Machi Koro

 is a tabletop city-building game designed by Masao Suganuma, illustrated by Noboru Hotta, and published in 2012 by the Japanese games company Grounding, Inc. Players roll dice to earn coins, with which they develop their city, aiming to win the game by being the first player to complete a number of in-game landmarks. "Machi Koro" has been published in eleven languages, with the U.S version being published by IDW Games and Pandasaurus Games.
"Machi Koro" received multiple awards upon its release, and there have been two major expansions. A standalone game based on the same mechanics, "Machi Koro Bright Lights, Big City", was released in 2016, and a legacy variant was released in 2019.
Gameplay.
Players assume the role of mayor of the city Machi Koro and build it, attempting to become the first player to complete four major landmarks. On their turn, players roll one or two dice, earning coins when buildings are activated (when the dice roll matches the card's activation number and it is on an appropriate turn for the card color). Each player's turn consists of three phases: dice roll, collecting income (from cards which are activated) and construction, which includes other income-producing buildings and landmark cards.
There are five types of cards, each with their own color and characteristics:
Expansions.
Two expansions have been released for "Machi Koro". The Harbor Expansion (街コロプラス), released in 2012, expanded the base number of landmarks from four to six and allow the game to be played by up to five players. New rules were included to improve gameplay by changing how establishments and industries are made available for use/development. Additional industries and establishments related primarily to fishing and shipping were also added. Millionaire's Row (街コロシャープ), was released in English in 2015, added additional luxury-oriented establishments and high-tech industries, as well as a 'renovation' mechanic, which temporarily closes establishments. In 2015, a Deluxe Edition was released in the U.S. combining the base game and both expansions.
In 2016, the standalone Machi Koro Bright Lights, Big City was released, featuring a combination of cards from the base game and both expansions. In 2019, Pandasaurus Games released a legacy variant, Machi Koro Legacy, which changes the game rules and future gameplay each time it is played.
Reception.
"Machi Koro" was nominated for and received a number of awards on release. It won the 2015 Geekie Award for Best Tabletop Game, and was a Spiel des Jahres and As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année nominee that year; it was a Le Lys Grand Public finalist in 2014.