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Ka'an: Cities in the Sky
2027
Rules assistance for Ka'an: Cities in the Sky
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- 2–4 players
- 30–60 min
- 12+
- Complexity 2.5/5
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Ka'an: Cities in the Sky is a board game released in 2027 for 2–4 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Diego Burgos and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Income, and Open Drafting.
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About the game
A tableau-building and worker-movement game that challenges you to leverage opportunity to achieve the greatest Harmony (victory points). As a Grand Architect with the power to command golems, your mission is to construct the most prosperous and harmonious pyramidal structures, elevating your animal-civilization toward the skies. When you deploy your golems, worker placement is not about blocking opponents, but about enabling new moves. The presence of any worker on a space of the 3D-pyramidal board allows subsequent workers—yours or your opponents'—to step over them and reach more distant, valuable resource locations. Managing your own resources, hand of cards, and the positioning of all workers on the Temple board is key to maximizing your gains. Cards from your hand must be utilized as Foundations to create the base of your structures, following a rule that encourages pyramidal building upwards. Construction: Spend resources to Construct Buildings on these foundations, gaining powerful permanent abilities that increase in strength the higher up you build them. Citizens: Alternatively, you can Settle Citizens to your city, providing valuable immediate effects. The game concludes when a player completes their final required building, leading to a scoring round where Harmony Points are awarded for your towering buildings, settled citizens, and remaining resources. Only the architect who best manages their resources, strategically uses the Temple, and builds the most harmonious high-rise will win. —description from the publisher
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Questions and answers
Ka'an: Cities in the Sky supports 2–4 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 Ka'an: Cities in the Sky is 30–60 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 Ka'an: Cities in the Sky 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.
Ka'an: Cities in the Sky has a complexity rating of 2.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
Ka'an: Cities in the Sky belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Animals. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Income, and Open Drafting. 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 Ka'an: Cities in the Sky are: Diego Burgos. 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 Ka'an: Cities in the Sky 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.