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Happy City

Toshiki Sato, Airu Sato · Gamewright · 2021

Build a tiny city by buying buildings that attract citizens and generate income. Balance residential happiness against commercial revenue to maximize your city's score. An entry-level engine-building game that teaches core modern game concepts in 30 minutes.

Players

2–5

Time

30 min

Ages

10+

Difficulty

Light

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Why you'll like it

Perfect introduction to engine-building
30-minute play time
Beautiful colorful card art
Simple economy creates real choices
Gateway game that actually feels satisfying

How it plays

Happy City is a quick card game about building a city. Each round, you earn coins from your buildings, then buy one new building card from the market.

Each building has citizens, happiness or both. At the end, your score is your total citizens multiplied by your total happiness, so you need both. The game ends after a player has 10 buildings. It plays in about 20 to 30 minutes.