Paris
- Players
- 2-4
- Best withThe player count this game plays best at.
- 4 players
- Play timeHow long a full game runs once everyone knows the rules.
- 90 min
- AgeThe minimum age printed by the publisher.
- 12+
- ComplexityHow demanding the rules are, from 1 (very light) to 5 (very heavy).
- 2.8 / 5
- Year
- 2020
About the game
Paris casts 2-4 players as wealthy real estate investors during the Belle Époque, purchasing iconic Parisian buildings across the city's districts to build a profitable, prestigious portfolio. A typical medium-weight Kramer and Kiesling Eurogame, it features straightforward gameplay and short turns built around an ingenious point-salad scoring system fed by area majority, hand management, and bonus cards. Players compete to acquire the right buildings in the right districts while investing in their development and upkeep, all in pursuit of shaping the most beautiful city of the era.
Hobbli's Notes
Hobbli's team appreciates the pedigree here: Kramer and Kiesling deliver a clean, well-tuned Euro with meaningful area-majority tension and a satisfying scoring engine. The historical Belle Époque setting gives it a bit more flavor than many abstract point-salad games. Turns can create some downtime for players waiting their turn, and the theme, while attractive, stays mostly in the background of the mechanics.
What we like
- Elegant point-salad scoring from veteran designers Kramer and Kiesling.
- Thematic Belle Époque architecture setting.
- Meaningful area-majority competition for buildings.
- Accessible medium weight for a broad range of gamers.
Keep in mind
- Some downtime between turns in four-player games.
- Moderate rules overhead for newcomers to Euro games.
- Theme feels somewhat pasted onto the mechanics.
Who it's for
Great for adult and teen Euro-gamers in groups of 2-4 who enjoy area-majority and set-collection strategy games with moderate weight.
