Between Two Cities Essential Edition
City Building · Negotiation

Between Two Cities Essential Edition

Between Two Cities is a 30-minute tile-drafting game for 1-7 players in which each tile is part of a city. You work with the player on your left to build one city center while simultaneously working with the player on your right to build a second city center. On each turn you select two tiles from your hand, reveal them, then work with your partners to place one of your selected tiles into each of your two cities.

1–7 players30 minages 14light difficulty
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What is Between Two Cities Essential Edition

Between Two Cities is a 30-minute tile-drafting game for 1-7 players in which each tile is part of a city. You work with the player on your left to build one city center while simultaneously working with the player on your right to build a second city center. On each turn you select two tiles from your hand, reveal them, then work with your partners to place one of your selected tiles into each of your two cities.

At the end of the game, each city is scored for its architectural grandiosity. Your final score is the lower of the scores of the two cities you helped design, and the player with the highest final score wins the game. To win, you have to share your attention and your devotion equally Between Two Cities.

The Essential Edition combines components from the original game and the Capitals expansion into one cohesive whole. While it features a bigger box than the original game, different art on some tiles, and a scorepad instead of a board, there are no new gameplay elements (i.e., if you own Between Two Cities and the Capitals Expansion, you already have everything).

—description from the publisher

Specs

Game details

Players
1–7
Age
+14
Duration
30 min
Difficulty
Light
Type
Board game
Year
2022
Mechanics
Closed Drafting · Highest-Lowest Scoring · Set Collection
Categories
City Building · Negotiation
Designer
Ben Rosset · Matthew O'Malley
Publisher
Stonemaier Games · Ghenos Games
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How many players is Between Two Cities Essential Edition for?

Between Two Cities Essential Edition plays with 1–7 players.

How long does a game take?

A game takes about 30 minutes.

What age is it suitable for?

It is recommended from age 14.

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