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Small City

Small City

AVStudioGames · 2015
1–460–120 min12+ yrs4.0/5 complexity7.3 BGG#3.944 BGG1 KStrategy
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How do you play Small City?

You are the mayor of one borough of Small City, and you have eight turns to secure enough votes to be re-elected.

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Small City box art
official art · AVStudioGames

You are the mayor of one borough of Small City, and you have eight turns to secure enough votes to be re-elected. To do this, you have to attract more citizens, encourage the growth of residential areas for them to live in, and aid the expansion of both the commercial and industrial sectors – though the latter sector also brings pollution with it, and you need to deal with that, too, as high pollution levels will have a negative effect on your score at the end of the game.

If you build suitable infrastructure, your citizens will undoubtedly vote for your re-election, but beware of false promises! Votes can be earned over the course of the game by placing citizens in the residential spaces, by erecting cultural buildings, by keeping commercial buildings in suitable areas, and also by making good on the promises that you made to the citizens at the beginning of the game.

The player with the most votes (i.e., victory points) after eight turns wins.

game anatomy
Complexity4.0 / 5
BGG rating7.3 / 10
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Strategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
60–120 min
Players
1–4
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#3.944
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Q3How do you play Small City?
Small City is a city building game, for 1–4 players, taking ~60–120 minutes, featuring area majority / influence. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Small City — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Small City support?
Small City is played by 1–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Small City take?
A game of Small City takes about 60–120 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Small City for?
Small City is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Small City?
Small City has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 4.0 out of 5.

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