If you enjoy civilization games with an economic twist and a touch of deck-building, City of Iron might be your next obsession! It's a treat for those who love to plan and watch their empire grow.
- Satisfying engine building
- Immersive steampunk theme
- Interesting asymmetrical powers
- Deep strategic decisions
- High replayability
- Can be a bit long
- Initial learning curve
- Indirect interaction
About the game
What you do in a play session
Your journey involves a series of strategic decisions. Want to dominate the market? Produce valuable goods like machine parts or even bottled demons to fill your coffers. Prefer brute force? Invest in steam-age technology research and recruit mercenaries to expand your dominion across the continent. For those who enjoy exploration, building schooners or airships is key to reaching distant lands and flying islands, establishing new cities and expanding your influence. But beware: your cities have limited capacity! You'll need to be a clever urban planner, deciding what to keep and what to demolish to make way for more advanced structures. With hundreds of lavishly illustrated cards, an extra-large board, and many components, City of Iron offers an immersive and challenging experience where you shape the destiny of a nation in a vibrant steampunk setting. Build an unbreakable foundation or watch your empire turn to dust in history!
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In English
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