Dice City
- Players
- 1-4
- Best withThe player count this game plays best at.
- 2 players
- Play timeHow long a full game runs once everyone knows the rules.
- 60 min
- AgeThe minimum age printed by the publisher.
- 14+
- ComplexityHow demanding the rules are, from 1 (very light) to 5 (very heavy).
- 2.0 / 5
- Year
- 2015
About the game
Dice City has players building a provincial capital in the Kingdom of Rolldovia, using a clever 'dice-crafting' system where the buildings in your city literally become the faces of your dice. Each turn you roll and use your city's dice to raise armies, construct wondrous buildings, open trade routes, and manage resources. Take-that cards let you interfere with rivals' plans, adding light conflict to an otherwise builder-focused game. Supporting 1 to 4 players in about 60 minutes, it includes a full solo mode for practicing city-building strategies alone. It's a tactile dice-and-card city-building game themed around a kingdom scrambling to build its new capital.
Hobbli's Notes
The dice-crafting concept in Dice City is genuinely clever, since customizing your own dice faces feels satisfying in a way flat card tableaus don't quite match. We like that it fits a full engine-building arc into a tight 60-minute playtime. Solo players get a real mode to dig into rather than an afterthought variant. It's a solid pick for fans of city-building Euro games looking for something with a fresh twist.
What we like
- A distinctive dice-crafting mechanic where your city's buildings become customizable die faces.
- Solid dedicated solo mode for practicing strategies alone.
- Fits a satisfying engine-building arc into about an hour of play.
- Take-that cards add light player interaction to the city-building core.
Keep in mind
- Dice rolls introduce some luck that can offset careful planning.
- City-building patterns can feel formulaic across repeated plays.
- Comparisons to other city-building games are our best inference rather than certain.
Who it's for
Good for Euro gamers aged 14+ who enjoy dice-based engine building, playing solo or in groups of up to 4.
