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What this is
In Chinatown, players negotiate and build the most successful business in all of Chinatown. All these resources are dealt to the players randomly, however, so players must trade to get matching businesses and adjacent locations. In it, players acquire ownership of sections of city blocks then place tiles, representing businesses, onto the block-sections.
At a glance
- Players
- 3–5
- Listed play time
- 60 minutes
- Minimum age
- 12 and up
- First published
- 1999
- Designer
- Karsten Hartwig
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate Chinatown
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.0/10
- Ease of teach5.7/10
- Gateway friendliness6.3/10
- Component quality6.3/10
- Table presence5.8/10
- Travel friendliness6.2/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate4.7SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive5.5FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced4.9Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.6Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate3.2LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.5SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyNone1.5No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table4.7Lap trayTwo tables
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