• They allow a player to choose actions during the game.
• They are worth victory points (VPs) at the end of the game.

Concordia is a strategy game that requires advanced planning and consideration of your opponent’s moves. Every game is different, not only because of the sequence of new cards on sale but also due to the modular layout of cities.

Over seven rounds, players attempt to score points in various ways, with most points being earned by playing profession cards to generate “work points”, which can be exchanged for money or victory points. The game includes a variety of professions, such as astronomers, organists, and architects; each profession is attracted to a particular combination of building, landscape feature, and social freedom, and players acquire these items via auctions. The more that a player can match these preferences, the more work points they earn — but the minimum requirement of work points increases each round, and you must meet that threshold in order to convert the work points.

BID – Players will simultaneously choose and reveal two bid cards at the start of each round. Players must balance how they prioritize the auctions and the tiles they hope to draft!

DRAFT – Based on their bids, players draft tiles from the bid board. Your tiles determine where on the cliffside you can build that turn, how many building blocks you add to your stockpile, and the quality of your new construction.

BUILD – Compete for seaside views as you build in three dimensions on a tiered cliffside!

SCORE – You’ll score points for having quality buildings with a clear view out to sea, but also for collecting gelato and capitalizing on the public goal cards! 

I have the cliffside crowding expansion which expands from 4-6 players…all completed in 45 minutes.