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Quiz about Board Games Named After Cities
Quiz about Board Games Named After Cities

Board Games Named After Cities Quiz


A popular choice for board game titles is the name of the city the game is set within. Can you figure out which board game I'm referring to based off the descriptions below?

A multiple-choice quiz by NickMc. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
NickMc
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
408,623
Updated
Mar 24 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
189
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Question 1 of 10
1. Players use cards to construct canals, build distinctly-shaped houses, hire people, and stave off looming disasters. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This is considered a classic tile-laying game where players collectively create roads, cities, and farms. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Fulfil orders using copper, tea, silk, or seafood, influence the church, and/or gain technology in this game, designed by Hiyashi Hayashi. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Appropriately, this game involves a lot of luck as players roll dice and choose which casino they will place dice into each turn. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Players take turns selecting one of the available roles. Everyone (usually) benefits, but the person who chose gets an additional bonus. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. You and your (solitary) opponent are buying, selling and exchanging your wares with the hopes of receiving a 'Seal of Excellence'. Also, there are camels. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Players have hidden agendas as they race through a burning library, looking for items, scholars, and scrolls to save. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Rubies are what you covet in this board game, where the player leads a merchant and a dwindling team of assistants through a bazaar. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Players secretly choose an action they'd like to perform in the American wild west. Upon reveal, you get a boom if you are the only one to do that action this turn, otherwise you might bust. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Draw tokens blindly from a bag in order to activate locations that will allow you to gain additional tokens (of various types), collect goods, and/or collect coins. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Players use cards to construct canals, build distinctly-shaped houses, hire people, and stave off looming disasters.

Answer: Bruges

Set in the Belgian city, 'Bruges' (also know as Brugge or Brügge) is a board game that was notoriously hard to get due to it being out of print. The board game was reimplemented in 2022 by Queen Games under the name 'Hamburg' - another board game named after a city!
2. This is considered a classic tile-laying game where players collectively create roads, cities, and farms.

Answer: Carcassonne

Carcassonne was released in 2000 and the world has expanded mightily since. There are at least 10 official expansions released for the game which add everything from the ability to support an extra player, to bringing the circus to town!
3. Fulfil orders using copper, tea, silk, or seafood, influence the church, and/or gain technology in this game, designed by Hiyashi Hayashi.

Answer: Yokohama

Set in the port city of Yokohama during the Meiji period, this board game was released in 2016 and since then, a 2-player only version (Yokohama Duel) and a Roll-and-Write version (Yokohama Roll & Write) have been released.
4. Appropriately, this game involves a lot of luck as players roll dice and choose which casino they will place dice into each turn.

Answer: Las Vegas

Designed by Rüdiger Dorn, this game is rated as 1 out of 10 in difficulty according to alea (one of the original publishers).
5. Players take turns selecting one of the available roles. Everyone (usually) benefits, but the person who chose gets an additional bonus.

Answer: San Juan

San Juan is a card game based off the hugely popular board game, 'Puerto Rico' - a game which was once ranked #1 on the Board Game database website: BoardGameGeek. San Juan is Puerto Rico's capital city.
6. You and your (solitary) opponent are buying, selling and exchanging your wares with the hopes of receiving a 'Seal of Excellence'. Also, there are camels.

Answer: Jaipur

The first player to receive two 'Seals of Excellence' wins the game in this 2009 game designed by Sébastien Pauchon and set in the Indian city of Jaipur.
7. Players have hidden agendas as they race through a burning library, looking for items, scholars, and scrolls to save.

Answer: Alexandria

The board game, Alexandria is a lesser-known title, but Ancient Egypt is a very common setting for board games as a hobby.
8. Rubies are what you covet in this board game, where the player leads a merchant and a dwindling team of assistants through a bazaar.

Answer: Istanbul

Set in the Turkish city of the same name, this popular board game won the prestigious Kennerspiel des Jahres (Connoisseur's Board Game of the Year) award in 2014.
9. Players secretly choose an action they'd like to perform in the American wild west. Upon reveal, you get a boom if you are the only one to do that action this turn, otherwise you might bust.

Answer: Coloma

Set in the California gold-rush town, Coloma reimplements an older game called Hangtown. Each round of the game ends in a shootout with the encroaching (and ever-growing!) outlaws.
10. Draw tokens blindly from a bag in order to activate locations that will allow you to gain additional tokens (of various types), collect goods, and/or collect coins.

Answer: Orléans

Orléans belongs to a genre called 'bag-builders' where players try to add more powerful tokens to their 'pool' and then clear out some of the more straightforward tokens. It's a fine balancing act!
Source: Author NickMc

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