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Machi Koro

Machi Koro

2012·Masao Suganuma

Videos
7
Creators
7

Mainly reviews and how-to-play. Machi Koro is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 2 unboxings.

2 - 4 players
30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

Welcome to the city of Machi Koro. You've just been elected Mayor. Congrats! Unfortunately the citizens have some pretty big demands: jobs, a theme park, a couple of cheese factories and maybe even a radio tower. A tough proposition since the city currently consists of a wheat field, a bakery and a single die. Armed only with your trusty die and a dream, you must grow Machi Koro into the largest city in the region. You will need to collect income from developments, build public works, and steal from your neighbors' coffers. Just make sure they aren't doing the same to you! Machi Koro is a fast-paced game for 2-4 players. Each player wants to develop the city on their own terms in order to complete all of the landmarks under construction faster than their rivals. On their turn, each player rolls one or two dice. If the sum of the dice rolled matches the number of a building that a player owns, they get the effect of that building; in some cases opponents will also benefit from your dice (just as you can benefit from theirs). Then, with money in hand a player can build a landmark or a new building, ideally adding to the wealth of their city on future turns. The first player to construct all of their landmarks wins!

Machi Koro

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Learn to play

Machi Koro2:58

Machi Koro

Across the Board Game Café

Across the Board Game Café

Review

Macho Koro, Gizmos and ? | Engine building board games.8:57

Macho Koro, Gizmos and ? | Engine building board games.

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Game x Frame

Watch it played

Machi Koro Board Game Playthrough11:17

Machi Koro Board Game Playthrough

Board Game Plays

Board Game Plays

Which Machi Koro video should I watch?

Machi Koro has 7 videos from 7 creators: 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 2 unboxings. They date from 2017 to January 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Machi Koro" by Across the Board Game Café, which runs 3 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Macho Koro, Gizmos and ? | Engine building board games." by Game x Frame. To see it played, watch "Machi Koro Board Game Playthrough" by Board Game Plays.

If you like it, try Machi Koro Legacy, Machi Koro 2, Machi Koro: Life and Machi Koro: The Harbor & Millionaire's Row Expansions, also by Masao Suganuma.

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Machi KoroHow to play2:58

Machi Koro

Across the Board Game Café

Across the Board Game Café

Macho Koro, Gizmos and ? | Engine building board games.Review8:57

Macho Koro, Gizmos and ? | Engine building board games.

Game x Frame

Game x Frame

How to Play Machi KoroHow to play10:41

How to Play Machi Koro

Your Turn Gaming

Your Turn Gaming

Machi Koro | Inside #104Unboxing12:30

Machi Koro | Inside #104

Table Talks

Table Talks

Machi Koro + Expansion - UnboxingUnboxing9:10

Machi Koro + Expansion - Unboxing

Fishisforcat

Fishisforcat

Machi Koro by Purge ReviewsReview7:02

Machi Koro by Purge Reviews

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Purge Reviews

Machi Koro Board Game PlaythroughPlaythrough11:17

Machi Koro Board Game Playthrough

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Board Game Plays
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Game x Frame
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Machi Koro Legacy

2019·Rob Daviau, JR Honeycutt, Masao Suganuma

Videos
28
Creators
18
Mainly reviews

2 - 4 players·30 - 45 min·Light weight

Machi Koro 2

2021·Masao Suganuma

Videos
22
Creators
5
Mainly reviews

2 - 5 players·45 min·Light weight

Machi Koro: Life

2023·Masao Suganuma

Videos
7
Creators
5
Mainly reviews and how-to-play

2 - 5 players·45 min

Machi Koro: The Harbor & Millionaire's Row Expansions

2019·Masao Suganuma

Videos
3
Creators
2
Mostly unboxings

2 - 5 players·30 min·Light weight

About Machi Koro

From BoardGameGeek:

Welcome to the city of Machi Koro. You've just been elected Mayor. Congrats! Unfortunately the citizens have some pretty big demands: jobs, a theme park, a couple of cheese factories and maybe even a radio tower. A tough proposition since the city currently consists of a wheat field, a bakery and a single die. Armed only with your trusty die and a dream, you must grow Machi Koro into the largest city in the region. You will need to collect income from developments, build public works, and steal from your neighbors' coffers. Just make sure they aren't doing the same to you! Machi Koro is a fast-paced game for 2-4 players. Each player wants to develop the city on their own terms in order to complete all of the landmarks under construction faster than their rivals. On their turn, each player rolls one or two dice. If the sum of the dice rolled matches the number of a building that a player owns, they get the effect of that building; in some cases opponents will also benefit from your dice (just as you can benefit from theirs). Then, with money in hand a player can build a landmark or a new building, ideally adding to the wealth of their city on future turns. The first player to construct all of their landmarks wins!

Designer

Masao Suganuma

Artists

Taro Hino, Noboru Hotta, Ian Parovel, Mirko Suzuki

Publisher

Grounding

Categories

City BuildingDice

Mechanics

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