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City Planner
2022
Rules assistance for City Planner
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- 1–2 players
- 10–20 min
- 10+
- Complexity 1.3/5
Rules assistant for City Planner
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City Planner is a board game released in 2022 for 1–2 players, 10–20 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Alban Viard and Todd Sanders and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Solo / Solitaire Game.
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About the game
City Planner is a 9 cards, 9 cubes, 9 dice version of Town Center mixed with Card City and dice. Your Small City is divided into several blocks that contain different boroughs (Residential, Commerce, Industry, Cultural Buildings, City Hall or mixed zoning of Residential and Commerce). It is a dice game where you decide where to place/block/affect the dice to get the most money/VP. During the game players will do the following four phases in order: Rolling Dice, Passing a Card, Scoring All Cards, Turn End. The game ends after 8 rounds. Cover artwork by - Ilya Baranovsky —description from the designer
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Questions and answers
City Planner supports 1–2 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 Planner is 10–20 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 Planner for ages 10 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 Planner has a complexity rating of 1.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
City Planner belongs to these categories: Dice and City Building. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Solo / Solitaire Game. 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 Planner are: Alban Viard and Todd Sanders. 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 Planner as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.