# Cities

Cities is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.3 out of 10 by 67 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $23.94 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 1.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2024
- **Categories:** City Building, Abstract Strategy
- **Mechanics:** Closed Drafting, Open Drafting, Tile Placement, Worker Placement, Contracts, Set Collection, Variable Set-up, Turn Order: Claim Action, Pattern Building
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.3 out of 10, from 67 reviews
- **Owned by:** 150 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 622
- **Unique players:** 673

**Designers:** Steve Finn, Phil Walker-Harding

**Artists:** Jorge Tabanera Redondo

**Publishers:** Devir

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 23.94 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/cities |
| Miniature Market | 23.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/cities-devcitiesen.html |
| Cardhaus Games | 23.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/cities/ |
| 401 Games | 29.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/cities |
| Board Game Bliss | 30.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/cities-1 |
| Rampi Games | 25.2 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/cities/ |
| Mathom | 27 € | https://mathom.es/es/otros-juegos-de-tablero/55042-cities-8436607943921.html |
| Svet deskovych her | 520 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/16115/cities |
| Outlet Games | 24.64 € | https://www.outletgames.es/juegos-de-mesa/devir/cities-p-DEV-8436607943921.html |
| Gameology | 41.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/cities-board-game |
| Dragons Lair | 299 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/cities |
| La Gameria | 26.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/cities-16809.html |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 26.96 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/16028-cities-castellano-8436607943921.html |
| Get Your Fun | 27.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/036913-cities-giochi-gestionali.html |
| Curiosity Shop | 28 € | https://www.thecuriosityshop.es/products/cities |
| Ludifolie | 28.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/20836-cities.html |
| Games Empire | 47.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/cities |
| Milan Spiele | 29.9 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/cities-p-38312.html |
| Zatu Games | 26.05 £ | https://zatu.com/products/cities |
| Travelling Man | 26.5 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/cities |
| Spelexperten | 369 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/cities.html |
| Good Games | 57.16 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/cities |
| Reflexshop | 13490 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/vilagvarosok-tarsasjatek |
| Alphaspel | 419 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/236996-cities-en |
| Hyggeonkel | 279.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/cities |
| Spielezar | 37.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/cities-en |
| Nexus | 5995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/cities/ |

## Expansions

- [Cities: City Achievements and Theaters](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cities-city-achievements-and-theaters)
- [Cities: Essen/Indianapolis Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cities-essenindianapolis-promo)
- [Cities: The Dice Tower](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cities-the-dice-tower)
- [Cities: Amsterdam/Antwerpen Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cities-amsterdamantwerpen-promo)
- [Cities: Hamburg/Berlin Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cities-hamburgberlin-promo)
- [Města: Praha/Brno Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mesta-prahabrno-promo)
- [Világvárosok: Budapest/Kecskemét promó](https://www.ludoya.com/games/vilagvarosok-budapestkecskemet-promo-cities-budapestkecskemet-promo)
- [Cities: Warszawa/Kraków Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cities-warszawakrakow-promo)
- [Города: Москва/Санкт-Петербург Промо (Cities: Moscow/Saint Petersburg Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cities-moscowsaint-petersburg-promo)
- [Cities: Paris/Nancy Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cities-parisnancy-promo)
- [Cities: Quezon City/Manila Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cities-quezon-citymanila-promo)

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## Upcoming events featuring this game

- Cities — 2026-09-29

## Rules questions

### Can I place a city tile diagonally next to my neighborhood, or does it have to touch edge-to-edge?

City tiles must be placed fully adjacent to an existing tile and may be rotated in any orientation; adjacency for achievements and areas is orthogonal (not diagonal). (p.3; p.4)

### How many workers do I have to place in each row each round?

In 3–4 player games you may place only 1 worker per row each round; in 2‑player games you must place 2 workers per row over the course of the round. (p.3)

### If an item is face‑down on the board, can I look at it before I choose it?

No — when you choose a face‑down item it is turned face‑up and taken, and players may not look at face‑down items until they are chosen. (p.3)

### What happens if I can’t legally place a feature tile or a building piece I took?

If you cannot legally place a feature tile or a building piece (or choose not to), that tile or piece is removed from the game. (p.3)

### Do scoring cards score once or for every occurrence of something in my neighborhood?

Each scoring card scores for every occurrence of the shown requirement in your neighborhood, and the same configuration may be scored by multiple scoring cards. (p.4)

### How do water/park areas and monument tiles score at the end of the game?

For each orthogonally connected water (and separately park) area you score 1/3/6/10 points for 1/2/3/4 different feature tiles in that area (each area scores only one set), and each monument feature tile shown with a “2” is worth 2 Victory points. (p.4)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cities-3)
- [Cities in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/cities-3)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/402676)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._