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City Builder: Ancient World

City Builder: Ancient World

2021·Andrei Filip

Videos
6
Creators
4

Mainly reviews. City Builder: Ancient World is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 1 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.

1 - 4 players
30 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

City Builder: Ancient World is a tile-laying game for 1-4 players, which can be played competitively, cooperatively or solo. Players are magistrates sent to a newly conquered province to build cities and help spread Roman influence in the area. By employing clever planning, they must grow their cities to meet the demands of incoming settlers, as well as build imposing Monuments to please their emperor. Competitive Objective: To win, players must build impressive Monuments and fill their city with incoming settlers. Monuments have unique scoring bonus that will only apply to the city they are built in, while claiming settlers unlocks the point value they are covering. At the end of the game, players will add up their scores and the player with the most victory points is declared the winner. This player is awarded governorship of the province with their city being named its new capital. Cooperative Objective: The emperor wants to increase the efficiency and profit of each of his provinces. As a group of magistrates you must work together to ensure your province doesn't displease him, which would result with you losing your position-and your possibly your head. Follow the emperor's Edict, complete his preferred Monuments, and plan carefully to make sure you all stay off the chopping block! -description from the publisher

City Builder: Ancient World

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Review

City Builder: Ancient World Review9:39

City Builder: Ancient World Review

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Watch it played

City Builder: Ancient World Board Game I Playthrough25:09

City Builder: Ancient World Board Game I Playthrough

fenirob

fenirob

Which City Builder: Ancient World video should I watch?

City Builder: Ancient World has 6 videos from 4 creators: 3 reviews, 1 playthrough, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to February 2023.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "City Builder: Ancient World Review" by The Dice Tower. To see it played, watch "City Builder: Ancient World Board Game I Playthrough" by fenirob.

If you like it, try Arborea, Castellion, Pergola or Restart, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

City Builder: Ancient World ReviewReview9:39

City Builder: Ancient World Review

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

City Builder: Ancient World - Daily Game Unboxing5:27

City Builder: Ancient World - Daily Game Unboxing

Dice Tower Encore

Dice Tower Encore

SummererTime: Tile-Laying Games - City Builder: Ancient World, MiniGolf Designer, Umbra ViaReview10:49

SummererTime: Tile-Laying Games - City Builder: Ancient World, MiniGolf Designer, Umbra Via

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

City Builder: The Ancient World - Competitive Tile Laying | OverviewReview10:17

City Builder: The Ancient World - Competitive Tile Laying | Overview

Quackalope

Quackalope

City Builder: Ancient World Board Game I PlaythroughPlaythrough25:09

City Builder: Ancient World Board Game I Playthrough

fenirob

fenirob

City Builder: Ancient World Board Game I Unboxing (No Talking)Unboxing3:33

City Builder: Ancient World Board Game I Unboxing (No Talking)

fenirob

fenirob

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fenirob
fenirob
2 videos of this game
The Dice Tower
The Dice Tower
2 videos of this game
Dice Tower Encore
Dice Tower Encore
1 video of this game
Quackalope
Quackalope
1 video of this game

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About City Builder: Ancient World

From BoardGameGeek:

City Builder: Ancient World is a tile-laying game for 1-4 players, which can be played competitively, cooperatively or solo. Players are magistrates sent to a newly conquered province to build cities and help spread Roman influence in the area. By employing clever planning, they must grow their cities to meet the demands of incoming settlers, as well as build imposing Monuments to please their emperor. Competitive Objective: To win, players must build impressive Monuments and fill their city with incoming settlers. Monuments have unique scoring bonus that will only apply to the city they are built in, while claiming settlers unlocks the point value they are covering. At the end of the game, players will add up their scores and the player with the most victory points is declared the winner. This player is awarded governorship of the province with their city being named its new capital. Cooperative Objective: The emperor wants to increase the efficiency and profit of each of his provinces. As a group of magistrates you must work together to ensure your province doesn't displease him, which would result with you losing your position-and your possibly your head. Follow the emperor's Edict, complete his preferred Monuments, and plan carefully to make sure you all stay off the chopping block! -description from the publisher

Designer

Andrei Filip

Artist

Andrew Dorland

Publisher

Inside Up Games

Categories

AncientCity Building

Mechanics

Cooperative GameEnd Game BonusesSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement
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