Games Magazine
Robin H. King
April 2003
USA

Civil Engineers and other master builders seeking a break for their arduous labors will enjoy a quick bout or two of competitive building on a 4 x 4 grid.

From a player's point of view, there are four rows on the board available for development, each with four vacant lots from front to back. You will only see a building in a row if there is no building of equal or greater height blocking your view. Each contestant has four dice. For each row, secretly allocate a number on a die to determine what pattern you hope the row will have at the end of play. You score only if your prediction matches the outcome. Choosing a number from one to four means that you want to see one to four buildings, respectively. A five means you want at least two buildings of the same height (viewed for the side). A six means you hope the row will have a building at least as tall as any other on the grid.

There are five each of five different heights of building blocks. On your turn, play any block from the supply. There is no height limit to stacking blocks, and not all lots need be filled during play. After all blocks are laid, the highest scorer wins.

Cityscape works best with two or four players. But if you have a threesome, put the weakest player in the middle so that, with no competitor sitting opposite, the odds will be stacked in his favor.

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