Casinopolis arrived at my house just days before RichieCon 2025, about July 7th or so. Casinopolis was on Kickstarter back in February 2025 and promised delivery in June 2025, so it’s literally just a few days late.  I’m counting that as on time!  Especially in the Kickstarter world!

Casinopolis is a 1-4 Player solo and cooperative micro game; it only has 18 cards!  It’s a city-building game, where players place cards in the play area to build the city, based on the current scoring criteria.  See above for an example.

Casinopolis the the fourth entry in the Sprawlopolis line.   The original game was Sprawlopolis!  It spawned 3 more standalone versions of the game, giving a total of 4 games in the line: Sprawlopolis, Agropolis, Naturopolis, and the newest one we are looking at today: Casinopolis.

This line has been incredibly popular, both with my friends and gaming culture at large!  Sprawlopolis (the original) made the Top 10 Cooperative Games of 2019, the Top 10 “small” Cooperative Games, and the line made our  Top 10 Cooperative Tile-Playing/Placement Games!

Each of these games has the same flavor: you are playing cards to build a city area with roads.  There are little differences between each version, but they are “essentially” the same game.  See our review of Argropolis here for an overview of the system!

What’s Different About Casinopolis?

In this version, players are building casinos on the strip in Las Vegas.  There are three types of Casinos to be built: Egyptian (gold), Medieval (blue), and Roman (red).  See above.

The strip is a new idea: the longest road becomes “the strip” and you only score the largest Casinos actually on the strip.  See the longest road above forming the strip!

Another new idea is the “symbols” on the roads.  Every time you can get three symbols (or more) of the same type (fruit or lucky), you score 3+ points!  The strip above scores a ton of points!

Of course, there are standard Sprawlopolis type rules, where you draw 3 cards at the start and they form the scoring criteria!  See above for an example.

There is also a notion of a “resort” which has no road or symbols or anything on it.  The resort type just “expands” your casino.

Why Would I Like Casinopolis Best?

Honestly, if the Las Vegas theme calls to you, then this is probably the best Sprawlopolis game for you.  The symbols on the roads should remind you of a Slot machine in Vegas, and the strip and the resort rules pull that theme home too.

If you like city theme, the original Sprawlopolis is probably for you.  If you like nature, Naturopolis is probably for you.  If you like the countryside, Agropolis is probably for you.  It’s all about which theme calls to you.

Only Murders In The Building

I really enjoyed the first three Seasons of the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building.  The first season was so new and interesting! I loved it! The following two seasons were good, just not quite as groundbreaking as the original show.  And by the time the fourth season was released, I was happy for it, but I wasn’t excited for it?  “Eh, I already know what this show does, but do I want to watch more?”  I am happy to watch it, and I will probably enjoy it, but it’s just more of the same.

And that is exactly how I feel about Casinopolis!  The original Sprawlopolis was groundbreaking and fun!  The two follow-ons were good, but by the time Casinopolis arrived on Kickstarter, I was like “Eh, I already know what this game is.  Do I want to play more?”  I am happy to play it, and I will probably enjoy it, but it’s just more of the same.

That sounds harsh, but it’s not meant to.  I like this line of games … a lot!  I just don’t know if I need four different versions of it!  Honestly, the Casinopolis is my least favorite of the four, but it may just be the theme.  If you love Vegas, this is the version I would recommend to you!

Conclusion

Casinopolis is more of the same, which is both good and bad.  Good because it really is a great game system!  Bad become the line is becoming diluted.   If you are looking to play any game in the Sprawlopolis line, I suggest you find the theme that speaks to you (city-building, farming, nature, or Vegas) and run with that.  You probably don’t need all four!

I have all four.  I don’t think I will get the fifth (I am sure they have another in the works) unless the theme really really really really really really really speaks to me.  Wait?  What’s this?  Superheropolis?  Darn you, Button Shy games … Now I have to get it!  (EDITOR: we have no idea if a new one is imminent or if it’s a superhero theme … don’t count on that…)