# Tower Up

Tower Up is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 30–45 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.6 out of 10 by 32 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $39.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30–45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2024
- **Categories:** City Building
- **Mechanics:** Kill Steal, Open Drafting
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.6 out of 10, from 32 reviews
- **Owned by:** 88 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 358
- **Unique players:** 451

**Designers:** Grégoire Largey, Sébastien Pauchon, Frank Crittin

**Artists:** Nadège Calegari, Laurent Escoffier, Geoffrey Stepourenko

**Publishers:** Monolith Board Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 39.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/tower-up/ |
| Atomic Empire | 39.99 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/361408 |
| Miniature Market | 42.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/tower-up-mobtowup.html |
| 401 Games | 46.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/tower-up |
| Mathom | 35.16 € | https://mathom.es/es/otros-juegos-de-tablero/57826-tower-up-8437028641151.html |
| Rampi Games | 35.95 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/tower-up/ |
| Good Games | 44 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/tower-up |
| Zatu Games | 26.09 £ | https://zatu.com/products/tower-up |
| Alphaspel | 349 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/246139-tower-up |
| Games Empire | 49.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/tower-up |
| Ludifolie | 35.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/20482-tower-up.html |
| Zacatrus | 35.95 € | https://zacatrus.es/tower-up.html |
| TLAMA games | 899 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/do-oblak/ |
| Svet deskovych her | 920 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/14727/do-oblak |
| Curiosity Shop | 39.95 € | https://www.thecuriosityshop.es/products/tower-up |
| Get Your Fun | 39.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/035839-tower-up-giochi-per-famiglia.html |
| Gamers@Hart | 38.99 £ | https://gamersathart.co.uk/product/tower-up/ |
| Spielezar | 44.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/tower-up-de |
| Fantasiapelit | 61.2 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_237812 |

## Expansions

- [Tower Up: Barrier Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tower-up-barrier-promo)
- [Tower Up: Paradise Islands](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tower-up-paradise-islands)

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## Upcoming events featuring this game

- Tower Up — 2026-09-26

## Rules questions

### Can two neighboring buildings be the same color?

No — city planning forbids two adjacent buildings of the same color; you must obey this rule when placing starting floors and when starting new buildings (pages 2, 4).

### When I start a new building, do I have to add floors to all adjacent buildings and can I use any color to pay?

Yes — when you start a building you must add one floor to each directly adjacent building paid from your supply, and each paid floor must match the color of the building it is placed on (you cannot use multicolored floors to create mixed-color buildings); if you cannot afford the payments you cannot start that building (page 6).

### How many roofs can I place on my turn and can I place one on any building I already have presence in?

You place exactly one roof per turn and it must be placed on one of the floors you just placed that turn — either the new building or a floor you added as payment — you may not place it on arbitrary existing buildings (page 6).

### What exactly gives me an extra turn?

After moving markers for scoring, if all your vehicle markers have reached or passed the star column on your personal board you immediately get an extra turn; reaching a star is sufficient, extra turns can chain, and you get only one extra turn per check even if multiple markers jump columns (pages 7–8).

### What happens if the floor color shown on a Market card is out of stock when I take it?

If a depicted floor is unavailable you may take any floor color you like instead, and this shortage also triggers the end of the game — every player (including you) gets a final turn (page 8).

### How do we do final scoring and break ties?

Placing your last roof triggers the final phase: finish your turn, count the number of visible roofs to place your cone, let opponents take their final turns, then sum millions from your markers and bonus chips for final score; ties are broken by who has the most remaining floors, and if still tied the players share victory (page 7).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/downtown-4)
- [Tower Up in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/downtown-4)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393307)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._