Cover art for Welcome to Centerville

Welcome to Centerville

2017 · BGG
Avg rating
6.92
Bayes rating
5.87
Weight
2.50 (Medium)
Players
2-4
Playtime
1 hr 20 min
Ratings count
748

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Description

Centerville is a relatively light board game for 2-4 players. Centerville abstractly models the growth and management of a small city — perhaps not unlike the one you're in right now. Players act as entrepreneurs, tycoons, politicians, and other local movers and shakers working to develop a modern urban area. Fortunes will be made and fame will rise. As time goes by, personal milestones will enrich the players even further. Throughout the game, players will roll six dice, keeping some and rerolling others, then implementing the various die faces on the game board. This will result in political offices being gained and lost, new vocations learned, new land acquired, or new buildings constructed. The end result is a vibrant community revered near and wide — but only the player who has best balanced their wealth and prestige will emerge the final victor. Playing time is 15-20 minutes per player.

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Dice rolling Set collection & pattern building

Game type

Board game

What it’s about

Community, city life & everyday life

Publishers

GMT Games

Designers

Chad Jensen