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Power Grid: China/Korea (semi-automated)

-- - -- China -- - --
The Chinese economy is structured as a planned economy. In this version of the game, there are no surprises. The power plants on the power plant market are offered in ascending order during the first two steps of the game. Additionally the resource table is designed such that resources are likely to be in short supply as the game proceeds. Thus, players must plan their resource needs very carefully or find their grid dark and their incomes reduced.

-- - -- Korea -- - --
In Korea, due to the division of the country, the political situation is very different compared to the countries of the other Power Grid maps. The players are confronted first with richly varying geographical challenges, making building expensive. In addition, because of the political division, the players must buy their resources from a divided market.


Automated functionality:
- Changes snaps for each map
- Sets up for number of players seated (deals out a random card to determine player order)
- Tracks amounts of power plants in network (also removes plants that are of equal value to plants in network)
- Tracks player position ("Markets (Phase 5)" button)
- Fills the resource markets and plant market
- Plant market in China replenishes on phase 5 ("Markets (Phase 5)" button)
- China (Step 3) and Korea market need to have the button ("Add Plant") pressed to fill the market, this button will fill the whole market regardless of missing plants, should only be one at a time though.

Considerations:
- Resources do not fill properly if the resources are missing from a higher value than the lowest value (id est: if there are resources in the market and there is a gap between any of the lowest values, the market will fill the right amount for the step, but, will stack some of the resources with the gap above them.)
- Plants need to be placed on their respective snap points (id est: any automation regarding power plants will not calculate correctly if the power plants are, not in either the player mats or the market play mat, or they are stacked.)

I have not done turn order and will not do it for a while unless there is a large request for it. If you are familiar with tts lua and turn order functionality, please reach out to me and we can implement them together. Out of all the Power Grid maps I have played China/Korea has the most complicated markets. Again, in time, when I feel like it again or there is a large request I will adapt my script to other expansions and base game.