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Rules assistance for City Council: The Disaster Deck
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–5 players
- 60 min
- 12+
Rules assistant for City Council: The Disaster Deck
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
City Council: The Disaster Deck is an expansion for City Council released in 2014 for 2–5 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Elad Goldsteen and its main mechanics are Cooperative Game, Voting, and Worker Placement.
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About the game
City Council: The Disaster Deck consists of ten event cards that disrupt "normal" city life by causing havoc everywhere, and it introduces a new game mode, creating a fully co-operative experience for City Council players. In each round of play, the players change roles, taking crucial steps to prevent these events from tearing apart the growing city.
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Publishers
- Golden Egg Games
Questions and answers
City Council: The Disaster Deck supports 2–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for City Council: The Disaster Deck is 60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists City Council: The Disaster Deck for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
City Council: The Disaster Deck belongs to these categories: Political, City Building, and Environmental. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game, Voting, and Worker Placement. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of City Council: The Disaster Deck are: Elad Goldsteen. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists City Council: The Disaster Deck as an expansion for City Council. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need City Council to use it. Check that your edition of City Council is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.