Thames & Kosmos | 691462 | Cities Skylines | The Board Game | Co-Operative Game | 1 - 4 Players | Ages 10+

First off, I have to say how surprised I was how well this balanced being derived from it's video game influence whilst implementing great board game mechanics. I was very much looking forward to this game after hearing that it would be launching earlier this year, but it still went well above my expectations.The game is co-operative where the basic mechanic is to place down different zones to balance the city in an effective way. In the opening game while you are learning the game, you are literally just placing Residential, Commercial and Industry tiles along with a few utilities whilst trying to keep various factors (e.g. pollution, crime, garbage, population/workforce) balanced. This quickly escalates with each new game adding a new module for you and your team to use (e.g. roles [similar to pandemic], special building and policies) which often on the face of things seems like a benefit, but obviously comes at the cost of increasingly difficult decision making as you struggle to implement everything the way that you want. Once you have learnt a new module, it can then be added to each new game depending on your groups wishes. This means that there are a number of unique and different combinations of ways to play this game, keeping it fresh every time. There is a mini-game element of trying to actually fit the differently shaped tiles into the zone of your choosing which adds another nice layer of decision making without being the primary focus of the game.There is a need for constant discussion on every turn and I think that as co-operative games go, there is a good balance between joint and individual decision making with everyone feeling able to make their own decision if they felt strongly enough about it - although I can imagine that this could depend on who you are playing with. As everyone's cards are visible to all players, it does lead to the possibility for a single player to just dictate other players' moves. Hopefully you don't have that issue in your games!Overall then, this is a great game whether you are interested in it because you have played the video game or whether you are interested in board games (or both!). I have played this with a different groups and have found it to work well with most people and is definitely accessible to families.

Quite interesting cooperative game

I received this last week and have been playing it over-and-over since; I am able to leave it set up up so there is none of the irritation of setting up and putting away. This has involved solo version and playing collaboratively with my wife (who is less easily pleased than me but thoroughly enjoys the game.The game is easy to learn but hard to implement strategies. It is difficult to complete in solo mode and to score well with two players. This means it is a challenge to which I will keep returning.The cards are well illustrated and the icons work nicely. I have some minor niggles with the tiles. They have little pieces jutting out which make them harder to place and it can be difficult distinguishing between the smaller service and utility pieces.Despite those niggles it is still a five star game because of the intriguing puzzle at its core.

This game is so fun! It’s great as a 2 player game and just as good playing it by yourself. It can be quite hard to get a thriving city, but the challenge of it makes you want to play over and over! I’ve never played the computer version of this game, but still enjoy the board game.

Amazing and challenging game, plenty of scenarios, lots of fun, I am really happy with this purchase.

This game comes packaged well. And looks an interesting game. But it's not easy to learn and is very complicated if playing with kids.It's not a Vs game though, it's more of a co-operative game but it's just as easy to play in single player.

Amazing game!!! The creators summed up the gameplay of the pc version perfectly into board game form.

Awesome games have played about 6 times in 2 days loving it.

Muy impresionada pues el juego llegó en día y medio y en perfecto estado. Hace tiempo queria comprarlo pero me detenian un poco las reseñas. Decidí hacer caso omiso y tomar el riesgo. No me arrepiento. Es un juego bonito, de muy buenos componentes y bastante divertido. Me queda la lección de que hay que comprar el juego que nos llama la atención y formarnos nuestra propia opinion. Si no lo hubiera adquirido, me hubiera perdido de un gran juego.

un peu long pour comprendre toute les règles, mais après des heures de plaisirs garantie.

I love playing games and have over 300 in my collection . I cant always get people to play with, so I look for games I can play solo. I had read some reviews on this game that were not as positive but many good as well. I loved the puzzle aspect of this game! I think 2 is the most I would want for players because of the way the decision making is involved. Too many people might mean too many approaches.

Son loves his game

Excelente juego, la calidad, la creatividad y la forma del juego es excelente! Lo recomiendo jugar en solitario! Ya que jugar en cooperativo no es tan bueno, ya que tienes que compartir ideas con los demas jugadores! Me hubiera justado mas que fuera competitivo! Lo que si me impresiono bastante, es la dificultad excesiva del juego! Es demasiado dificil, muuuy dificil de hacer puntos!.. es excelente para los que les gustan los retos!.