CITY is a family friendly, competitive, urban planning board game. Read more
CITY is a family friendly, competitive, urban planning board game.
About this project
Hi and welcome to Castle Games Inc.'s first Kickstarter project. If you want a brief look at what else we've done - check out our official page to look at Portable Galactic Empire and Fleet Admiral.
One of our backers pointed out we should highlight this, so I've moved it up to the top of the page. We've built the budget so that each pledge level includes shipping to even international destinations, but if you live someplace particularly hard to get to, we may have to work out a deal. Don't hesitate to contact us to talk shipping. We're willing to subsidize this as much as possible.
CITY is a family friendly game, requiring about 60 minutes to play, where you build the best city possible before the resources run out. You do this by managing your citizens, zoning the landscape and budgeting your resources.
CITY has been in development for a while now, and we're happy to say it's well past the design and test phase. We're in the manufacturing assessment phase, where we figure out the fine details of what and how to print. This phase will be complete before the campaign ends. This is great news, because it means we can start the presses as soon as the campaign ends fully funded.
We are shooting for a "Euro Game" aesthetic. The box will be 30 cm x 24 cm x 8 cm, and weigh in at about a kilo. What you see in this video is hand made prototypes. They have the look and feel we want, though final material may vary a bit.
Inside will be:
- 12 Large, square Landscape Tiles (badlands, forest, mountain and wheat field terrain).
- 54 Industrial Zoning tiles (18 agriculture, 9 mining, 18 forestry, 9 oil)
- 85 Natural Resource cards (15 ore, 15 oil, 30 wheat, 25 wood)
- 18 Commercial Zone tiles
- 27 Residential Zone tiles
- 12 Citizen pieces per player color (total 60)
- 15 road pieces per player color (total 75)
- 1 capital token per player color
- 40 coin($) tokens for money
- 20 tower pieces, natural color for apartments and grey for offices
- 5 player mats
- An instruction manual
- A thank you page listing our backers over (and including) the $5 level
You can have a closer look at some of the component design over on our official website. Please note that in most cases, what you are looking at is not final quality, but should be final styling. We'll post shots of the press proof as soon as we get them back from the manufacturer for everybody to see. In a couple of cases we've used graphics instead of actual parts. We've marked any images that we've simulated.
Fleet Admiral is our quick playing, card based simulation of being a star ship captain. It was published last year and we're making it available as an "in-between" incentive for our fans. You can check it out more fully here.
Risks and challenges
As the design is completed, the majority of the risks for this project arise out of the manufacturing process.
1) Total Loss of Inventory: It is possible that due to an unforeseen circumstance we could loose an entire print run in transit. It is to be expected that we will suffer some shipping damage, but total loss can not be mitigated. The risk of this is very low, and does not require exceptional steps.
Potential Impact: Total Loss
Remediation: freight(insurance) claim - game is delayed and reprinted
2) Quality Failure: Because the printing and manufacturing is being handled on another continent, we will not be able to intervene in the event of a quality failure (for example, the use of substandard materials in manufacturing) until late in the process. In order to mitigate this we are working with experienced manufacturers who have shown a history of delivering the quality we expect to provide for our customers.
Potential Impact: Delivery delay, additional cost
Remediation: None (we absorb the cost, you absorb the delay)
3) Estimate Failure - It is possible that we have no clue about what we think the game should cost to ship and print. That, we should point out, is very unlikely at this point as (a) we've done this before and (b) our manufacturers have already started quoting us prices. The most likely variant of this will be only a few % more. We've tried to create a buffer of 5% in the budget. If we've really missed it by more than that, we'll have to look at the damage and re-asses at that time. Most likely, we will simple inject capital into the project at our cost to make up the gap.
Potential Impact: Loss of Capital for Castle Games
Remediation: None (we absorb the whole cost, you still get your game)
FAQ
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
Rewards
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Pledge $1 or more
5 backers
Our undying gratitude - thanks for helping.
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Pledge $5 or more
3 backers
Your name in the box. We will include you in the backer list when we print the game, which will be in every box of CITY published.
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Pledge $10 or more
2 backers
A special edition six sided die and your name in the box. We will include you in the backer list when we print the game, which will be in every box of CITY published. You will also receive a special edition Castle Games Inc. 6 sided dice, which we will send when the campaign closes successfully funded.
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $15 or more
2 backers
Digital Reward Level - Pledge $15 and we'll give you the Print-N-Play version of our first game, The Portable Galactic Empire. This will be delivered in a PDF format, and you will have your choice of printing format (B/W, Color, letter, tabloid). And this level gets your name in the box for CITY.
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Pledge $35 or more
2 backers
A copy of our last game, Fleet Admiral (http://www.castlegamesinc.com/available-now/fleetadmiral). We will include you in the backer list when we print the game, which will be in every box of CITY published. Your copy of Fleet Admiral will be shipped to you when the campaign closes successfully funded.
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $45 or more
99 backers Limited (1 left of 100)
The Early Bird Option! A copy of CITY, once printed and your name in the box. We will include you in the backer list when we print the game, which will be in every box of CITY published. You will receive your game about 4 to 6 weeks after they arrive at the distribution warehouse. And $10 cheaper if you get in before everybody else.
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $55 or more
64 backers
A copy of CITY, once printed and your name in the box. We will include you in the backer list when we print the game, which will be in every box of CITY published. You will receive your game about 4 to 6 weeks after they arrive at the distribution warehouse.
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $75 or more
17 backers
A copy of CITY, once printed and your name in the box. We will include you in the backer list when we print the game, which will be in every box of CITY published. You will receive your game about 4 to 6 weeks after they arrive at the distribution warehouse. A copy of Fleet Admiral (http://www.castlegamesinc.com/available-now/fleetadmiral). Fleet Admiral will be shipped to you when the campaign closes successfully funded.
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $95 or more
5 backers
The CITY 1+1;
You'll get a copy of CITY, once printed and a second copy to use as a gift, or donate to your local convention's game library!
We will include you in the backer list when we print the game, which will be in every box of CITY published. You will receive your game about 4 to 6 weeks after they arrive at the distribution warehouse.Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $100 or more
10 backers All gone!
A copy of CITY, once printed and your name in the box, but we deliver it in our special edition wooden box. We will include you in the backer list when we print the game, which will be in every box of CITY published. These will be hand made and high quality boxes, with the standard contents. Each of these copies will be signed by the designer. As some assembly will be required, these games will deliver later than the standard games.
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $110 or more
4 backers Limited (6 left of 10)
Wood boxes round two! A copy of CITY, once printed and your name in the box, but we deliver it in our special edition wooden box. We will include you in the backer list when we print the game, which will be in every box of CITY published. These will be hand made and high quality boxes, with the standard contents. Each of these copies will be signed by the designer. As some assembly will be required, these games will deliver later than the standard games.
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $135 or more
5 backers Limited (5 left of 10)
Wood + 1!
A copy of CITY, once printed and your name in the box, but we deliver it in our special edition wooden box. We will include you in the backer list when we print the game, which will be in every box of CITY published. These will be hand made and high quality boxes, with the standard contents. Each of these copies will be signed by the designer. As some assembly will be required, these games will deliver later than the standard games. AND you get a standard game, when they ship, so you can savor your wood box and still play CITY.Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $150 or more
9 backers Limited (1 left of 10)
A copy of CITY, once printed and your name in the box, but we deliver it in our special edition wooden box. We will include you in the backer list when we print the game, which will be in every box of CITY published. These will be hand made and high quality boxes, with the standard contents. Each of these copies will be signed by the designer. As some assembly will be required, these games will deliver later than the standard games.
Further, you will also get Fleet Admiral, given our same loving wood box treatment. Also signed by the designer. (http://www.castlegamesinc.com/available-now/fleetadmiral)Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $180 or more
1 backer
Just for our Friendly Local Game Stores. This pledge represents the purchase of 1 case of CITY. Will include 6 copies of CITY and shipping from our distribution warehouse.
UPDATED! We reworked the math and found new savings. Please note that to bring you these savings, additional shipping will be charged to backers selecting this tier outside the US and Canada.Estimated delivery:
Funding period
- (31 days)
