2016Philip duBarry
- Videos
- 76
- Creators
- 51
1 - 5 players90 minMedium weight

2025Philip duBarry
Mainly reviews. Citizens of the Spark is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 15 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 6 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
The fate of creatures touched by the spark of intelligence hangs in the balance. You must recruit strong animal allies to your city and unlock the potential of your citizens if your settlement is to survive the days to come. Citizens of the Spark is a variable set-up card game in which players take turns attracting citizens, taking actions, and claiming sparks. The more citizen cards a player has of a specific type, the more powerful that citizen's action becomes. The player with the most sparks in their city when the deck runs out wins! Play with 7-10 animal citizen types per game, chosen from 30 available creatures and combined into one shared deck. Every citizen type has distinct powers, making each game's action combos uniquely variable. On your turn, recruit multiple citizens by selecting an available group of cards, placing them in your city tableau, and grouping like citizens together to grow their action strength. Next, select one type of citizen in your tableau to activate, taking the effect of the card and discarding it from your city. But keep watch on rival cities, because when you activate a citizen, all players can follow your move and activate a matching citizen of their own!
Citizens of the Spark has 31 videos from 24 creators: 15 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 6 playthroughs, 2 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2024 to September 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Citizens Of The Spark - How To Play" by Watch It Played, which runs 18 min. For a quicker teach, "Citizens of the Spark - 2 Player How to Play" by Merry Married Meeples runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Citizens of the Spark Review: People of the Spork" by The Dice Tower. 13 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Citizens of the Spark Solo Play - Attractive or Scyntilla-ting" by Merry Married Meeples, one of 6 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Black Orchestra, Snowcrest, Black Orchestra: Resistance and Valkyrie: A Black Orchestra Game, also by Philip duBarry.
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2016Philip duBarry
1 - 5 players90 minMedium weight
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1 - 4 players15 - 60 minMedium weight
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1 - 5 players90 minHeavy weight
2025Philip duBarry
1 - 4 players30 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
The fate of creatures touched by the spark of intelligence hangs in the balance. You must recruit strong animal allies to your city and unlock the potential of your citizens if your settlement is to survive the days to come. Citizens of the Spark is a variable set-up card game in which players take turns attracting citizens, taking actions, and claiming sparks. The more citizen cards a player has of a specific type, the more powerful that citizen's action becomes. The player with the most sparks in their city when the deck runs out wins! Play with 7-10 animal citizen types per game, chosen from 30 available creatures and combined into one shared deck. Every citizen type has distinct powers, making each game's action combos uniquely variable. On your turn, recruit multiple citizens by selecting an available group of cards, placing them in your city tableau, and grouping like citizens together to grow their action strength. Next, select one type of citizen in your tableau to activate, taking the effect of the card and discarding it from your city. But keep watch on rival cities, because when you activate a citizen, all players can follow your move and activate a matching citizen of their own!
Designer
Philip duBarry
Artist
Diego Sá
Publisher
Thunderworks Games
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