2013 · Action / Dexterity
Terror in Meeple City
Players take the role of giant monsters rampaging through a modular city, flicking wooden paw discs to move and dropping their bodies to smash buildings. Buildings are built from floor tiles stacked on meeple “pillars,” and destroying supports lets floors fall for collection and points. Each turn a player takes two actions from Move, Demolish, Toss a Vehicle, or Breathe, and can repeat actions. Vehicles can be picked up and flicked at structures or other monsters; knocking meeples off the board can cost teeth or give opponents bonus actions. Collected meeples, floors, teeth, character goals, and special power cards score points; some rulesets add evolving monsters and larger-map play for more players.
- Players
- 2–4 best 4
- Playing time
- 30 min
- Age
- 8+
- Complexity
- 1.5 / 5
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Full stats in Ludoya- 88
- Plays logged
- 50
- Players
- 54m 33s
- Average play
- 24
- In collections
- 3
- On wishlists
5.5/10
from 11 Ludoya reviews
Evan4.6 This is a game where you build a city of out flat cardboard planes and use meeples as support beams. Then you set your monsters loose on the city, destroying things and eating the people who get knocked out of their homes. There is a deep satisfaction that occurs when you flick your monster around and stomp on the buildings. The different goals and powers give a lot of replayability to what would otherwise be fairly repetitive, although not all these powers are balanced with each other, which is a problem. The first printing of the game does have some degree of board warping, which is a problem when movement is flick based. One of the mini-expansions came with little plastic tabs that realign the edges for you.
Mitchell C5.9 A bit of silly fun. Do not take this game seriously (though always try to win) and you'll ahve a great time.
Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
Can I eat Meeples that are on Ruins or Sidewalks?
No — Meeples completely on a Ruin or a Sidewalk aren't in a Neighborhood and thus cannot be eaten during Chow Down (page 5).
If I flick my Paws off the board during a Move, what happens?
If your Paws leave the City you immediately lose 1 Tooth (returned to the box), then place your Paws on an empty starting area of your choice and continue your turn normally (page 4).
Do I have to drop my Body directly over a building to Demolish it?
No — you may drop the Body from anywhere above the targeted Building; however, if the Body doesn't hit the Building you immediately lose 1 Tooth (page 4).
When do Runaway Meeple effects trigger, and can multiple effects happen at once?
Place Meeples on the Runaway board as they leave; when a line (Side A) or zone (Side B) fills the active player suffers the listed negative effects after finishing the current action, and multiple different effects (or the same effect multiple times) can trigger simultaneously (page 5).
If I knock over another Monster, can I break one of its Teeth even if its Body stays upright?
You only claim a Tooth when you knock the other Monster's Body down; if the Monster is no longer on its Paws but its Body is still upright it's not considered fallen and you cannot break off a Tooth (page 5).
How does the game end and how do I score points?
The game ends when the last Floor is gobbled/off the City (active player finishes then others take one last turn) or immediately if the 6th line on Side A of the Runaway board fills (that player loses); scoring is 10 points per set of 6 differently colored Meeples, 1 point per Floor, 2 points per Tooth taken from another Monster, plus any Character card bonuses (page 6).
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