My City Review - with Tom Vasel

Tom Vasel takes a look at a polyomino legacy game from Reiner Knizia!

00:00 - Introduction
01:40 - Game overview
07:34 - Final thoughts

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[TrevorTurkington]

I would like the idea of a legacy game if it had a magnetic board and those thin vinyl magnets instead of stickers so you can re-start, or backtrack if needed. It would also allow you to sell the game if its not your thing. I personally trade and sell my games a lot so I can try new games so I have yet to try a legacy game for this reason.

[craigbednar]

I need to know... what is in the Railroad envelope???

[deanlowdon]

My copy arrived the other day and it’s pretty fun. Can play a game (including set-up) in about 20 minutes and, while the rules are pretty simple, the legacy adds a bit of ongoing completion. For just £30 I think it’s great value.

[TheGlassesPush]

My fiance loved this game! It's a great way to ease people into chunkier games, legacy games, and just into the hobby in general. BUT it's got enough meat and strategy for gamers. What a gem.

[benjaminspears]

It’s so weird this game was nominated the same year as Cartographers. They are both very similar except Cartographers is a bit meatier while also still suited well for families.

[brucesmith]

Great game for me and my family. If my game group was still meeting I wouldn’t break this out. Me and kids 9, 11 and wife are on game 10 and love it.

[isaacalien]

Cheers Tom

Seriously now, how the heck is there not a solo mode for this incredibly solo seeming game?

[Edwinschuur]

Doesnt seem like bad game, but nothing new under the sun. I dont know why this was nominated for the award.

Games like Cottage Garden, Indian Summer, Bear Park, Tiny Towns etc. all seem to have more interesting choices in the game.

[jessicalarsen]

I really enjoy these multiplayer "Solitaire" games.

[benjaminjohnson]

Could you play through the legacy 2 players, twice? Say, could my wife and I play through it, then give it to a friend and them play through 2 player using the third and fourth player boards?

[JamesD]

sounds like you get twice the value if you can play 2 2-player campaigns, and lose value if you play 3-player

[Sebastian-rtqf]

Did Tom say Pentominoes...? I see smaller tiles then 5-omino... guess he's still in conflict with polyomnoes... Still again seems like an okay game, but feel a bit underwhelmed for a SdJ nominee.

[brucebush]

Interesting review - thanks. It may be unfair because the designer and nomination raised expectations - but this looks very average.

I’m not the biggest fan of Tiny Towns - but that looks to have more charm, innovation and variety than this. And for basic polyomino tile laying, I don’t see this competing well with Barenpark or Spring Meadow.

[AthexTube]

I think this just shows legacy games need to limit the total # of games, I think the sweet spot is around 8-12 games perhaps the legacy aspect would have been better with less games.

[manic]

It sounds like it would be more fun if it had been a solo game..

[notsaved]

this looks like something out of the 90s

[mindyappleton]

I love the idea of this game, but my husband would wipe the floor with all of us blindfolded with this. If I played with a normal group of people (aka without him), this would be fun.

[Shortbrain]

Would it work as a game to be played remotely?

[christaggart]

I just can’t get behind legacy games. I like having games in my closet for years and years that I can turn back to and play. Buying a game that is over and done with after 10 plays (yeah, this one is more and you can play after) is just a hard concept for me to grasp. Admittedly, I’ve never really played one. So I can’t judge from personal experience

[ilqrd.]

Yeah...no. It looks like a pretty shallow experience