Cities
- 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.
- 45 min
- AgeThe minimum age printed by the publisher.
- 14+
- ComplexityHow demanding the rules are, from 1 (very light) to 5 (very heavy).
- 1.9 / 5
- Year
- 2024
About the game
Cities tasks players with redeveloping a city neighborhood by drafting projects and constructing housing, offices, parks, and leisure areas near the waterfront. Over eight rounds (four in a two-player game), you use workers to collect scoring cards, city tiles, feature tiles, and building pieces, stacking buildings up to four stories tall on matching spaces. Fulfilling achievements lets you place discs on the shared achievement board for bonus recognition. Set across real-world cities from Sydney to Buenos Aires, it's a colorful drafting and tile-placement puzzle.
Hobbli's Notes
A pleasant, well-produced city-building puzzle with an appealing sense of place thanks to its globe-trotting city themes. The drafting and stacking mechanics are easy to grasp and offer satisfying spatial puzzles each round. Being a newer release, its long-term replay value is still being proven out by the community.
What we like
- Satisfying city-building puzzle with tile stacking.
- Varied global city themes add visual flavor.
- Accessible drafting mechanics that are easy to teach.
- Reasonably quick 45-minute playtime.
Keep in mind
- As a newer release, long-term replay value is less proven.
- Limited direct player interaction.
- Can feel like multiplayer solitaire at times.
Who it's for
Family Euro gamers aged 10 and up who enjoy city-building and tile-placement puzzles for 2-4 players.
