Blue Moon City

The game board is set up using modular tiles that show ruined buildings on one side and reconstructed buildings on the other. Each building tile has contribution spaces with different numbers and colors, as well as completion and neighborhood bonuses. Players receive player miniatures, plastic markers, and a starting hand of 8 people cards. The crystal obelisk, which serves as the scoring track, is placed, and golden dragon scales are distributed based on the number of players (7 for 2 players, 10 for 3, and 12 for 4).

The primary objective of Blue Moon City is to restore the city by organizing work groups (represented by people cards) to repair destroyed buildings. As buildings are repaired, players earn crystals. These crystals can then be offered to the central obelisk. The first player to make a predetermined number of offerings to the obelisk is deemed the worthy steward of Blue Moon City and wins the game.

Each turn is divided into three distinct phases: the Movement Phase, the Contribution Phase, and the Reset Phase. In the Movement Phase, players can optionally move their player miniature orthogonally up to two tiles, with some card effects allowing for greater movement. However, only one move is allowed per turn. During the Contribution Phase, players can make contributions to reconstruct buildings by playing sets of people cards whose color and numerical value match a contribution space on a building. Contributions earn players crystals, golden scales, and extra cards. Alternatively, players can make offerings of crystals to the central obelisk to score victory points. The Reset Phase allows players to discard up to two cards from their hand and draw that many, plus two more, from the deck.

Scoring occurs in several ways. When all contribution spaces on a building are filled, the building is considered reconstructed. Every player who contributed to that building receives a construction bonus (crystals). The player who made the most contributions receives an additional majority bonus. If contributions are tied, the player whose counter is on the leftmost contribution space wins the majority bonus. Additionally, if a newly completed building is adjacent to an already completed building, a neighborhood bonus is triggered, and the majority player for the new building receives this bonus. Golden scales, obtained when dragons are present during contributions, provide a secondary source of crystals in a cyclic manner, with specific crystal payouts for players holding the most scales, at least three scales, or fewer than three scales when the supply runs out.

The game concludes immediately when a player successfully makes the required number of offerings to the central crystal obelisk. The number of offerings needed to win varies by player count: 5 offerings for 2 players, 6 for 3 players, and 7 for 4 players. The player who reaches this threshold first is declared the winner of Blue Moon City.