The Hotness
Games|People|Company
Dominion: Dark Ages
Fantastiqa
Mage Knight: Board Game
Total War
Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)
Eclipse
Mice and Mystics
Dungeon Fighter
Collapsible D: The Final Minutes of the Titanic
Lords of Waterdeep
Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
Libertalia
Android: Netrunner
Virgin Queen
The Lord of the Rings: Nazgul
A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)
Dominion
Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game
Infiltration
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
Among the Stars
Twilight Struggle
The Swarm
Agricola
1989: Dawn of Freedom
Goa
7 Wonders
Glory to Rome
Arkham Horror
Village
Ora et Labora
Battles of Westeros: House Baratheon Army Expansion
Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
Thunder Road
Trajan
Zombicide
The Castles of Burgundy
7 Wonders: Cities
Ace of Spies
War of the Ring
Skyline
Space Alert
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
City of Horror
Race for the Galaxy
Dungeon Command: Sting of Lolth
Twilight Imperium (third edition)
Kingdom Builder
Le Havre
Battlestar Galactica
Recommend
4 
 Thumb up
 Thumb up
7 Posts

7 Wonders: Cities» Forums » General

Subject: Why is it called "Cities" ? rss

Your Tags: Add tags
Popular Tags: [View All]
Kay
Germany

I read on a german page that the former title of the new expansion was "Crime".
Looking at the descriptions of most of the black cards, "Crime" would make more sense than the generic "Cities".

What's the idea behind calling it "Cities"?

2 
 Thumb up
 tip
 Thumb up
  • Last edited Tue Feb 7, 2012 1:51 am (Total Number of Edits: 4)
  • Posted Tue Feb 7, 2012 1:47 am
    • Choose your Dice
      • Roll
      • Comment (Optional)
    • QuickReply
    •  
    • QuickQuote
    •  
    • Reply
    •  
    • Quote
Chris Ferejohn
United States
San Francisco
California
Pitying fools as hard as I can...
Avatar
mbmbmbmbmb
Crime doesn't pay.
34 
 Thumb up
 tip
 Thumb up
Kay
Germany

I cannot believe that this would be the only reason
 
 Thumb up
 tip
 Thumb up
Conan Meriadoc
France

flag msg tools
Avatar
mbmbmbmbmb
KayTeEm wrote:
I cannot believe that this would be the only reason

IIRC, "Crime" was found to be too dark for a light-hearted game that tries to appeal to the general public. "Cities", with an emphasis on the problems connected with city life, sounded auspicious enough (when you know what it's about) without sounding too negative.
7 
 Thumb up
 tip
 Thumb up
Kay
Germany

Ok, sounds kinda reasonable.
Thank you for the clarification.
 
 Thumb up
 tip
 Thumb up
Peter Dahlstrom
United States
Arlington
Virginia
Avatar
mbmbmbmbmb
Thanks for teaching me the original name - it does make more sense, given the material we've seen so far. I'll definitely use that info when introducing the expansion!
 
 Thumb up
 tip
 Thumb up
Craig
United States
Goodlettsville
Tennessee
Avatar
mbmbmbmbmb
My thoughts exactly - Cities is really a poor name for this expansion given what I've seen.
 
 Thumb up
 tip
 Thumb up
Front Page | Welcome | Contact | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Advertise | Support BGG | Feeds RSS
Geekdo, BoardGameGeek, the Geekdo logo, and the BoardGameGeek logo are trademarks of BoardGameGeek, LLC.