Citizens, your mission is to expand the city by connecting the maximum number of locations. The mayor has a few ideas for what locations to put where, but will you all be on the same page when it comes to construction, or will your city end up looking a little funky? Let’s get to work!

What Is It?

Cooperative – Players are working together to expand the city

Limited Communication + Discussion Based – Each round one player will be the mayor who will secretly pair the construction site tiles with the location tiles they draw. The other players then have to discuss to figure out the mayor’s pairings in order to place the tiles in the right spots

Tile Placement – Players are trying to get as many tiles placed as possible to match up the trees and score points

Who Is It For?

  • 2 to 6 Players – It’s definitely not very good at 2 because the game thrives on discussions. I find it best at 4-6
  • Ages 8 & Up / Family-Weight Gamer Fans – Simple gameplay/rules. Younger players may just need a bit of assistance understanding a handful of locations
  • Fans of cooperative and discussion-based games
  • Groups who know each other well; know how each other think

PROS

  • Components – Nice tiles and cones; screen is a good size
  • Good gameflow
  • Rules are clear and well-written
  • Very approachable; great for a wide audience
  • Open discussion can be fun and lead to laughs – gotta play with the right group
  • Pretty quick – good filler

CONS

  • Aesthetics – Overall kind of boring look; I wish there was some art on the tiles
  • The scoring just felt a little tacked on/uninteresting

Final Thoughts

This felt like a neat activity, as long as you play with the right group who have some fun with their reasoning for where to place tiles. I just thought the scoring felt so secondary to the discussion that I almost didn’t care about it by the time we got to that point, which was disappointing because I do prefer games with scoring usually. Ultimately, I think it might be kind of hit and miss with different players, but it will definitely have its’ audience!

Additional Information:

Designer – Émilien Alquier
Artists – Mathieu Clauss, Franz Lejeune
Publisher – Blue Orange Games
MSRP – $19.99
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*I was provided a copy of this game to do this review*

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