NEW YORK SKYLINE

INTRODUCTION
Card Game for 2-4+ players. 
Players represent Wealthy Investors building 
Skyscrapers in New York City circa 1900 to 1935.

GAME ENDS
The Game ends when all 17 Skyscrapers have been built. 
Players then individually add up the Victory Points of all the 
Skyscrapers they have personally built. 

VICTORY
At the end of the game, the player with the most total Victory points wins. 

THE DECKS
There are 2 Common Decks: 
1. The Skyscraper Deck
2. The Construction Deck

THE SKYSCRAPER DECK
This contains 17 Cards that represent Skyscrapers the players will build. 
Each skyscraper has two numerical values: 
1. Victory Points (VP)
2. Luxury Cost (LC)
Victory Points are added to the players final Score. 
The Luxury Costs are the number of Star Cards needed to build the Skyscraper

THE CONSTRUCTION DECK
The Construction Deck contains 7 Suites of Cards: 
1. Location
2. Money
3. Style
4. Spaces
5. Labor
6. Decor
7. Materials
Each Suite has 10 Cards. 5 of the 10 cards are marked as Star Cards. 
High value Buildings require more Star Cards in their construction.

THE KEY TO THE CITY
Use an actual key as a prop. 
The player in possession of the Key always goes first. 
Play proceeds clockwise. 

SETUP
Give one random player the Key to the City. 
Shuffle the Construction Deck. 
The cards in the Skyscraper deck are put in VP order from lowest to highest. 
(Note: cards with the same VP are placed as a block in no particular order)
Take the top 4 Skyscraper cards from the deck and place them face up in 
The middle of the table. 
(This will be the two 3VP buildings and two of the 4VP buildings). 
Skyscrapers so placed, are called Available Skyscrapers. 

TURN SEQUENCE
Each turn has 8 Phases: 
1. Key Phase
2. Lot Phase
3. Draft Phase
4. Deal Phase
5. Surplus Phase
6. Build Phase
7. Real Estate Phase
8. End Phase

KEY PHASE
The player with the Key gives it to the player to his left.

LOT PHASE
Place X+1 Lots onto the center of the Table. 
X = the number of players. (So 2 players would be 3 Lots).  
A Lot consists of 3 cards drawn from the top of the Construction Deck. 
The 3 cards in a Lot are placed face up touching each other. 
(But separate from the other Lots). 
If the Construction Deck ever runs out, Shuffle the discard and draw from it. 

DRAFT PHASE
Starting with the Key-holding player and going clockwise, each 
Player in turn takes 1 lot and adds it to his hand. 
The remaining unpicked Lot is discarded. 

DEAL PHASE
Players may trade cards with each other. 
Limit this Phase to a couple of minutes if necessary. 

SURPLUS PHASE
If you have 3 cards of the same suit, you may discard them to draw 3 new cards.
If your hand is all non-Star cards you may discard it and draw 7 new cards.  

BUILD PHASE
Starting with the Key-holding player and going clockwise, each 
Player in turn may build 1 Available Skyscraper. 
To build a Skyscraper you must play 1 card from each of the 7 Construction suites. 
Also, those cards must contain a number of Stars equal to the Luxury cost of the 
Available Skyscraper you want to build. 
After you have built a Skyscraper, discard the Construction cards you played and 
Place the Skyscraper card you built in front of you. 

REAL ESTATE PHASE
If any Skyscrapers have been built this turn, draw new ones from the top of the 
Deck to replace them. There should always be 4 Available Skyscrapers until the 
Skyscraper deck runs out. 

END PHASE
Max hand size is 9 Cards. Discard excess cards. 

SKYSCRAPER DECK CARD LIST
Name:					VP	LC	
Flatiron Building			3	1
Bush Tower				3	1
Standard Oil Building			4	2
NY Telephone Building			4	2
Paramount Building			4	2
Singer Tower				5	3
Equitable Building			5	3
Ritz Tower				5	3
NY Central Building			5	3
Met Life Tower				6	4
Woolworth Building			6	4
Chanin Building				6	4
Bank of Manhattan Building		7	5
Chrysler Building			7	5
Cities Service Building			8	6
Rockefeller RCA Building		8	6
Empire State Building			11	7


CONSTRUCTION DECK CARD LIST
Card Name:			Star:	Suite:
Park Avenue			*	Location
Lexington Avenue		*	Location
Wall Street			*	Location
Broadway			*	Location
Madison Avenue			*	Location
Lower Manhattan			--	Location
Midtown				--	Location
Downtown			--	Location
Financial District		--	Location
Grand Central District		--	Location
Art Deco			*	Style
Modern				*	Style
Icon				*	Style
Italian Revival			*	Style
Neo Renaissance			*	Style
Neo Classical			--	Style
Beaux-Arts			--	Style
Neo Gothic			--	Style
Tiered				--	Style
Wedding Cake			--	Style
Headquarters			*	Spaces
Observation Deck		*	Spaces
Studios				*	Spaces
Restaurant			*	Spaces
Theater				*	Spaces
Shopping			--	Spaces
Concourse			--	Spaces
Office Space			--	Spaces
Terminal			--	Spaces
Apartments			--	Spaces
Needle Spire			*	Decor
Murals				*	Decor
Façade				*	Decor
Clock Faces			*	Decor
Dome				*	Decor
Setbacks			--	Decor
Gilded Railings			--	Decor
Frescos				--	Decor
Columns				--	Decor
Spandrels			--	Decor
Investors			*	Money
Finances			*	Money
Funding				*	Money
Trust				*	Money
Bank Loans			*	Money
Companies			-	Money
Contractors			-	Money
Owner				-	Money
Developer			-	Money
Business Venture		-	Money
Architect			*	Labor
Engineer			*	Labor
Metal Workers			*	Labor
Foremen				*	Labor
Craftsmen			*	Labor
Steel Monkeys			--	Labor
Riveters			--	Labor
Bricklayers			--	Labor
Tradesmen			--	Labor
Journeymen			--	Labor
Marble				*	Materials
Granite				*	Materials
Steel Frame			*	Materials
Reinforced Concrete		*	Materials
Terracotta			*	Materials
Limestone			--	Materials
Wood				--	Materials
Cement				--	Materials
Glass				--	Materials
Brick and Mortar		--	Materials




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