Paris

About this board game

Paris is a medium-weight Euro-style board game for 2–4 players, with a playing time of approximately 90 minutes. Set in 19th-century Paris, it challenges wealthy real estate investors to acquire magnificent buildings and profit from the city’s transformation.

The game takes place during la Belle Époque, a period when Paris was becoming one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Following the 1889 World Fair, the construction of the Eiffel Tower, and celebrations marking the centennial of the Storming of the Bastille, the city’s architecture flourished.

Players seek out renowned buildings and aim to obtain the most eminent properties in the right districts. The central objective is to make a profit while investing in the development and upkeep of Paris’s iconic buildings and landmarks.

• Explore Paris during the Belle Époque.
• Acquire buildings in the right districts.
• Collect bonus cards to support your score.
• Build points through an ingenious point salad scoring mechanism.

Paris features straightforward gameplay and short player turns, creating a smooth experience in which decisions arrive frequently without lengthy downtime. Much of your score comes from combining the right buildings with the right bonus cards, rewarding careful attention to opportunities across the city.

With architecture influenced by Beaux-Arts, neo-Byzantine, neo-Gothic, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco styles, Paris brings the character of a remarkable historical transformation to the table. Designed by Kramer and Kiesling and released in 2020, it offers an accessible yet thoughtful city-building and scoring experience.