2019Rob Daviau, JR Honeycutt, Masao Suganuma
- Videos
- 28
- Creators
- 18
2 - 4 players30 - 45 minLight weight

2012Masao Suganuma
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.
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 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.
2019Rob Daviau, JR Honeycutt, Masao Suganuma
2 - 4 players30 - 45 minLight weight
2019Masao Suganuma
2 - 5 players30 minLight weight
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
Mechanics