<p>You're right, the rules only state that the player loses one of thier cities but not how to determine which city.</p>

<p>However, the mobile app comes in handy. I created the same conditions as you explained, and this is how they designed the game to handle the situation.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/x3pOm.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>So the player decides which of their cities get pillaged.</p>

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<p>The barbarians attack. The player with the smallest army controls 2 cities, neither of which is a metropolis. Can they choose which one gets destroyed, or is this chosen at random?</p>

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Which city is destroyed if there are 2+ to choose from?
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# Which city is destroyed if there are 2+ to choose from?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-26)

The barbarians attack. The player with the smallest army controls 2 cities, neither of which is a metropolis. Can they choose which one gets destroyed, or is this chosen at random?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-26. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

You're right, the rules only state that the player loses one of thier cities but not how to determine which city.

However, the mobile app comes in handy. I created the same conditions as you explained, and this is how they designed the game to handle the situation.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/x3pOm.jpg)

So the player decides which of their cities get pillaged.


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