London

What this is

In London, players draft cards, avoid debt, and run their industrial engine to rebuild London. Players select cards with varying powers of cashflow, victory points, and poverty penalties, and compete to manage them most efficiently. Players manage their hand, selecting cards to play into their building display by laying them out in a line.

At a glance

Players: 2–4
Listed play time: 90 minutes
Minimum age: 13 and up
First published: 2010
Designer: Martin Wallace
Mechanisms: feeding mechanic
Photographs: 1

7.3out of 1087 ratings

How players rate London

Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.

Every dimension

15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.

How good it is

Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.

Longevity and replayability7.0/10
Ease of teach5.8/10
Gateway friendliness5.6/10
Component quality6.3/10
Table presence6.7/10
Travel friendliness6.4/10

What it's like

Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.

Player interactionModerate5.1SolitaireConstant
CutthroatnessCompetitive5.4FriendlyRuthless
Role of luckBalanced5.0Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
Theme integrationStrong6.4Pasted onWoven in
Rules complexityModerate3.3LightHeavy
Decision complexityDemanding3.5SimpleDemanding
Language dependencySome3.1No textText-heavy
Table spaceKitchen table4.9Lap trayTwo tables

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