Devir Games published Cities in 2024 which is a
city-building game for 2-4 players. The
goal of the game is to draft from one of four different game component areas
each round and arrange those pieces to help create the optimum environment that
meets public and individual goals to score points.
Each game, an achievement board is chosen and placed at the
top of the main board which represents a city with three different city configuration
goals that provide points for everyone during the game with the most points
rewarded to the players who achieve them first.
There were four of these two-sided boards with the base game which
contained cities in different countries.
In 2026, an expansion named Cities: City Achievement Boards
+ Theaters was published which added 11 new City Achievement Boards
representing 12 different countries resulting in greatly enhanced goal variability
for the game. Also, there is a mini-Theater
expansion which consists of one token in each of the 4 building colors (red,
blue, yellow and green) with instructions for end-game points available for
specific city placements or when used to meet a public goal in the cities of
Santiago or Rome.
Cities USA was published in 2026 as a new stand-alone game
in the Cities family. It plays like the
original Cities game and comes with four two-sided city boards representing eight
different cities in the USA. Many of the
city challenges represent familiar landmarks specific to that location, such as
the Space Needle in Seattle and Navy Pier in Chicago.
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Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
Other
Other methodologies
Religious Content
Secular
Contains content contrary to common Christian beliefs (i.e. evolution).
Neutral
Avoids religious or theoretical topics or presents multiple viewpoints without preference.
Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
Teacher Involvement
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Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
A mix of teacher-led time and independent student work.
High Teacher Involvement
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