Blue Moon City
2–4 players • 60 min • ages 10+ • Reiner Knizia
- Designer
- Reiner Knizia
- Players
- 2–4 players
- Playing time
- 60 min
- Age
- 10+
- Genre
- Fantasy
How it plays
Blue Moon City plays 2–4 players, takes about 60 minutes to play, and is recommended for ages 10 and up.
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Where it came from
Blue Moon City was released in 2006 by Kosmos as a standalone board game set within the fantasy universe of the Blue Moon card game, which had been created by Reiner Knizia two years prior. While the original card game focused on competitive duels between factions, Blue Moon City was designed as a cooperative-style tile-laying game where players act as citizens working to reconstruct a ruined capital city. The project was intended to translate the vibrant, imaginative aesthetic of the Blue Moon lore into a more tactile, social tabletop experience.
The game features distinctive artwork by various illustrators who maintained the surreal and highly detailed character designs established by the franchise. Reiner Knizia utilized a central movement mechanic centered on resource management and building activation, which garnered positive reception for its balance of accessibility and strategic depth. It is widely regarded as a successful expansion of the brand's intellectual property, providing a cohesive narrative structure to the established world-building efforts.
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About Blue Moon City
Blue Moon City is a game in the Board Games catalog on collecto.rs. 2–4 players • 60 min • ages 10+ • Reiner Knizia. It's filed under fantasy. Catalog data is sourced from Wikidata. No public games collectors track this one yet — adding yours would make you the first on collecto.rs.
How do you play Blue Moon City?
Blue Moon City is a board game for 2–4 players, running about 1 hour, filed under fantasy. collecto.rs catalogues the game, not its rules — for the full rulebook, use the copy in the box or the publisher's own site.
How many players is Blue Moon City for?
Blue Moon City is built for 2–4 players. That count comes from this catalog entry alone — nothing from an expansion or a spin-off is folded into it.
How long does Blue Moon City take to play?
A game of Blue Moon City is listed at about 1 hour. Real sessions run shorter or longer depending on player count and how well the table already knows the game.
What age is Blue Moon City for?
Blue Moon City lists a minimum age of 10. That's a recommended starting age rather than a hard rule.
Who designed Blue Moon City?
Blue Moon City was designed by Reiner Knizia.
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