Urbanization cover
2012BGG rank #9,245

Urbanization

by Johnny Ebsen · Queen Games

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Players2–4
Time75m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age12+

About the game

What is Urbanization?

Game description from the publisher: In Urbanization, the players follow the development of a rural area, from the beginning of the industrial revolution to modern times. They guide their villages through hard times and try to attract citizens by building houses. Later, factories are erected and the villages grow into prospering cities. The player who develops his city most efficiently will be victorious in the end. Game play in Urbanization includes no random elements, and the game comes packaged with an expansion, "the inventions".

How it plays

Mechanics

IncomeMarketNetwork and Route BuildingOpen DraftingTurn Order: Stat-BasedVariable Player Powers

On the shelf

Categories

City Building

Questions players ask

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