Águeda

City of Umbrellas

A game by Dustin Dobson, Milan Zivkovic

1 - 5 Players 20 - 40 minutes Low

Pattern Building, Tile Placement, Worker Placement

Card Game

Source - BoardGameGeek

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Description

In Águeda: City of Umbrellas, you'll get to experience the magic of Portugal's famous arts festival, where colorful umbrellas transform the city streets into a stunning spectacle. As a festival artist, your goal is to create the most breathtaking arrangement of umbrellas to attract hordes of tourists to your street. With easy-to-learn rules, you'll be drafting tiles and placing them strategically on your player board to unlock new opportunities and score big. The game is designed for 1 to 5 players and can be played in just 20 to 40 minutes, making it the perfect addition to any game night. As you place your umbrellas, you'll need to balance the requests of the city, shops, and tourists to maximize your score. With the help of worker placement, pattern building, and tile placement mechanics, you'll carefully select tourists to move into your rows of umbrellas, unlocking new sections of your tourist map and adding more tourists to your pool. With a unique blend of strategic planning and creative expression, Águeda: City of Umbrellas is a game that will challenge and delight you. Designed by Dustin Dobson and Milan Zivkovic, and published in 2024, this base game is a must-play for anyone who loves card games and is looking for a fun and engaging experience.