Sunrise Lane

Sunrise Lane

In Sunrise Lane, players take on the role of construction companies attempting to build up a residential neighborhood, and to do this, they need to pick prestigious plots of land on which to build houses and town structures.

In more detail, the game board depicts a grid of spaces that each show 1-5 dots in a single color, and each player has a set of colored House pieces, with the colors having no connection to the space on the board. On a turn, you either draw 2 colored cards from the deck and add them to your hand (with a limit of 5 cards in hand) or discard cards to place a building, then draw a card.

When you build, you must build adjacent to a pre-existing structure (or the central space at the start of the game), and you must discard 1 or more cards of the same color as the dots in the space on which you want to build. You can discard 1-5 cards, after which you place 1-5 of your House pieces on this space, then score points equal to the number of dots on the space multiplied by the number of House pieces you placed. You can build multiple buildings on a turn as long as you build your next one adjacent to the last one you built.

When a player has 2 or less House pieces in their supply, the game ends, then players score endgame points, with two of the districts awarding points for the highest buildings and the other two for the most buildings. Additionally, points go to the player with the longest group of adjacent buildings.

Key Features:

• Strategic Plot Selection: In Sunrise Lane, players compete to select the most prestigious plots of land and build houses, with adjacency to existing structures playing a key role in placement.
• Simple Yet Dynamic Gameplay: Players use color-matching cards to build houses, with options to construct additional floors for more points or to build parks by discarding cards, adding a layer of strategic depth.
• Turn-Based Card Mechanics: Each turn, players draw a new card but must plan carefully as no renovations are allowed after construction. Skipping turns to draw more cards can be a tactical choice.
• Bonus Points System: Players can accumulate bonus points by meeting specific town plan requirements, such as constructing the tallest houses in blue districts or having the majority in red districts, encouraging diverse strategies.
• Multi-Player Competition: Designed for 2 to 4 players, Sunrise Lane offers a competitive yet engaging experience where players race to outbuild each other and create the dream neighborhood.