Chinatown

1999

Karsten Hartwig

BGG Geek Rating

7.1

based on 12,183 ratings

BGG Average Rating

7.4

community average

BGG Ranking

#373

all board games

Players

3-5

Weight

2.23/5.00

Playtime

60 min

Age

12+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Investment Negotiation Tile Placement Set Collection Trading Victory Points as a Resource Enclosure Income

📂 Categories

Economic Negotiation City Building

🎨 Artists

Franz Vohwinkel Mathieu Leyssenne

🏢 Publishers

alea Competo / Marektoy Filosofia Éditions Heidelberger Spieleverlag Mandoo Games Quined White Goblin Games Ravensburger Siam Board Games (Unknown) Z-Man Games

📖 About This Game

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.