
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,035
- BGG rating
- 6.2
504
- 2–4 players
- 30–120 min
- Complexity 3.5/5
- 2015

Rules assistance for Magnate: Tycoon Mini-Expansions
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Magnate: Tycoon Mini-Expansions is an expansion for Magnate: The First City released in 2021 for 1–5 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by James Naylor and its main mechanics are Auction / Bidding, Dice Rolling, and Stock Holding.
This contains a City Hall miniature (no game function) and 3 modules: Luxury Apartment Towers: A powerful, high value home building. Blind Bidding: Replaces the Turn Order rules with a blind auction for turn order. Employees: Replaces the Advertise Action with a deck of employees you can hire that grant special abilities.
Magnate: Tycoon Mini-Expansions supports 1–5 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 Magnate: Tycoon Mini-Expansions is 60–120 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 Magnate: Tycoon Mini-Expansions 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.
Magnate: Tycoon Mini-Expansions belongs to these categories: Economic, City Building, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Auction / Bidding, Dice Rolling, and Stock Holding. 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 Magnate: Tycoon Mini-Expansions are: James Naylor. 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 Magnate: Tycoon Mini-Expansions as an expansion for Magnate: The First City. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Magnate: The First City to use it. Check that your edition of Magnate: The First City is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.