- BGG rank
- BGG #9,786
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Treasures & Traps
- 2–6 players
- 10 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2006
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Rules assistance for Villagers & Villains: City Builder
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–6 players
- 30 min
- 9+
- Complexity 1.0/5
Rules assistant for Villagers & Villains: City Builder
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Villagers & Villains: City Builder is an expansion for Villagers & Villains released in 2015 for 2–6 players and ages 9 and up. It was designed by C. Aaron Kreader and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Set Collection, and Dice Rolling.
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About the game
In Villagers & Villains: City Builder, each mayor gets two City Upgrade Tokens. Mayors use these tokens to develop their village by placing them on the new City Cards. Since 18 City Cards come with City Builder, and each time you play the game a few City Cards are used, players get a wider variety of game experiences. During play, mayors gain added play options by placing their City Tokens on any available City Card. Each City Card in the expansion grants unique abilities—and provides added points to the final score—for up to 2 mayors per card. The City Builder expansion comes with components and rules to increase the maximum number of players from 5 to 6. In addition, this expansion comes with 6 town mats to give your village an identity, provide a quick reference guide for game play, and to organize game components, tokens, and gold. The City Builder expansion also comes with new play options including: team play, cooperative play, and house rules for added variety.
Designers
Publishers
- Studio 9 Incorporated
Questions and answers
Villagers & Villains: City Builder supports 2–6 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 catalogue lists Villagers & Villains: City Builder for ages 9 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.
Villagers & Villains: City Builder has a complexity rating of 1.0 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.
Villagers & Villains: City Builder belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Dice. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Set Collection, and Dice Rolling. 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 Villagers & Villains: City Builder are: C. Aaron Kreader. 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 Villagers & Villains: City Builder as an expansion for Villagers & Villains. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Villagers & Villains to use it. Check that your edition of Villagers & Villains is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.