Street Blooms of Monga

Step into the prosperity and chaos of "Monga Flower Alley" and play the role of a gangster driver. Fight and expand your gang's influence in 80s Taipei's Wanhua District. Through the excitement and challenge of a light strategy board game, we bring long-ignored social issues to the table and explore those forgotten histories and stories in depth. Walk into the Monga Flower Alley, savor the fireworks of the times, and the excitement of 1980s Taipei's many ups and downs. This is a board game originating from Taiwan, with local characteristics that may feel familiar, but plenty of surprises are in store. The game will lead players back to the bustling streets of Monga in the 1980s: the bright lights, wine and women, and experience the contradictions and struggles of the criminal underworld in person in its golden years. In this nearly half-hour game, you will become an unknown driver on the streets of Monga, a character struggling to survive in the underworld. By navigating simple puzzles a more complex strategic layout emerges. Developing the prosperity of the Monga area, while competing with other players, and huge profits can be made in the chaos. But the story of "Monga Flower Alley" does not stop there. This is a board game experiments with a humanistic atmosphere. It will lead you to the historical bottleneck of Monga. Through the game process, it will prompt players to reflect on the social upheavals and historical context behind Wanhua. We hope this game refocuses attention to the voices on the margins of society, promoting a deeper understanding and respect for local culture and special industries, that have been subject to smears and discrimination. Street Blooms of Monga is not just a board game, but a medium with humanistic care and historical significance. Through the situational simulation of economic context and vivid role-playing, we hope to arouse everyone's observation and thinking about society, and have a deeper understanding and perception of the development of the Wanhua area. —description from the publisher (translated)