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2008 Ranked #3,786

Cities

This city-building game has architects create the most tourist-attractive world city. Placing attractions shapes a compelling urban destination.

Family Games City Building Puzzle Pattern Building Tile Placement

Players

1-4

Play time

15-30 min

Age

8+

Complexity

1.66/5

Rating

6.42

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

The Story: In "Cities" you are the architect of a city of the world. You try to build a city that is most attractive for tourists.

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The Story: In "Cities" you are the architect of a city of the world. You try to build a city that is most attractive for tourists. You position attractions close together. You build parks as big as possible and place terraces close to the water. You guide tourists to their favourite spots, because only through them you can earn your points. The Dilemma: But... you never know exactly which tile will be drawn next. Will you wait another round for the perfect tile? Will you adjust your planning? Or have you got a brilliant idea and can you position the tile in a way that it brings points for more than tourist? Every player builds his own city and makes his own choices. "All" you have to do is make better choices than your opponents! —from the official website

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
1–4
Best with
1–4
Play time
15–30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Martyn F

Artists

1
Peter Hermans

Publishers

2
Emma Games Z-Man Games