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title: "Rio Grande Games Underwater Cities"
brand: "rio grande games"
price: "16401 kr"
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# Innovative card-driven action mechanics Build thriving underwater habitats Deep resource & strategy management Rio Grande Games Underwater Cities

**Brand:** rio grande games
**Price:** 16401 kr
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🌐 Build the future beneath the waves—where strategy meets the deep blue!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Rio Grande Games Underwater Cities by rio grande games
- **How much does it cost?** 16401 kr with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.is](https://www.desertcart.is/products/118029777-rio-grande-games-underwater-cities)

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## Key Features

- • **Quick, Engaging Gameplay:** Enjoy a medium-weight, 1-2 hour game perfect for professionals seeking a meaningful yet time-efficient challenge.
- • **Master the Card-Action Combo:** Leverage unique card-slot mechanics to unlock powerful combos and strategic advantages every turn.
- • **Strategize for Sustainable Growth:** Balance resource gathering and expansion to build a resilient aquatic civilization that thrives under pressure.
- • **Dive into Futuristic Urban Planning:** Design interconnected underwater cities with kelp farms, desalination plants, and labs to sustain life beneath the waves.
- • **Immerse Yourself in Sci-Fi Worldbuilding:** Experience a rich narrative backdrop with detailed components that bring the ocean floor to life.

## Overview

Rio Grande Games' Underwater Cities is a medium-weight, card-driven board game where players construct and manage futuristic underwater habitats. Combining worker placement with strategic card play, it challenges players to build kelp farms, desalination plants, and labs while navigating resource management and expansion. Designed for 14+, it offers immersive sci-fi themes and engaging gameplay lasting 1-2 hours, making it a top choice for strategic game enthusiasts.

## Description

In underwater cities, by Vladimir suchy (designer of last will and Pulsar 2849), the players build and develop underwater metropolises by constructing kelp farms, desalination plants, laboratories, and tunnels to connect them. The heart of the game is a clever mechanism using a combination of action slots and development cards. The players take turns playing cards into action slots, sometimes for the action of the slot, sometimes for the action of the cards. If played strategically, the players can receive a bonus for the card matching the slot. Balancing these strategic choices is the key to building the best underwater habitat, allowing humanity to thrive.

Review: Quick med-weight worker placement game - This is a great game, especially with the enhanced boards you get from the Discoveries expansion. This is a worker placement mechanic using cards, as well, so has some deck builder aspects and engine builder during the 3 production phases. it has limited turns, so is relatively quick (1-2hrs)
Review: A Great Game that never gets old. - A really great game! Not cut-throat competitive, but there still is a winner at the end. Interesting concept - takes a couple hours to play.

## Features

- BUILD A FUTURE BENEATH THE WAVES: Establish thriving underwater habitats in response to Earth's overpopulation crisis. Design networks of cities, tunnels, and essential structures to support life below the surface.
- ENGAGING CARD-DRIVEN MECHANICS: Match action slots with cards to trigger powerful combos—or prioritize strategy when the match isn’t perfect. Every turn is a meaningful decision between efficiency and opportunity.
- DEEP STRATEGY & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: Gather resources to construct kelp farms, desalination plants, and labs that power your aquatic civilization. Plan carefully to expand and sustain your underwater empire.
- IMMERSIVE SCI-FI WORLD & THEME: Dive into a rich, futuristic setting with detailed components and a compelling narrative backdrop. Build humanity’s next great civilization on the ocean floor.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07N25CNBS |
| Best Sellers Rank | #362,618 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #10,127 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (265) |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 4.1 pounds |
| Item model number | RGG564 |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Rio Grande Games |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 14 years and up |
| Product Dimensions | 10.63 x 6.5 x 2.75 inches |
| Release date | March 15, 2019 |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quick med-weight worker placement game
*by R***N on December 19, 2025*

This is a great game, especially with the enhanced boards you get from the Discoveries expansion. This is a worker placement mechanic using cards, as well, so has some deck builder aspects and engine builder during the 3 production phases. it has limited turns, so is relatively quick (1-2hrs)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Great Game that never gets old.
*by T***M on April 7, 2025*

A really great game! Not cut-throat competitive, but there still is a winner at the end. Interesting concept - takes a couple hours to play.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great strategy game!
*by A***R on December 6, 2023*

Fun game that combines elements from several of my favorite games. Not as much engine building as Terraforming Mars, but the worker placement aspect makes up for that. Great game, but takes several hours to play, especially if you have 4 players.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-05*