{"id":13185,"date":"2025-03-16T23:17:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T22:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/cities-the-art-of-the-city-in-3x3\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T17:19:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:19:01","slug":"cities-the-art-of-the-city-in-3x3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/reviews\/cities-the-art-of-the-city-in-3x3\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities: The art of the city in 3&#215;3"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13185\" class=\"elementor elementor-13185 elementor-13068\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40983a54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"40983a54\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e9c72dd sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"4e9c72dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2b7798 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2f2b7798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Publisher : Iello<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Designer(s) : Steve Finn, Phil Walker-Harding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Artist(s) : Jorge Tabanera Redondo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Players : 2\u20134<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Playing time : 30 - 40 Min<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Weight BGG :  1.96<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca24b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ca24b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51123e0e sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"51123e0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed8d71f animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ed8d71f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622a55cc animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"622a55cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's this?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80002b2 animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80002b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cities is a strategic board game in which you play as an urban planner tasked with renovating a metropolis&#8217;s downtown. Over 8 rounds (or 4-player rounds), you&#8217;ll build a city by placing neighborhoods, attractions, and buildings while completing objectives to maximize your points.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-793267a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"793267a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fe56cd1 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"7fe56cd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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A central board is set up with stacks of tiles (Attraction, District), Objective cards, and a bag containing the Building modules. A first player is chosen and receives the Star token.<\/p>\n<h3>Round Play<\/h3>\n<p>Each round is played over several rounds, where players take turns performing an action:<\/p>\n<p>Choose a location on the board and retrieve the corresponding element (Objective card, District tile, Attraction tile, or Building modules).<\/p>\n<p>Place a worker on the chosen location to indicate that the action has been completed.<\/p>\n<p>Use the retrieved element according to its type:<\/p>\n<p>Objective card: added next to the player&#8217;s city center.<br \/>\nDistrict tile: placed freely in a 3&#215;3 grid adjacent to another tile.<br \/>\nAttraction tile: placed on a specific space (water, park, street). Building modules: stacked on Street spaces, respecting the colors and the 4-level limit.<\/p>\n<p>Check objectives: at the end of their turn, the player can validate one or more objectives from their City board.<\/p>\n<h3>End of round and new round<\/h3>\n<p>Once all the workers have been placed, the round ends. The player who took the Star token becomes the first player for the next round.<\/p>\n<h3>End of the game and victory<\/h3>\n<p>After the last round, players count their points from several sources:<\/p>\n<p>Objectives validated on the City board<br \/>\nObjective cards completed<br \/>\nWater and Park zones optimized<br \/>\nMonuments added<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d6f6cf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3d6f6cf4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f32ea8 animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79f32ea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is it good?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0232bf animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f0232bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The game effectively uses worker placement and tile-building mechanics.<\/p>\n<p>Player interaction is indirect but present, particularly through competition for objectives, districts, and various elements on the main board, even though each player remains primarily focused on their own board.<\/p>\n<p>Replayability is good thanks to the variety of objectives and districts available.<\/p>\n<p>Its weaknesses lie in its mechanics, which, while well-integrated, don&#8217;t stand out for their originality. The game follows in the footsteps of other worker and tile placement games with a fair amount of manipulation.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, Cities is an enjoyable and well-designed board game, ideal for families and quick games. 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