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1978 Ranked #15,574

Discretion

A real-estate speculation game has players develop building plots while managing costs and uncertain revenue. Adjacent colors affect payoffs, and unchecked expenses can force loans that spiral into increasingly expensive debt.

City Building Economic Auction/Bidding

Players

2-8

Play time

Not listed

Age

13+

Complexity

2.86/5

Rating

6.47

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

A game of real estate development and speculation. Players develop plots of land with different types of buildings (identified by color).

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A game of real estate development and speculation. Players develop plots of land with different types of buildings (identified by color). Building types will pay off periodically depending on card draws - with the amount determined by the number of contrasting adjacent colors. Since expenses accrue every turn, but revenues are unpredictable, risky play can be very expensive, forcing players to take out loans - sometimes with pricey loan sharks who can send a player into a death spiral.

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Play and group

Players
2–8
Best with
2–8
Play time
120 min
Age
13+
Complexity
2.9/5
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Credits

Designers

2
Brian Astle Christopher Gallagher

Publishers

1
Princeton International Enterprises

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