Machi Koro Legacy

Machi Koro as a ten-game legacy campaign: same dice and landmarks, but the town and story keep changing.

Designers: Masao Suganuma, Rob Daviau, JR Honeycutt
Published by: Pandasaurus Games
Editions by: asmodee, Devir, 999 Games, Hobby World, Happy Baobab

Machi Koro Legacy (2019) keeps the core of Machi Koro: you roll dice, collect income from your buildings and race to finish your landmarks. What changes is the story. Across a ten-game series you unlock secrets, start earning a little extra by doing things you can't know yet, and make choices that give your copy of the game its own shape. Even a losing game leaves something behind, because you're setting up the next one. It's a legacy take on a very light dice-and-cards city builder, so it suits the same group playing the same box through all ten games. Best with three or four.

Ten-game story campaignPermanent changes to your own copyDice-and-cards city building at its core

Who it's for

You already like Machi Koro and have a steady group that wants to play the same box through a story over several evenings.

Not for you if…

You want to play with different groups or keep the game fresh for resale. The permanent changes make it a one-copy, one-group affair.

Vibe's take

Light and breezy dice rolling with a quiet thrill of discovery. You never quite know what the next unlock will do, which keeps you curious.