Tag: city building themed

• Copperdale: Print-and-Play Series

  

  I’ve been playing a lot of single-page print-and-play games recently, such as Sunshine City and Aquamarine. One thing all of these games have in common is that they use the roll-and-write mechanism to progress the game. So, when I heard about a new single-page print-and-play game called Copperdale that uses the flip-and-write mechanism with a…

  Alex Beers

  September 23, 2022

  First Impressions, Print-and-Play Series

  city building themed, flip-and-write games, light complexity, print-and-play games, short playtime, solo games

• Underwater Cities: First Impressions

  

  A couple of weeks ago I played a game of Underwater Cities for the first time and have some thoughts to share about it. In Underwater Cities, Earth has become overpopulated and humanity needs to expand underwater. So, you are tasked with designing the best Underwater City!

  Alex Beers

  August 5, 2022

  First Impressions

  city building themed, high complexity, long playtime, science fiction themed, solo games, worker placement

• Sunshine City: First Impressions

  

  In Sunshine City, you are moving your city away from being powered by fossil fuels over to solar energy. To do this, you have to build a certain number of solar farms (the number differs based on the game mode). When playing solo, Angus the anti-environmentalist is going to be working against you trying to…

  Alex Beers

  July 22, 2022

  First Impressions

  city building themed, medium complexity, medium playtime, roll-and-write games, solo games