Shake that City

Oh yeah, the three shops fit perfectly in my city. They're already super well-connected by roads and will give me some serious points. Wooo! Wiiieee YOU taking the shopping centers??? Then I'll just build the two parks instead… grumble. There's still a need for some up north for the bonus points anyway… I'm building my colorful city: I shake the shaker and create a 3x3 grid of colorful wooden blocks for everyone. The wooden blocks determine which city tiles I can build into my city and, most importantly, in what arrangement I have to place them. After 15 rounds, which always fly by way too fast, the buildings are scored. Even though the tile scoring is familiar from other city-building games like Quadropolis or Neom, the puzzle effect of placing the tiles as dictated by the shaker makes the game feel fresh and different. It plays quickly and usually ends up super close, even though everyone builds their city completely differently. I love it!! An alternative city layout, the construction site module, and the "Lights of the City" expansion add variety.