Cities Skylines – The Board Game is a co-operative game based on the popular computer game of the same name by Paradox Interactive Gameplay starts with four land boards being visible the exact number varying depending on the scenario The goal is to finish a number of milestones & to make the inhabitants of your city happy At the start of each milestone one additional board is bought flipped over from its nature side to its developed side Players have personal cards that show what they can build & ideally they discuss & plan with the other players how to best develop the city The cards show what effects the building will have on the city for example increasing the need for garbage collection decreasing crime or giving a bonus if placed next to a park Cardboard tiles represent residential commercial industrial & other buildings & they have varied base shapes that are placed on the developed boards on the grid When the players have developed the city to the next milestone they choose which new board to buy to expand the city score their current happiness & start a new milestone When the last milestone is finished the game ends then the total happiness score is summed There is only one city treasury & all players add to it when they make money for the city & take money from it for building a hospital or buying a new board Making sure you have enough money is an important aspect of the game for if you run out of money you go bankrupt & lose A series of scenarios teach the game in steps with each new step introducing new parts of the game Each step is easily varied such as for example switching out which unique buildings are used during a playing session Players 1-4 Playing time 70 mins Ages 10 ...

Cities Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill & hardships of creating & maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience From the makers of the Cities in Motion franchise the game boasts a fully realized transport system It also

Includes:: the ability to mod the game to suit your play style as a fine counter balance to the layered & challenging simulation You're only limited by your imagination so take control & reach for the sky!
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- Cities Skylines After Dark DLCSnowfall DLC Extra items pack (dog park bouncy castle basketball court carousel botanical garden)



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Cities Skylines is a modern take on a classic city builder With original gameplay to realise the thrill & hardships of creating & maintaining a real city Boasting fully realised transport & economy systems Cities Skylines is designed to suit any play style – & now anytime anywhere More portable than ever the new Nintendo Switch Edition of this best-selling city builder comes complete with reworked UI designed especially for Nintendo Switch along with two of Cities Skylines’ most popular expansions
- After Dark & Snowfall Multi-tiered & challenging simulation Constructing your city from the ground up is easy to learn but hard to master Playing as the mayor you’ll be faced with balancing essential requirements like education healthcare & much more along with your city’s real economy system Citizens in your city react fluidly with gravitas & an air of authenticity to a multitude of gameplay scenarios Nintendo Switch TM Edition exclusive Using HD rumble a rumble effect helps find the most efficient area to place service buildings in your city Pro Controllers are also supported & additional tutorials help guide your first playthrough for a better learning experience Extensive local traffic simulation Colossal Order’s extensive experience developing the Cities in Motion series is put to work in fully fleshed out well-crafted transport systems Districts & Policies Be more than just an administrator from city hall Designating parts of your city as a district results in the application of policies which results in you rising to the status of Mayor for your own city After Dark Expansion Focused on leisure & tourist specialisation this expansion’s central feature is to utilise the day & night cycle & alter the approach to managing your city Will you construct a bustling city that lives & breathes at night or succumb to the perils & misadventures of the dark hourssnowfall Expansion The difficulty heats up when the city cools down thanks to this expansion’s added challenges & assets like snow maps streetcars & heating systems There are in-game temperature readings cosmetic weather enhancements extra parks & infrastructural demands to keep your citizens warm & safe from freezing conditions
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Cities Skylines
- Parklife is a playful new edition including the Parklife expansion making your city more alive with new amusement
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Cities Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill & hardships of creating & maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience Constructing your city from the ground up is easy to learn but hard to master Playing as the mayor of your city youll be faced with balancing essential requirements such as education water electricity police fire fighting healthcare & much more along with your cities real economy system Citizens within your city react fluidly with gravitas & with an air of authenticity to a multitude of game play scenarios Parklife is a playful new expansion making your city more alive with new amusement parks nature reserves city parks & zoos & giving new life to your empty land with custom parks & gardens Parklife adds new ways to play with the introduction of a new park area tool & level-up features that increase your parks property values along with five new maps & a ton of assets in play KEY FEATURESBuild the city of your dreams Bring on a smog-filled industrial revolution or create a quiet beach town ideal for tourists powered by renewable energy Build it your way! Multi-tiered & challenging simulation Playing as the mayor of your city youll be faced with balancing essential requirements such as education water electricity & much more along with your citys economy Extensive local traffic simulation Managing traffic & the needs of your citizens to work & play will require the use of several interactive transport systems Districts & policies Be more than just another city hall official! Create a car-free downtown area assign free public transport to your waterfront or ban pets in suburbia After Dark included Watch your city become an entirely different place at night a day-night cycle will have your citizens seeking out places to unwind after work Use the new park area tool to create park districts wherever there is empty land & new city services like Park Maintenance which boosts happiness & effectiveness & helps level up parks Customize your city with new buildings & assets including a new sightseeing bus line new service buildings new unique buildings like amusement parks nature reserves city parks & zoos Customize routes & set ticket prices for new walking & sightseeing tours among other tourism enhancements Take on three new city policies & eight new park policies ...

Inhabit a world where you define the rules Cities Skylines invites you to create the city of your dreams in a sprawling landscape dominated by cloud hugging structures & jaw dropping architectural marvels Cities Skylines offers sprawling landscapes & maps with endless sandbox gameplay & new ways to expand your city Key to progression is the ability to influence your city’s policy by incorporating taxation into districts All this including the ability to mod the game to suit your play style makes this the definitive city building simulation You’re only limited by your imagination so take control & reach for the sky! ...

WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2015WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR POETRY 2015WINNER OF THE PEN OPEN BOOK AWARD 2015WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR POETRY 2015' Everywhere were flashes a siren sounding & a stretched-out roar Get on the ground Get on the ground now Then I just knew' And you are not the guy & still you fit the description because there is only one guy who is always the guy fitting the description' In this moving critical & fiercely intelligent collection of prose poems Claudia Rankine examines the experience of race & racism in Western society through sharp vignettes of everyday discrimination & prejudice & longer meditations on the violence
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WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITINGWINNER OF THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHYBook of the year The Times Sunday Times New Statesman Spectator Evening Standard& Outstanding We still live in the society that was shaped by Clement Attlee& Robert Harris Sunday Times& The best book in the field of British politics& Philip Collins The Times& Easily the best single-volume cradle-to-grave life of Clement Attlee yet written& Andrew Roberts Clement Attlee was the Labour prime minister who presided over Britain&s radical postwar government delivering the end of the Empire in India the foundation of the NHS & Britain&s place in NATO Called &a sheep in sheep&s clothing& his reputation has long been that of an unassuming character in the shadow of Churchill But as John Bew&s revelatory biography shows Attlee was not only a hero of his age but an emblem of it; & his life tells the story of how Britain changed over the twentieth century Here Bew pierces Attlee&s reticence to examine the intellect & beliefs of Britain&s greatest
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Includes:: a new preface by the author in response to the 2017 general election



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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Carry On star Sid James stars as Citizen James in the hilarious 1960s TV comedy series Sid James as Sid & Bill Kerr as Bill are joined by Liz Fraser as Liz Sid&s long-suffering fiancee & a supporting cast that

Includes:: Sydney Tafler John Bluthal Patricia Hayes Bob Todd Frank Thornton Irene Handl Lance Percival Derek Nimmo & film star Cecil Parker In Series One written by Alan Simpson & Ray Galton (Hancock Steptoe & Son) Sid James is the hard-working layabout gambler & con artist hanging out in Charlie&s Nosh Bar & on the Soho streets occasionally stopping off at Liz&s drinking club to borrow money to pay off his gambling debts & cons gone wrong In Series Two & Three written by Sid Green & Dick Hills (Morecambe & Wise) Sid is now accompanied by Sydney Tafler in the new role of Sid&s mate Charlie as they take on teenagers watch dogs trial by jury & a very crusty loaf These are the only known surviving episodes & comprise the complete Series One along with two episodes each from Series Two & Three

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