City (board game)
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City is a board game published in 1988 by Jumbo Games.
Components
City is a game for 2–6 players in which each player buys shops and then gains profits as other players visit the shops.[1]
The game box holds:[2]
- A game board showing an overhead view of a city's shopping district.
- a special die
- Each player has
- 6 “customer” pawns (one black, 2 blue, 3 brown)
- a "thief" pawn (red)
- a marker and 12 tokens in the player's color
Gameplay
Players spend the first phase of the game taking possession of shops. In the second phase, players move one of their pawns each turn using the special die. If it ends up in front of a shop owned by another player, the shop owner makes money. If the thief ends up in front of another player's shop, the shop owner loses money. Players can spend money to enhance shops that they own, increasing their profits when shoppers arrive.[2]
Victory conditions
Players track profits and losses on a "Ladder of Success". The first player to reach the top of the Ladder wins the game.[2]