Cities of Splendor is a quartet of expansions for use with the Splendor base game, with each expansion being independent in addition to being compatible with one another. *One expansion gives players something new to compete for while playing, something bigger than the nobles who await your interest in the base game. *A second expansion gives you elements to place on cards that represent the cities. *A third expansion has a player board on which you claim special powers and twist the rules if you claim certain cards. *The fourth expansion has new cards with special powers that are shuffled into the three decks of the base game.