Metropolys — How to Play, and Why It's a Gem (with thoughts on Skyrise)

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Metropolys can technically be called an auction game... but feels like none you've played before. Players bid to build in city neighbourhoods, but raising a bid means actually bidding on a neighbouring lot, so bids snake around the board during a round. Add in a mix of secret and open scoring objectives, and you have a unique board game with a great number of important decisions in a relatively short playtime. Metropolys, from Sébastien Pauchon and Ystari Games, was widely considered A Good Game™ when it came out in 2008, but the muddy-coloured board and uneven objectives may have helped keep it from becoming an instant classic. A new version of sorts called Skyrise is on Kickstarter at the time of this video's publication, and I talk a bit about the differences near the end. 00:00 Intro ▶️ 03:50 How to Play 🎲 17:18 Why It's a Gem 💎 37:33 Thoughts on Skyrise 🌁 Skyrise Kickstarter Project: http://kck.st/3mKuHKf Board Gems highlights older board and card games that are still great games today, and deserve to not be forgotten! New videos on the 3rd, 13th and 23rd of every month. (Mnemonic: G-E-M has 3 letters.) Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/booned BGG Blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/10011 BGG New Videos List: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/276559/ BGG Requests & Suggestions List: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/279371/ Brought to you by Pizzeria Ludica! https://www.ludica.ca/ BGG Listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25568/metropolys How to Play Music: Soul Food Horns, Blue Wednesday, G Mills - Harvest https://chll.to/f117c878 #boardgames #tabletop #vancouver #ludica