Project Skyline*
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Project Skyline is a city-building game by Florian Maas from Piatnik that blends deck-building with three-dimensional area control. Two to four players aged 12 and up shape the skyline of a famous city such as New York or Tokyo in 40 to 60 minutes, and whoever has the most money at the end wins.
What's it about?
You earn money by building apartments in the city and spend it to improve your personal deck of construction cards. Better cards let you build more efficiently or unlock new ways to score. Balancing investment and pay-off is the key to winning.
How it plays
- Play construction cards from your deck to place apartments in the city's buildings.
- Spend money on new, stronger cards.
- At the end of your turn, score every monument you have connected to the central landmark.
What makes it special?
Only the topmost apartment in each building counts for connections, which creates a tense race for the top spots in the most important towers: you literally build on top of each other. The 3D components make the skyline grow on the table.
Who is it for?
Groups who enjoy deck-building and like jostling for majorities on a shared board.
- 👥 2 - 4 Players
- ⏱️ 40 - 60 Minutes
- 🧒 12+ years old
- 🧩 Easy to learn
* We like Project Skyline so much that we recommend it in the following board game recommendation lists 2026
- Position 15 in The best games set in the city of Tokyo in Japan🇯🇵
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