At the website of Boiteajeux Cities can be played online.

You can play all three levels. Solo or with other players.

So if you have no one around you willing to play, don’t despare! 🙂

I have no idea! With level 3 it is at least 96 points (see Boiteajeux). But maybe you can tell me…? 🙂

 

Can Cities be played by colour blind people?

Yes, most colour blind people will be able to play Cities. The tiles have distinctive colours: yellow, green, light blue and red/orange. If you are having a problem distinguishing between red and green the illustrations on the tiles will help you.

 

What buildings are on the tiles?

I have made a PDF with all buildings that you can find on the tiles of Cities.

– Short review from ErikPeter Walker at Board Game Geek. Quote: “I have taught this game to many players, young and old, and everyone seems to enjoy it.”

– Very short “review” at Spotlight On Games (you have to scroll down a bit). Quote: “Play tends to be very easy, but decisions remain challenging (..).”

– A pod cast review by Doug Garret at Garret’s games and geekiness. Review Cities starts at 3.20 minutes.

– Very, very short “review” by Valerie Putman at Board Game News. Quote: “I am love, love, loving this (..).” The link opens in PDF, because BoardGameNews.com doesn’t exist anymore.

– A review by Scott Tepper at Board Game Geek. Quote: “So Cities is what I would call a meaty filler: light enough to play quickly, but deep enough that you need to keep thinking throughout the game. To give you an indication of how much I liked it, after BGG.con, (..) I (..) bought a copy (..).”

– Short review by Tom Rosen at Board Game News. Quote: “It’s a fairly engaging and quick game that serves its purpose beautifully.” The link opens in PDF, because BoardGameNews.com doesn’t exist anymore.

– Short article in The Morning News (you have to scroll down a bit). Quote: “Cities takes a little from Carcassonne and a little from Take It Easy; the resulting game is as delightful as either.”

Reactions

– Scott Preston at Board Game Geek. Quote: “(..) YOU NEED TO OWN THIS GAME.”

– Isaac Bickerstaff at Board Game Geek. Quote: “I can’t imagine a game more endearing, charming, or fun to play as Cities .”

– Heather Walters at Board Game Geek. Quote: “It is amazing how diverse the scoring in the game is, given everyone gets the same tiles in the same order.”

– Tiberiu Doman at Board Game Geek. Quote: “It’s very quick, very visual and can be addictive.”

– SpotlightOnGames at Board Game Geek. Quote: “Play tends to be very easy, but decisions remain challenging (..)”

– Doug Garret at Garret’s games and geekiness. Quote: “Excellent Games (..).”

– Dale Yu at BoardGameNews. Quote: “this is my new favorite game from Essen (..).” Sorry, the link doesn’t exist anymore, because BoardGameNews.com doesn’t exist anymore.

Other

– Cities has reached number 20 in the Hall9000 Games Barometer.

Other languages

This website also contains reviews and reactions in Dutch, German.