PREPARATION | PREPARATION |
Place the game board in the middle of the table. It shows 7 districts, each divided | open up the game board |
into 5 different colored building plots. On the left is City Hall (the starting space |
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for the commissioners with 4 white and 4 beige colored spots). On the right is |
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Central Park (the ending space for the commissioners).The scoring track runs |
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around the board. |
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Note: on the back side of the game board, the map shows 6 building plots in each district. This allows another way for players to play the game (see special rules for this at the end of these rules).
Shuffle the business tiles face down, draw them one at a time, and randomly place one face up on one building plot in each district.When placing these business tiles, make certain at least one is placed on each plot color and none are placed so that more than two plots of a color are used.
Next, draw another 20 businesses, one at a time, and place them face up in the order drawn, from left to right on the 20 spaces of the business supply row near the upper edge of the board.
Place the 9
Separate the colored bidding cards by color and shuffle each stack separately face down. Each player draws one card of each color as his starting hand.The players keep the cards in their hands secret from each other during the game. Next, place the remaining colored cards face up in 5 separate stacks next to each other near the game board. Place the stacks so only the
Shuffle the black bidding cards face down. Each player draws 4 black cards, adding them to his hand. Place the remaining black cards in a face down stack next to the 5 colored stacks.
Each player takes one summary card, placing it face up in his play area (the area before him). On this side is a review of a player’s turn options, the victory points players earn during scoring and building stops, and a skyscraper supply.
On the back side is an example of the movement of the commissioners.
Each player chooses a color and takes, in that color:
z1 skyscraper, placing it on the 0/80 space of the scoring track.
z2 skyscrapers, placing them on the game board using these rules: the youngest (or starting player, chosen in any way the players want) first places one of his skyscrapers on any empty building plot*. Next, his right neighbor places one of his skyscrapers on any empty building plot, and so on, until all players each have placed one skyscraper (in
Example: 1st placing round:Anna - Kevin - Ken - Alfonzo 2nd placing round: Alfonzo - Ken - Kevin - Anna
z3 skyscrapers, placing them on the supply space on his summary card.The skyscrapers in a player’s supply are always visible to all players, so all know how many each player has in his supply.
Separate the remaining skyscrapers by color and place them next to the game board as a general supply.
With fewer than 4 players, place the unchosen skyscrapers back in the box.
Place the 2 commissioners and the 6 commissioner markers on the appropriate colored spots on City Hall.
Place the 2 building stop tiles next to the game board.
place 1 business tile per district and 20 on the business supply row
Each player takes:
z1 bidding card per color
z4 black bidding cards
(place the remaining cards in 6 separate stacks next to each other: colored cards face up and black cards face down)
zone summary card
z6 skyscrapers
-one as scoring marker
-two on building plots
-three in his supply
(place the remaining skyscrapers next to the board as a general supply)
*small tip: if possible, players should try to place their 2 skyscrapers adjacent to the business tiles placed earlier
place commissioners and markers on City Hall
place the building stop markers
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