Welcome to the city of Machi Koro, the Japanese card game that is sweeping the world. You’ve just been elected Mayor. Congrats! Unfortunately the citizens have some pretty big demands: jobs, a theme park, a couple of cheese factories and maybe even a radio tower. A tough proposition since the city currently consists of a
Welcome to the city of Machi Koro, the Japanese card game that is sweeping the world. You’ve just been elected Mayor. Congrats! Unfortunately the citizens have some pretty big demands: jobs, a theme park, a couple of cheese factories and maybe even a radio tower. A tough proposition since the city currently consists of a wheat field, a bakery and a single die. Armed only with your trusty die and a dream, you must grow Machi Koro into the largest city in the region. You will need to collect income from developments, build public works and steal from your neighbor’s coffers. Just make sure they aren’t doing the same to you! Machi Koro is a fast-paced light-hearted game for you and up to 3 friends. Once you’ve had a taste of Machi Koro, this infectiously fun game may have you wondering if the dinner table ever served another purpose. They say you can’t build Rome in a day, but Machi Koro will be built in less than 30 minutes!
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A very good gateway game. (Fun for hardened gamers, too!) As has been said in other reviews, Machi Koro is a kind of combination between Settlers of Catan and Dominion. Other reviewers have said that and described it in fair detail, but I’ll go in a little different direction.
Amazing game, but the components could be better. *****EDIT****** 10/15/14
A blockbuster card game where Settlers of Catan meets Dominion This clever game is going to be a big hit, because it offers a lot of fun in a small package. In Machi Koro, players purchase building cards from a Dominion like tableau, and then roll dice in a Settlers of Catan like manner to produce the income that will enable them to buy more buildings. It’s a simple concept that just works, and while the gameplay is unique, it has mechanics that invite comparisons with other popular games that leaves you wondering: why didn’t someone think of this…