Todai-ji

In 710, Emperor Shōmu ordered the construction of the Tōdai-ji in Nara, a colossal project that would forever change the face of Japan. To raise the world’s largest wooden temple and cast the Great Buddha in bronze, vast amounts of timber, metal, and labor were mobilized, plunging the empire into an unprecedented economic crisis. As master builders, you must secure the necessary resources, balance waste and debt, and face the pressure of time and rival clans. Will you succeed in completing the grand temple and inscribe your name in history? —description from the designer