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Helsinki

€55.83
Build pavilions across Helsinki's most famous square. learn more +
10+
2-4
45 min.
4010350106730
New City Building Economic Tile Placement Card drafting Queen Games GmbH Family games Strategy games
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Rules Difficulty

Simple
Moderate
Complex

Concentration

Casual
Focused
Intense

Atmosphere

Relaxed
Exciting
Engaging

Publishing

Language:
FR
EN
NL
DE
Game Designer:
Asger Harding Granerud
Daniel Skjold Pedersen
Illustrator:
Markus Erdt
Original publisher :
Queen Games GmbH
Helsinki - Queen Games GmbH - Board game | IPA Gameshop

Universe

The famous Senate Square in the center of the Finnish capital is surrounded by government buildings, the
university, the cathedral and the Sederholm House. The players ́ task is to design pavilions across the square to protect pedestrians in the rain. Helsinki is based on the design of Copenhagen by the same design team, but with some added complexity.

Gameplay

The center board depicts the Senate Square with 8 spaces (two per side) and 8 cards, with each card connected to two spaces. The player on their turn advances their pawn 1-3 spaces, then must choose to take cards or build a pavilion. Each space is connected to two face up cards, and the player may choose to draw these into their hand (making sure to respect the 7 card hand limit, a key challenge in the game). The cards are in one of 5 colors and show a shape of size 2 to 5. To build a pavilion, the player plays a card showing the piece they want to play, and then must play an additional number of cards of the same color to match the size of the piece. Finally, the piece must be "slid" onto their game board (which also represents the Senate Square) from the side of the Square their pawn is on on the main board. Covering certain spaces earns a coat of arms, which may be spent to use one of the 15 one-time special actions.

Players score points for completing rows and columns, and the player with the most points at the end of the game is the winner.

Technical sheet

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Reference

QNGHEL001673

Release date

2025-10-31

Age

10+

Number of players

2-4

Game length

45 min.

Theme

City Building , Economic

Language

DE , EN , FR , NL

Game Designer

Asger Harding Granerud , Daniel Skjold Pedersen

Illustrator

Markus Erdt

Product type

Game

Mechanics

Card drafting , Tile Placement

Collection

Helsinki

Box size

295 x 295 x 85 mm

Weight

1.54 KG

Package size

30.00 x 30.00 x 8.00 CM

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