Happy City by Cocktail Games

Happy City by Cocktail Games is a strategy game that can be played at 2 levels of difficulty. Build your little city, card by card, managing your income to make people want to live there and make them happy. Choose each building carefully and keep an eye on your opponents! Find the right balance to create a home where the heart is. Players 2 -5. Age 10 years -adult.

How to play: A round consists of two phases:

• Income phase – all players receive money from the bank. The sum of income symbols found at the bottom of the cards in their city (for the 1^st round every player gets one coin each).
• Action phase – in this phase, players take a number of different actions including: discarding cards; purchasing dwellings cards; and winning special buildings cards – once their city has met certain conditions dictated by their cards. All actions are played with the aim to build the most profitable city with the most inhabitants to get the most points.

The game ends as soon as a player puts down their 10^th city card. The round is completed by any remaining players in the turn.

Players calculate their points by counting how many inhabitants and hearts they have – then these two numbers are multiplied together.

The player with the most (happy) points wins! Two ways to play :  for families or for experts with more interaction and strategy!

Contents: 30 coins; 140 cards. Dimensions of box – 18 × 12 × 4 cm

Educational Benefits:

• develop proficiency in mental maths – addition and multiplication
• develop strategic thinking
• develop social skills