I'm back to watch this video with my kid to learn how to play. It was the very first video I saw on your channel and it got me hooked. 8 years... gosh!
Ever so vaguely reminds me of the computer game Concrete Jungle, which also has lovable city art and building. The flip mechanic seems neat...I guess...but awkward. Can't sleeve them, have to remember which side is up, can't see the last few shuffles
I just played this tonight. Thank you for the instructional video, it helped us get up to speed with the game quickly. One correction: In the video you say that after the player hands are created, the remainder of the cards are used as the supply. In the current printing of the rules, the supply stacks are limited in size with any unused cards put back in the box.
The press your luck aspect/losing your cards to 3 frown faces reminds me a bit of Dead Man's Draw. :) In DMD you lose all your gained cards if you draw two of the same suit. Design city looks like fun. We have Machi Korro but it's lost it's shine for us, even with the Harbour expansion.
just bought the game for solo play. i know I have to discard a card from the supply deck every time I choose to reshuffle when i run out of cards. my question is do I have to reshuffle my deck when I choose to end the Play Cards step when there are still cards left in it? and if so do I then have to discard a supply card in that situation also?
+hyperion30000 I'm not sure. My work on this video didn't cover the solo variant - good question though. Something to maybe ask the publisher directly.
If you have multiple office cards in your discard pile and it's time to shuffle, do you have multiple options? In other words, if you have 2 office cards, can you put one aside for the top after shuffling and one to shuffle? Or can you put both at top? Or put both in to shuffle?
when you have that card which allows you to buy additional building, can you use your action to flip a card and at the same time use this effect to buy a building, or can you use it only when you chose build action at as that turn's action?
benediktcz Yes, but the rule book also has a page that shows both sides. Or you could look at the cards in the general supply (to ensure you don''t accidentally flip over one of the cards in your deck).
When can you trigger the "blue" ability of the Apartment and give a residential area to another player? Is it when the card is played (probably not) or only at the end of your turn? I would assume that you have to choose to stop before you bust in order to use this ability.
Daniel Merrill Notice the symbol beside the effect matches the "FLIP" purple arrow, which means you do this when you use your Building Phase action to flip this card. Hope that helps!
Sorry if this has been asked before, but is the Watch It Played theme song supposed to sound a bit like the beginning of the Canadian national anthem? I keep hearing in it, "Oh Canada..."
MARK FERGUSON Sorry, yes, I did a tutorial video for Flip City. At the time, the other games didn’t exist yet. I haven’t played those other titles to be able to answer your question.
@@trek98597 You can’t expect him to know everything about every single card game and board game - the amount of games he has to study in order to bring us these amazing videos is already staggering
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I'm back to watch this video with my kid to learn how to play. It was the very first video I saw on your channel and it got me hooked. 8 years... gosh!
Welcome back to the video - hope you both have fun :)
Cool video. I was initially not interested because of the double-sided cards, but now I want to play this after this tutorial!
+Jeremiah Faustino Glad you enjoyed the video!
Ever so vaguely reminds me of the computer game Concrete Jungle, which also has lovable city art and building. The flip mechanic seems neat...I guess...but awkward. Can't sleeve them, have to remember which side is up, can't see the last few shuffles
You'd just need to use transparent sleeves.
I just played this tonight. Thank you for the instructional video, it helped us get up to speed with the game quickly. One correction: In the video you say that after the player hands are created, the remainder of the cards are used as the supply. In the current printing of the rules, the supply stacks are limited in size with any unused cards put back in the box.
Interesting adjustment, thanks for letting me know! Hard to update for these sorts of things, since I won't know which printing a person is using :)
Great video, Rodney! We just acquired this game in a trade and it's great to see you have a video ready for us! :)
A little trip in the time travel machine for this one - have fun playing!
Simply the best, Rodney. A video like this and I don't need to go through the rules of my German edition! :)
Very happy to help - glad you liked it!
The press your luck aspect/losing your cards to 3 frown faces reminds me a bit of Dead Man's Draw. :) In DMD you lose all your gained cards if you draw two of the same suit. Design city looks like fun. We have Machi Korro but it's lost it's shine for us, even with the Harbour expansion.
Did you get a chance to try this one?
Do benefits stack, on general? If I play two Central Parks in a turn, can I buy 2 times in addition to my buy action?
Yep - they stack!
Very good explanation video.
+Felipe Simoes Glad you liked it Felipe!
just bought the game for solo play. i know I have to discard a card from the supply deck every time I choose to reshuffle when i run out of cards. my question is do I have to reshuffle my deck when I choose to end the Play Cards step when there are still cards left in it? and if so do I then have to discard a supply card in that situation also?
+hyperion30000 I'm not sure. My work on this video didn't cover the solo variant - good question though. Something to maybe ask the publisher directly.
Great video as always, Rodney. Can't wait to pick up my copy!
+ChrisFreemanJr Thank you Chris, very pleased you enjoyed it!
Timing question: is it possible to recycle a Church just after you revealed a Residential Area on top of your deck in order to avoid busting?
Marco Curvello Yes, you can do it after the residence is revealed but before its effect resolves.
If you have multiple office cards in your discard pile and it's time to shuffle, do you have multiple options? In other words, if you have 2 office cards, can you put one aside for the top after shuffling and one to shuffle? Or can you put both at top? Or put both in to shuffle?
You can choose what you want to do with each one.
when you have that card which allows you to buy additional building, can you use your action to flip a card and at the same time use this effect to buy a building, or can you use it only when you chose build action at as that turn's action?
benediktcz Nope. It means you'll have to use the action to Buy, if you want to gain the benefit of an additional buy.
Very good explanation. Thanks!
You're very welcome!
also, i didnt noticed it in the video, you can at any time look on the other side of the card to see whats there, right?
benediktcz Yes, but the rule book also has a page that shows both sides. Or you could look at the cards in the general supply (to ensure you don''t accidentally flip over one of the cards in your deck).
After shuffling with offices, are you allowed to look at the top card, and then put the offices on top?
I'm not sure what the official rule would be for this, but personally, I'd keep in a secret.
When can you trigger the "blue" ability of the Apartment and give a residential area to another player? Is it when the card is played (probably not) or only at the end of your turn? I would assume that you have to choose to stop before you bust in order to use this ability.
Daniel Merrill Notice the symbol beside the effect matches the "FLIP" purple arrow, which means you do this when you use your Building Phase action to flip this card. Hope that helps!
Hadn't heard of this one yet. Looks pretty interesting! Would you say it's about the same level of complexity as Machi Koro?
Bored Online / Board Offline Hmmm... maybe? I always find that hard to answer, because people judge these things so differently.
Yeah very true.
great video
Da Huang Thank you!
where can i get a copy of this game
Suiki Yeung You can wait for TMG to release it in North America as Flip City or buy it from Fun Again Games online as Design City.
Were you able to find a copy?
Sorry if this has been asked before, but is the Watch It Played theme song supposed to sound a bit like the beginning of the Canadian national anthem? I keep hearing in it, "Oh Canada..."
TyphoidBryan Ha! That was not intended, as far as I know :)
Are the cards of the same type have the same rule on the blue banner? Tnx
Sorry, I shot this awhile ago and I’m not clear on your question.
@@WatchItPlayed For example, the blue banner under every residence card will always be the same "play this card if on top of the deck"?
Lior Zarfati Yes, as I recall. I’m travelling right now, and not near my copy of the game.
@@WatchItPlayed OK, thank you very much!
which ones are independent? which are stand alone? ( Flip City, Flip City Reuse, Flip City Wilderness)
Hey Mark, I haven't looked into those games, so I'm not sure.
you haven't looked into those games, yet you did review one of them
MARK FERGUSON Sorry, yes, I did a tutorial video for Flip City. At the time, the other games didn’t exist yet. I haven’t played those other titles to be able to answer your question.
MARK FERGUSON flip city wilderness is a stand alone and you can play it with the base. Reuse is juste 2 more building
@@trek98597 You can’t expect him to know everything about every single card game and board game - the amount of games he has to study in order to bring us these amazing videos is already staggering
The song is better