Cities: Skylines – The Board Game
1–4 players • Iello • 2019
- Publisher
- Iello · Franckh-Kosmos
- First published
- 2019
- Players
- 1–4 players
How it plays
Cities: Skylines – The Board Game plays 1–4 players.
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Where it came from
Cities: Skylines – The Board Game was published by Iello in 2019, serving as a tabletop adaptation of the popular 2015 city-building video game developed by Colossal Order. The design was led by Rustan Håkansson, who aimed to distill the complex, real-time management experience of the digital version into a modular, cooperative board game experience. By utilizing a shared city board divided into sectors, the game focuses on collaborative decision-making, requiring players to balance resources like electricity, water, and sewage while managing citizen happiness.
The game is structured into four distinct scenarios of increasing difficulty, encouraging players to work together to develop a successful municipality. Its visual identity draws heavily from the aesthetic of the original video game, featuring icons and map styles that feel familiar to fans of the franchise. Upon release, it was noted by critics for its successful translation of urban planning mechanics into a board game format, often praised for its accessible learning curve while maintaining enough tactical depth to satisfy players interested in management and strategy.
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Cities: Skylines – The Board Game is published by Iello and Franckh-Kosmos. The catalog gives its publication year as 2019.
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