Описание
Small City Deluxe is a popular and complex city-building board game where players act as mayors developing their boroughs over eight rounds. The goal is to accumulate the most votes (victory points) by the end of the game to be re-elected, while managing residential, commercial, and industrial growth, and controlling pollution.
Gameplay Overview
The game is known for its depth and is often compared to the SimCity video game series due to its focus on managing various urban elements and their interactions.
City Building: Players build residences, commerce, and industries on a 90-degree grid, with adjacency effects determining how buildings evolve.
Resource Management: Citizens need jobs to produce raw materials and build cultural buildings. Players must attract citizens and balance the growth of different sectors.
Pollution Control: Industrial growth increases pollution, which negatively impacts scores, requiring players to build parks and other infrastructure to mitigate the effects.
Player Interaction: The game features mechanisms for interaction, such as sending citizens to an opponent's city to gain advantages from their buildings, and developing tourism.
Solo Play: A revised solo game mode is included in the Deluxe Edition, which is enhanced by various expansions.
Deluxe Edition Features
The Small City: Deluxe Edition is a new version released in 2023 that features a complete visual overhaul by illustrator Kwanchai Moriya, revised rules, and improved components.
Components: It includes over 250 building tiles, more than 100 wooden pieces, and a large City Council board.
Expansions: The Deluxe edition features revised content and integrates several expansions, such as the Winter Expansion, which adds challenges like supplying power and managing water usage. Other expansions like Spring, Summer, and Arcologies add further modules and new mechanics.
Gameplay Overview
The game is known for its depth and is often compared to the SimCity video game series due to its focus on managing various urban elements and their interactions.
City Building: Players build residences, commerce, and industries on a 90-degree grid, with adjacency effects determining how buildings evolve.
Resource Management: Citizens need jobs to produce raw materials and build cultural buildings. Players must attract citizens and balance the growth of different sectors.
Pollution Control: Industrial growth increases pollution, which negatively impacts scores, requiring players to build parks and other infrastructure to mitigate the effects.
Player Interaction: The game features mechanisms for interaction, such as sending citizens to an opponent's city to gain advantages from their buildings, and developing tourism.
Solo Play: A revised solo game mode is included in the Deluxe Edition, which is enhanced by various expansions.
Deluxe Edition Features
The Small City: Deluxe Edition is a new version released in 2023 that features a complete visual overhaul by illustrator Kwanchai Moriya, revised rules, and improved components.
Components: It includes over 250 building tiles, more than 100 wooden pieces, and a large City Council board.
Expansions: The Deluxe edition features revised content and integrates several expansions, such as the Winter Expansion, which adds challenges like supplying power and managing water usage. Other expansions like Spring, Summer, and Arcologies add further modules and new mechanics.
