Casinopolis

Go all in to revitalize this gambler's paradise with new casinos.

Ka-ching! Ka-ching! The sounds of slot machines paying out to lucky winners ring out everywhere.

Place cards on an expanding map to create large groups of casinos, line up jackpot icons along roads, and balance the scores of three unique objectives. You'll need a little luck and a lot of skill to maximize your winnings!

Casinopolis includes 18 double-sided cards. One side shows the blocks that players use to expand their map, while the other side shows the unique scoring conditions. Three of these are randomly dealt at the start of the game to set the bets at 1, 2, and 3 chips for the game. The higher the bet, the more points the objective is worth at the end of the game.

Players take turns adding a single card to the map. Cards must be added in a horizontal alignment. They can be placed next to or on top of a card that has already been placed.

Each card has 4 blocks divided between the 3 different colors of the casino. Adjacent blocks that share a color form larger casinos.

Blocks can have up to 2 roads. Each road costs points at the end of the game, but their impact can be reduced by connecting segments across multiple blocks to form a single road. The longest road at the end of the game is the Strip, where the most important casinos are located. Roads can also contain one or more of the 6 lucky symbols, which can pay off big at the end if they are correctly aligned.

Once all 15 cards have been played, the game ends and points are tallied. Players earn 1 point per block of the largest casino of each type adjacent to the Strip, then lose 1 point for each road.

Each scoring objective is evaluated in order, with each instance of the condition adding 1, 2, or 3 points to the total depending on the location of the objective during setup.

Next, the jackpots are tallied: for each set of 3 or more identical lucky symbols adjacent on a shared road, you score 1 point per icon.

Finally, the total is compared to the target number: the sum of the 3 digits shown on each objective card. Get a score higher than the target number to win the game!