While players all build one communal city, they are actively claiming property to maximize building bonuses to score the most points at the end of the game. Bonuses score based on the buildings nearby, not who owns the buildings. The key to winning is location, location, location.
For 2-4 players and play time is 30-45 minutes.
Simple rules create unique and thoughtful strategies. Each turn, players choose to do 1 of 2 actions. Action one - Play a card and claim a property that is on that card. Action two - construct a building on any open property spaces as long as one space is claimed by your token. Each building type has its own unique way of scoring. Some prefer to be next to other buildings, regardless of who owns those buildings. Other buildings want to be surrounded by roads. Maximizing building placement means a higher score and winning the game.
This game is 90% sourced or made in the USA. Only the cubes are imported. Many parts are handmade and may have slight variations from one game to the next.
Components
42 cards
48 cubes (4 colors - 12 per player)
28 building tokens
1 town center token
1 starting card
1 score pad
1 rule book
By The Sea Shore
Included in the box is a mini expansion. This expansion changes how the game starts by replacing the starting tile and instead, each player has two cards with a shoreline. Each turn a player plays a card and creates a boundary with the beach and ocean. No future cards can be played beyond that line meaning that the city is restricted by how the shoreline is created. In addition, some new bonuses are scored based on how buildings are constructed next to the beach. The expansion is part of the score pad for easy scoring when it is used with the main game.
