Polis
A downloadable game
Here is a settlement. It is unique and filled with potential. And from this settlement you are going to grow a city.
This is a game about the rise and evolution of a city. You will start with a simple map of a settlement, with its surrounding terrain and a some starting details. Over time you spark its growth, and watch it grow and change over time into a full-fledged city. You will populate it with vibrant cultures, build beautiful buildings and neighbourhoods. You will shape your city with festivals and monuments, wars and revolutions, bounties and catastrophes. With each change, the city will evolve and respond until you have something truly unique.
You’ll need a couple of people (or more), some index cards or a virtual equivalent, and a few hours to play. If you want to, you can play for much longer, until the process of adaptation and change leaves you with a city that has changed utterly.
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $9 USD. You will get access to the following files:
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Hello, I own the excellent city building game from shark bomb : ex-novo that has a lot of tables for events.
In what way your game is different? Does it has tables to generate events, factions, resources or is it just the imagination of the players that is used?
Hi! I'm not familiar with Ex Novo, so can't compare them, but Polis is really an engine for building and exploring your city. The mechanics are crafted to create an interesting and enjoyable interaction between the physical geography of the settlement, the external and internal forces at play in the city, the culture and factions in the city and the decisions made by the people of the city. It guides you to introduce events and changes and then react to them, before diving into roleplayed scenes which might generate more changes in turn.
It contains a lot of examples but no tables, so yes it's primarily down to your imagination. If you're looking to throw together a city from random elements, this probably isn't the right game for you, but if you like the idea of playing through the development of your city organically, bouncing off the contributions of the other players at the table, you'll have a great time with Polis.
Thanks for the detailed answer.