Det erm ining ▁Turn ▁Order ▁Turn ▁order ▁is ▁re arr anged ▁each ▁turn ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁cities ▁each ▁player ▁has ▁connected . ▁The ▁player ▁with ▁more ▁connections ▁is ▁placed