1
Draw building tiles
Each player draws 7 square building tiles to form their hand
2
Select tiles secretly
Choose 2 tiles from your hand and place them face-down in front of you
3
Pass remaining tiles
Place unused tiles above the city to your left with the city token on top to signal completion
4
Reveal tiles simultaneously
When all players are ready, everyone flips their 2 chosen tiles face-up
5
Discuss placement
Openly strategize with your partners about optimal tile placement
6
Place tiles
Put one tile in your left city and one in your right city, both oriented the same direction
7
Ensure adjacency
New tiles must share at least one edge with an existing tile
8
Maintain 4x4 grid requirement
Never place tiles in a way that prevents the final 4x4 square formation
9
Repeat the process
Take the tiles from the city token to your right and continue selecting, revealing, and placing
10
End the round
When only 1 tile remains under each token, discard it face-down and proceed to Round Two
11
Draw duplex tiles
Each player draws 3 rectangular duplex tiles
12
Select duplex tiles
Secretly choose 2 tiles and place the remaining one face-down to remove from play
13
Reveal and place
Show both tiles and place one in each of your cities
14
Follow duplex placement rules
At least one half of the duplex must be adjacent to an existing tile while maintaining the 4x4 grid possibility
15
Follow Round One steps
Draw 7 tiles, select, reveal, and place as before
16
Reverse passing direction
Pass unused tiles to the right instead of left, receiving new tiles from the left
17
Complete the cities
Each city should form a 4x4 square of 16 tiles at round's end
18
Score shops
Award 2/5/10/16 points for 1/2/3/4 shops in a single straight line (horizontal or vertical)
19
Score factories
Compare factory counts across all cities
20
Score taverns
Award 1/4/9/17 points for 1/2/3/4 different tavern types in a city
21
Score offices
Award 1/3/6/10/15/21 points for 1/2/3/4/5/6 offices anywhere in the city
22
Score parks
Award 2/8/12/13/14+ points for groups of 1/2/3/4/5+ connected parks
23
Score houses
Each house earns 1 point per different building type in the city (excluding houses)
