Chinatown
1999 · BGG
Avg rating
7.43
Bayes rating
7.11
Weight
2.23 (Medium Light)
Players
3-5
Playtime
1 hr
Ratings count
11,751
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Description
This is a negotiation game in the truest sense of the word. In it, players acquire ownership of sections of city blocks then place tiles, representing businesses, onto the block-sections. At the end of each turn, each tile you've laid gives you some sort of payout, but completed businesses (formed of three to six connected tiles of the same type) pay quite a bit better. All these resources are dealt to the players randomly, however, so players must trade to get matching businesses and adjacent locations. This game is #2 in the Alea big box series.
Play mode
Competitive
How it plays
Area control & tactical conflict Negotiation & trading Resource & economic management
Show all
Set collection & pattern building Tile, map & route building
Game type
Board game
What it’s about
Community, city life & everyday life
Publishers
Designers
Karsten Hartwig