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Nomad City: The Founders
2023
Rules assistance for Nomad City: The Founders
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- 2–4 players
- 90–120 min
- 12+
- Complexity 3.0/5
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Nomad City: The Founders is a board game released in 2023 for 2–4 players, 90–120 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Hypergryph Network Technology Co.Ltd and its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence, Pattern Building, and Turn Order: Pass Order.
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About the game
Nomad City: The Founders is a strategy game based on the Arknights universe featuring resource management, area control, and pattern building. You will play as the entrepreneurs who manage and develop Nomadic Cities, titanic mobile platforms that ensure the survival of civilization in this hazardous land called Terra, from the ground up. You will compete with rival entrepreneurs for resources and control of Pioneering Zone 105, gain trust from Columbian Union, and develop a prosperous Nomadic City. Each player has a total of six main actions to choose from during each turn. Deploy: Allows you to place your influence. Allocate: Allows you to move your influence. Explore: Allows you to discover resources in the wilderness. Move City: Allows you to move your Nomadic City to show your influences. Build: Allows you to build more structures in your Nomadic City. Special Action: Through pattern building, you will unlock stronger special actions during your gameplay. There are also 15 different characters from Arknights that will grant assistance for the players. The game ends after eight complete rounds with two turns in each round. After a final scoring of resources and area controls, player with the most VP wins the game. The winning entrepreneur will gain jurisdiction over Pioneering Zone 105 and become the true master of this place.
Designers
Publishers
- Hypergryph Network Technology Co.Ltd
Questions and answers
Nomad City: The Founders 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 Nomad City: The Founders is 90–120 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 Nomad City: The Founders 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.
Nomad City: The Founders has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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.
Nomad City: The Founders belongs to these categories: Exploration, American West, and City Building. Its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence, Pattern Building, and Turn Order: Pass Order. 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 Nomad City: The Founders are: Hypergryph Network Technology Co.Ltd. 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 Nomad City: The Founders 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.