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Blue Moon City

Blue Moon City

2006·Reiner Knizia

Videos
30
Creators
24

Mostly reviews. Blue Moon City is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 20 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 1 unboxings, and 3 other videos.

2 - 4 players
30 - 50 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

Blue Moon City - the board game - picks up where the two-player game, (Blue Moon), ended: the reconstruction of the destroyed city of Blue Moon. The board, illustrated by Franz Vohwinkel as well as many well-known American fantasy artists, consists of 21 large building tiles, which show building plans on one side and the buildings in their reconstructed glory on the other. As in the 2-player game, the game includes 3 large molded plastic dragons. At the start of the game, the board tiles all show their building plan sides. The object of the game is to use cards featuring the races of Blue Moon to help rebuild the city and, at the end, put the large Crystal of the Obelisk in the middle of the city back together. Whenever a building is completely rebuilt, its tile is turned back over to its rebuilt side. The players who helped with a building get crystals and dragon favors, which can be traded in for crystals at certain times. The player who first manages to add the required number of markers by paying crystals to the Obelisk wins the game. (four markers in a 4-player game, five markers in a 3-player game, and six markers in a 2-player game) There are two mini-expansions for this game (Blue Moon City: Expansion Tile Sets 1 & 2), each consisting of two tiles that can be added to the main game either separately or combined. The first mini-expansion was included with the Der Knizia Almanach. The second mini-expansion was included in the 6/06 issue of Spielbox. Rules changes Original Knizia design--after dragon scales score, ALL players discard scales. This rule was modified by the publisher. [citation needed] In original printings such as Kosmos and FFG for 4-3-2 players the game uses 15-12-9 dragon scales. In later edtions new publisher CMON changed this to 12-9-7 scales.

Blue Moon City

Watch first

Learn to play

Board Games with Scott 033 (with guest Blue Man Scott)20:10

Board Games with Scott 033 (with guest Blue Man Scott)

Scott Nicholson

Scott Nicholson

Review

Rahdo Runs Through Blue Moon CIty26:30

Rahdo Runs Through Blue Moon CIty

Rahdo Runs Through

Rahdo Runs Through

Which Blue Moon City video should I watch?

Blue Moon City has 30 videos from 24 creators: 20 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 1 unboxing and 3 other videos. They date from 2010 to February 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "Board Games with Scott 033 (with guest Blue Man Scott)" by Scott Nicholson, which runs 20 min. For a quicker teach, "BGH - Blue Moon City Tutorial" by The Big Game Hunters Show runs 8 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Rahdo Runs Through►►► Blue Moon CIty" by Rahdo Runs Through. 16 creators have reviewed it.

If you like it, try Ra, Rebirth, The Quest for El Dorado and My City, also by Reiner Knizia.

All videos

Rolling With Reviews: Blue Moon CityReview13:40

Rolling With Reviews: Blue Moon City

Rolling With Two

Rolling With Two

Rolling With Two: Blue Moon CityReview16:48

Rolling With Two: Blue Moon City

Rolling With Two

Rolling With Two

Blue Moon City Board Game UnboxingUnboxing4:30

Blue Moon City Board Game Unboxing

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Blue Moon City Rapid Review - Chairman of the BoardReview2:59

Blue Moon City Rapid Review - Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board

Blue Moon City - 3p Teaching, Play-through, & Roundtable by Heavy CardboardReview1:25:20

Blue Moon City - 3p Teaching, Play-through, & Roundtable by Heavy Cardboard

Heavy Cardboard

Heavy Cardboard

Jason’s Board Game Diagnostics of Blue Moon CityReview13:28

Jason’s Board Game Diagnostics of Blue Moon City

The Boardgame Mechanics

The Boardgame Mechanics

Blue Moon City - RulesHow to play10:42

Blue Moon City - Rules

Studio Watchwolf

Studio Watchwolf

Board Game Reviews Ep #116: BLUE MOON CITYReview12:19

Board Game Reviews Ep #116: BLUE MOON CITY

ProZD

ProZD

The Game Gallery Review - Blue Moon CityReview14:04

The Game Gallery Review - Blue Moon City

The Game Gallery Channel

The Game Gallery Channel

The Cardboard Herald Reviews: Blue Moon CityReview5:40

The Cardboard Herald Reviews: Blue Moon City

The Cardboard Herald

The Cardboard Herald

MeepleCore Podcast EP56 - Blue Moon City12:54

MeepleCore Podcast EP56 - Blue Moon City

MeepleCore

MeepleCore

Good Luck, High Five Reviews Blue Moon CityReview1:05:17

Good Luck, High Five Reviews Blue Moon City

GLHF Board Games

GLHF Board Games

Board Games with Scott 033 (with guest Blue Man Scott)20:10

Board Games with Scott 033 (with guest Blue Man Scott)

Scott Nicholson

Scott Nicholson

BGH - Blue Moon City Tutorial7:48

BGH - Blue Moon City Tutorial

The Big Game Hunters Show

The Big Game Hunters Show

Blue Moon City - Rules10:42

Blue Moon City - Rules

Studio Watchwolf

Studio Watchwolf

Uitleg & Review door Nox' Spellenzolder18:08

Uitleg & Review door Nox' Spellenzolder

Nox' Spellenzolder

Nox' Spellenzolder

Instructions on how to play Blue Moon City (In Hebrew)9:57

Instructions on how to play Blue Moon City (In Hebrew)

Koby Shachar

Koby Shachar

Slik spiller du Blue Moon City9:41

Slik spiller du Blue Moon City

Brettspill

Brettspill

Rahdo Runs Through Blue Moon CIty26:30

Rahdo Runs Through Blue Moon CIty

Rahdo Runs Through

Rahdo Runs Through

Blue Moon City Comparison - with Zee Garcia11:19

Blue Moon City Comparison - with Zee Garcia

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Blue Moon City (Reprint) Review - with Zee Garcia14:26

Blue Moon City (Reprint) Review - with Zee Garcia

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

First Look at Blue Moon City from CMON - with Zee Garcia12:23

First Look at Blue Moon City from CMON - with Zee Garcia

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Jason’s Board Game Diagnostics of Blue Moon City13:28

Jason’s Board Game Diagnostics of Blue Moon City

The Boardgame Mechanics

The Boardgame Mechanics

The Cardboard Herald Reviews: Blue Moon City5:40

The Cardboard Herald Reviews: Blue Moon City

The Cardboard Herald

The Cardboard Herald

Daily Game Unboxing - Blue Moon City7:03

Daily Game Unboxing - Blue Moon City

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Blue Moon City VS Lost Cities the Board Game14:31

Blue Moon City VS Lost Cities the Board Game

BoardGameWarriors

BoardGameWarriors

Tantrum House Board Game Review6:19

Tantrum House Board Game Review

Tantrum House

Tantrum House

Board Game Reviews Ep #116: BLUE MOON CITY12:19

Board Game Reviews Ep #116: BLUE MOON CITY

ProZD

ProZD

No Rules Review: Blue Moon City6:43

No Rules Review: Blue Moon City

No Rules Review

No Rules Review

Blue Moon City - A Forensic Gameology Review6:45

Blue Moon City - A Forensic Gameology Review

Forensic Gameology

Forensic Gameology

Blue Moon City - 3p Teaching, Play-through, & Roundtable by Heavy Cardboard1:25:20

Blue Moon City - 3p Teaching, Play-through, & Roundtable by Heavy Cardboard

Heavy Cardboard

Heavy Cardboard

Good Luck, High Five Reviews Blue Moon City1:05:17

Good Luck, High Five Reviews Blue Moon City

GLHF Board Games

GLHF Board Games

BGH - Blue Moon City Review12:26

BGH - Blue Moon City Review

The Big Game Hunters Show

The Big Game Hunters Show

Blue Moon City Rapid Review - Chairman of the Board2:59

Blue Moon City Rapid Review - Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board

PG Adventskalender 2010 - Dag 151:52

PG Adventskalender 2010 - Dag 15

Pappskaller

Pappskaller

Rolling With Reviews: Blue Moon City13:40

Rolling With Reviews: Blue Moon City

Rolling With Two

Rolling With Two

The Game Gallery Review - Blue Moon City14:04

The Game Gallery Review - Blue Moon City

The Game Gallery Channel

The Game Gallery Channel

Rolling With Two: Blue Moon City16:48

Rolling With Two: Blue Moon City

Rolling With Two

Rolling With Two

Blue Moon City Board Game Unboxing4:30

Blue Moon City Board Game Unboxing

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Blue Moon City Preview at CMON Expo 20187:32

Blue Moon City Preview at CMON Expo 2018

Boards and Swords

Boards and Swords

Blue Moon City Interview6:59

Blue Moon City Interview

Tantrum House

Tantrum House

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Creators who cover this

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The Dice Tower
The Dice Tower
4 videos of this game
Rolling With Two
Rolling With Two
2 videos of this game
Tantrum House
Tantrum House
2 videos of this game
The Big Game Hunters Show
The Big Game Hunters Show
2 videos of this game
BoardGameWarriors
BoardGameWarriors
1 video of this game
Boards and Swords
Boards and Swords
1 video of this game
Brettspill
Brettspill
1 video of this game
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board
1 video of this game

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About Blue Moon City

From BoardGameGeek:

Blue Moon City - the board game - picks up where the two-player game, (Blue Moon), ended: the reconstruction of the destroyed city of Blue Moon. The board, illustrated by Franz Vohwinkel as well as many well-known American fantasy artists, consists of 21 large building tiles, which show building plans on one side and the buildings in their reconstructed glory on the other. As in the 2-player game, the game includes 3 large molded plastic dragons. At the start of the game, the board tiles all show their building plan sides. The object of the game is to use cards featuring the races of Blue Moon to help rebuild the city and, at the end, put the large Crystal of the Obelisk in the middle of the city back together. Whenever a building is completely rebuilt, its tile is turned back over to its rebuilt side. The players who helped with a building get crystals and dragon favors, which can be traded in for crystals at certain times. The player who first manages to add the required number of markers by paying crystals to the Obelisk wins the game. (four markers in a 4-player game, five markers in a 3-player game, and six markers in a 2-player game) There are two mini-expansions for this game (Blue Moon City: Expansion Tile Sets 1 & 2), each consisting of two tiles that can be added to the main game either separately or combined. The first mini-expansion was included with the Der Knizia Almanach. The second mini-expansion was included in the 6/06 issue of Spielbox. Rules changes Original Knizia design--after dragon scales score, ALL players discard scales. This rule was modified by the publisher. [citation needed] In original printings such as Kosmos and FFG for 4-3-2 players the game uses 15-12-9 dragon scales. In later edtions new publisher CMON changed this to 12-9-7 scales.

Designer

Reiner Knizia

Artists

Daren Bader, Scott Fischer, Nicolas Fructus, Lars Grant-West, Todd Lockwood, John Matson, James Nelson, Jim Nelson and 2 more

Publisher

CMON Global Limited

Categories

City BuildingFantasy

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementHand ManagementModular Board & Variable Setup
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