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2014 Ranked #2,772

Flip City

Micro deck-building game where players reveal cards directly from their deck to build a town and gain points. Double-sided cards offer different benefits, while unhappiness can end a turn, so every flip must push your luck without collapsing the plan.

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Players

1-4

Play time

30-50 min

Age

8+

Complexity

1.74/5

Rating

6.30

Harder to teach Low interaction Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 1.8/5

Low interaction

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?

Build your own town in Flip City! In this micro-deckbuilding game, you have no hand at all; instead, you play cards directly from the top of your deck.

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Build your own town in Flip City! In this micro-deckbuilding game, you have no hand at all; instead, you play cards directly from the top of your deck. Each card is double-sided, with each side granting different special bonuses. Winning the game requires delicate strategies... and some luck as well!! On a player's turn, they play cards directly from the top of their deck to acquire cash and victory points. They may continue playing cards as long as they have fewer than three "unhappiness" icons in play. If they do get three icons, their turn ends immediately, but if they stop before then, they can use their cash to either buy a new card or flip over a card they already own, transforming it into a new, upgraded card. Upgraded cards typically grant more cash and VP as well as the option to flip them back to their non-upgraded side in exchange for an extra one-time bonus. If a player gains eight or more VP in a single turn, the player wins immediately!

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Play and group

Players
1–4
Best with
1–4
Play time
30–50 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Chih-Fan Chen

Artists

3
Ralf Berszuck Chih-Fan Chen Adam P. McIver

Publishers

2
Homosapiens Lab Moaideas Game Design

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