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City Builders

Collect buildings from six worlds, from ancient Egypt to a city in the clouds, and be the first to build a city with water, homes, food and the seven other things people need.

Coming soon · $3, one time

  • Instant download
  • US Letter and A4
  • Print as often as you need
  • One payment
  • 2 to 4 players
  • Ages 8 and up
  • About 20 minutes
  • PDF in Letter and A4

Perfect for family game night, classrooms and learning what cities need

Five City Builders cards: an aqueduct, a treetop village, a challenge card, a public library and a greenhouse dome.

How it works

  1. Download. You get the PDF right after paying, in US Letter and A4 sizes.
  2. Print and cut. Thick paper makes sturdier cards, but any paper works.
  3. Play. Take a card, build a card, and race to meet all ten needs.

What's inside

  • 155 building cardsFrom all six worlds. Each shows the needs it meets and what it does.
  • 9 challenge cardsSecret goals for bonus points, like a Roman town or a Mars base.
  • Helper cards and card backsA turn summary, the ten needs, and backs for two-sided printing.
  • Ways to playAn open-hand game for younger players, a short game, and a class version for teams.
  • Talk about itQuestions for after the game: which need was hardest to meet, and why?
  • Print as often as you likeFor your home or your classroom.

Page by page

A PDF of 22 pages, in US Letter and A4.

  1. 1 and 2Rules: setup, turns, scoring, other ways to play and questions to talk about
  2. 3 to 20155 building cards, nine to a page, world by world, and 2 helper cards
  3. 219 challenge cards
  4. 22Card backs, for printing on both sides

Questions

What do I get?

A PDF of 22 pages to download right away: rules, 19 pages of cards and a page of card backs, in both US Letter and A4.

Do I need special paper?

No. Card stock makes sturdier cards, but plain paper works too. Card sleeves from any game shop make them last even longer.

Is it educational?

Yes. Every card says which need a building meets and what it does, and the game is built around the big idea of this site: every city has to give its people the same ten things.

Can I print more copies?

Yes, for your own home or classroom. Please don't share the file online.

Can younger kids play?

Yes. With hands face up and no challenge cards, it works from about age 6 with a grown-up.

City Builders is coming soon

Coming soon · $3, one time

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