Setting up City Rivals

Own the block

Buy districts, collect a whole colour set, then build until the rent breaks everyone else.

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CITYRIVALS Set up the match

City

Metro Heights

Players

4 of 8

2 to 8 seats. Everyone shares this screen — pass the device on each turn, or let bots fill the table.

Teams

Off — every rival plays for themselves. Turn it on to split the table into sides that win together.

Teams in this match 2

House rules

Standard rules
Money
Starting cashEveryone begins with this.
City Hall salaryPaid each time you pass START.
Length and pace
Round limit0 plays until one rival is left. Otherwise the richest wins.
Turn timerSeconds before a turn auto-passes.
Match speedHow quickly bots act and tokens move.
Traffic Lock
Release feeCost of buying your way out of Traffic Lock.
Longest stayTurns in Traffic Lock before the fee is forced.
Building
Deals
Metro Heights · 1 rival · Free-for-all
Metro Heights Round 1 · Free-for-all

District

Auction

20

Build a trade

Districts with buildings cannot be traded — sell them down first.

How City Rivals works

Six steps and you know everything.
  1. Roll and move. Two dice move you around 36 spaces. Pass City Hall and collect your salary. A double lets you go again — three in a row sends you to Traffic Lock.
  2. Claim districts. Land on an unowned district to buy it at the listed price. Land on someone else's and you pay rent. Select any tile to read its rent card first.
  3. Collect a whole set, then build. You cannot build until you own every district in a colour set. Once you do, rent doubles immediately.
  4. Four houses, then a hotel. Each house raises rent sharply — the jump from two to three is the biggest in the game. Four houses can be replaced by a hotel.
  5. Trade for what you are missing. Nobody completes a set by luck alone. Open Trade, pick a rival, and put districts, cash and release cards on the table.
  6. Run out of cash and you fold. Sell buildings and mortgage districts to cover a debt. If you cannot, you are out and your portfolio goes to whoever you owed.

Shortcuts: R roll · E end turn · B buy · A assets · T trade · C chat · F fullscreen · ? these rules

You owe money

Raise the cash or fold. There is no third option.

Match over

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Settings

Display
Language
Theme
Text size
Dice speed
Accessibility
Colour-blind helperShifts the palette so sets and tokens stay distinct.
Sound
Sound effects 70%
Music 0%
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