New York City - Game Overview
Build skyscrapers and develop transport in the city that never sleeps.
A game of New York City is played over 5 game rounds. First, players each draw 3 cards from the deck. Then deal out cards in sets of two cards equal to two times the number of players plus one additional set. In turn order, players draft a pair of cards until they have a total of 7 cards in hand.
Bidding Round
Next comes the bidding round, where in turn order players will play cards to bid and determine the strength of their action, with the player who bids the highest receiving a bonus. In order, the actions are:
- Press: Advance on the Press track to determine player and tie-breaking order.
- Money: Receive money to be used for special actions.
- Characters: Take a character with a special ability or scoring up to the value of cards played.
- Building plans: Take a number of skyscrapers from the general supply.
- Prestige: Receive points equal to your bidding value. In addition, the first and second place bidders increase the value of a borough.
- Skyscrapers: Players place skyscrapers from their board into the borough currently being visited by the mayor.
Game Rounds
The game is played over five rounds (with six boroughs, one chosen randomly not visited each game). Each game, the value of boroughs is randomly assigned. The player with the most skyscrapers in a borough receives full value, the next player receives half, and so on. There is also a bonus for building in every borough. Points are additionally awarded for certain characters, and the player with the most points at the end of the game is the winner.
New York City is based on Rialto, a previously designed game by Stefan Feld.
Case Pack: 6
