Firenze
In the Florence of the 12th-14th centuries, the city's powerful and infuential families don't just compete with each other in trade and politics. They also try to outdo one another by building tall tower homes as status symbols.In this game, you are master builders working on the families' construction commissions for such towers. You build the towers from different-colored bricks you receive from the game's cards. But be careful: once you've started construction on a tower, you must keep erecting it every turn, or it will be torn down as abandoned construction. Pay attention to other players' projects, so that they don't snatch commissions you were counting on right from under your nose!Firenze is an amazing strategic game from Andreas Steding (designer of the amazing Hansa Teutonica and Norenberc) for 2-4 players with a 60 minute playtime.  Amazing art-work from the incomparable Michael Menzel really draws you into the theme of the game.  This highly interactive game will pit you and your friends in a race to build the tallest towers in Florence, but beware as your friends can cause harm to the towers you are constructing.