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Each player builds their own metropolis in Quadropolis (first announced as City Mania), but they're competing with one another for the shops, parks, public services and other structures to be placed in them.
The game lasts four rounds, and in each round players first lay out tiles for the appropriate round at random on a 5x5 grid. Each player has four architects numbered 1-4 and on a turn, a player places an architect next to a row or column in the grid, claims the tile that's as far in as the number of the architect placed (e.g., the fourth tile in for architect #4), places that tile in the appropriately numbered row or column on the player's 4x4 city board, then claims any resources associated with the tile (inhabitants or energy).
When a player takes a tile, a figure is placed in this now-empty space and the next player cannot place an architect in the same row or column where this tile was located. In addition, you can't place one architect on top of another, so each placement cuts off play options for you and everyone else later in the round. After all players have placed all four architects, the round ends, all remaining tiles are removed, and the tiles for the next round laid out.
After four rounds, the game ends. Players can move the inhabitants and energy among their tiles at any point during the game to see how to maximize their score. At game end, they then score for each of the six types of buildings depending on how well they build their city — as long as they have activated the buildings with inhabitants or energy as required:
Residential buildings score depending on their height
Shops score depending on how many customers they have
Public services score depending on the number of districts in your city that have them
Parks score depending on the number of residential buildings next to them
Harbors score based on the longest row or column of activated harbors in the city
Factories score based on the number of adjacent shops and harbors
Some buildings are worth victory points (VPs) on their own, and once players sum these values with what they've scored for each type of building in their city, whoever has the highest score wins.
Year Published
2016
Transcript Analysis
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Going Analog general_discussion at 4:13 sentiment: positive
video_pk 12449 · mention_pk 36361
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Tall-building options and stacking mechanics
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Urban planning and zoning
- City-building on a grid
- Competitive city-building
Comparison games
- Suburbia
- My City
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- scoring by building types — score points based on building diversity and placement
- tile placement — build a city by placing tiles on a grid
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- yeah i'm also working on this crazy fast 4x space game called last light that's gonna be coming out
- you can actually build residential buildings and double triple stack tiles to make them taller
- it's a spin-off of the katan series
- final score is 14 out of 20
- you are correct it is rising sun
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Unknown Channel top_10_list at 47:34 sentiment: positive
video_pk 11901 · mention_pk 34899
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- eye-catching components (acrylic meeples)
- strongly thematic city-building feel
Cons
- can be fiddly at higher player counts
Thematic elements
- architects drafting districts and building a city
- Urban planning and city-building on a 5x5 grid
- abstract, spatial planning
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- engine-building — Your tableau grows with buildings and bonuses as you acquire tiles.
- pattern-building — Choose pieces to optimize city layout and score points.
- tile-laying / grid-intersection — Placers intersect grid lines to acquire tiles that build your tableau.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- "This game, it's timeless."
- "Five Tribes is a cutthroat head-to-head game for us."
- "Dominion is the classic."
- "Terraforming Mars is ugly, but yet a fantastic game."
- "I love the little panda."
- "The acrylic meeples and pieces"
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SciShow Law top_10_list at 5:24 sentiment: positive
video_pk 10454 · mention_pk 30785
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Clever tile economy
- Engaging decisions each turn
Cons
- Setup can be fiddly, script helps mitigate
Thematic elements
- urban planning
- city-building in a modern setting
- puzzle-like
Comparison games
- Carcassonne
- Cascadia
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- pattern-building — Place tiles to activate scoring lines.
- tile drafting — Choose tiles to place in your city grid.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- tabletop simulator is a bit of software
- it's a taste of the future when we all have androids in our homes rolling our dice for us
- the beauty of encouraging every player to be selfish is that it creates suspicion
- it's like Kim Kardashian it plays 2 to 4 players in one
- this mod for clank is a thing of beauty
- Isle of Skye is the mashed-potato of board games it looks bland it sounds bland but it's secretly amazing
- the script speeds up the admin of the game just click n turn and it will draw roll and place the infection dice for you
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Play Games Boom top_10_list at 51:34 sentiment: positive
video_pk 9521 · mention_pk 28171
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Colorful, tactile components
- delightful meeples and energy cores
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- grid placement and urban districts
- city-building metropolis
Comparison games
- Cities
- Suburbia
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- grid placement — architects place tiles on a 5x5 grid to claim tiles
- set collection — score from building types and placement synergies
- worker placement — architect slots influence resource access
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Acropolis looks great.
- Don't cut marketing.
- we going to always be 100 up the tariffs time.
- Breaking news. Breaking news.
- I love our community and our chat.
- We’re going to always be 100 up the tariffs time.
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Our Family Plays Games top_20_list at 23:42
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- happy pride month
- diversity inclusion and that's for everybody
- patience is a virtue
- play games
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Unknown Channel analysis at 1:22 sentiment: positive
video_pk 7070 · mention_pk 20953
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- elegant design and cohesive theme
- art and color flow are inviting and visually striking
- storage and box insert are excellent (fantastic insert)
Cons
- the game can be stressful as players vie for optimal placements
- scoring and tile interaction can bite players who mismanage districts
Thematic elements
- Urban planning with an elegant, puzzle-like presentation
- Modular city-building on a grid where players draft and place buildings to optimize city districts
- elegant, tactile, visually engaging
Comparison games
- Between Two Cities
- Droplets
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- grid-based placement — Placed tiles influence scoring across districts and adjacency rules.
- late-turn payoff with scoring emphasis — Players see payoff dynamics during play, with the final scoring tying to district composition.
- tile drafting — Players draft building tiles from a central pool to place into their city grid.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I felt Quadropolis did a better job of that in terms of the art and again I described it as an elegant design something that was that just worked and it just looked good.
- This box barely fits everything once you have it all piled in; Quadropolis' insert is fantastic.
- Sim City on pause: Quadropolis delays scoring and lets you set up before payoff.
- There's not a single choice you make in the entire game you just roll dice sometimes you get a card that says ba tells you what it is and sometimes you get a card that does nothing and that's the A-Team.
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RFG Family top_10_list at 30:29 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Iconic translucent meeples
- Strong visual design
Cons
- Limited expansions to maintain balance
Thematic elements
- City-building and tile placement
- Urban planning in a modular city grid
- Competitive city-building with center-focused play
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- set collection / scoring optimization — Achieve scoring patterns through tile choices and adjacency.
- tile placement — Draft and place tiles to build districts and amenities.
- Worker management — Manage workers to activate tiles and progress your city.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Above and Below love that game and that came out in 2015.
- the art is so gorgeous
- we love champions of midgard so much we got all the expansions
- quadropolis you've got some hand management you've got your toys and you're building up your metropolis
- it's a great gateway it's cute and fun
- Yamatai... it's a beautiful board; production values are amazing
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Our Family Plays Games top_10_list at 9:33 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- translucent blue meeples
- beautiful components
- translucent red energy cubes
- fun city building gameplay
- components make the game special
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- city_planning
- urban_development
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- if components are done with love and extra attention, I just love that a lot
- cute can be defined in a lot of ways - it could be the little meeples, the board, or the mechanics
- the artwork is just adorable and I just fell in love with it
- I would have bought it just for the panda
- everyone's dealt these roof cards and you're trying to get rid of those
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Brothers Murph top_10_list at 1:15 sentiment: positive
video_pk 2084 · mention_pk 6053
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- puzzle-like tile placement
- unique tile selection mechanism
- thematic city-building feel
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- urban planning and tile-based city development
- city construction
- puzzle-driven city-building with spatial constraints
Comparison games
- War of the Ring
- Clank
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- set collection / adjacency optimization — building types interact and adjacency affects scoring
- tile drafting / selection — players pick tiles from a central pool via a numbered order mechanic
- tile placement — players place tiles to form a city grid with placement rules
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Flavor text is absolutely on point because these cards that you're collecting are just kind of colors.
- I melted my brain. It was just like way too heavy for me.
- Star Wars in a box. This is Star Wars in a box.
- I absolutely love the original Clank.
- This is a cooperative programming game where you need to do one of them… it’s so much fun.
- I love the networks.
- I really like tiling games in general. I like citybuilding games and Quadropolis adds that really extra interesting unique uh tile selection mechanism.
- Feast for Odin is a game where you are Norwegians. It is just so darn good.
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One Player Podcast Group (OFPG Voices) general_discussion at 31:53 sentiment: positive
video_pk 162 · mention_pk 454
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Clever architect numbering system
- Beautiful city building experience
- Games where you can build compatible clusters
- Engaging spatial puzzle
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Urban development and city building
- Building a metropolis
- Spatial arrangement strategy
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- hand management — Managing placement strategy and options
- set collection — Collecting compatible buildings and services
- tile placement — Placing parks, shops, and services in grid locations
- worker placement — Using numbered architects to select tiles
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I love some Christmas yes you know it
- Monopoly can do that to people
- you don't want to play games that you can't win and Monopoly is one of those games
- the dice ain't nice and the dice will hurt you
- I want you to come back yeah yes that's what you're doing
- these games we've been sitting there you know we passed by them on the Shelf
- if you already know the story yes of each and every Christmas that's how they all go before you see the movie
- I have a lot of fun with that game because you win almost all the time
- it's a tough one
- I lost Jimmy that way
- I still love abyss
- we would laugh till we cry somebody's gonna get eaten by a shark
- thank the Lord because you have no family fee
- it's kind of like a Gateway into area majority
- me and Grant love that game
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