2023Simone Luciani, Nestore Mangone
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Mainly reviews and unboxings
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Chang'an
2026Carlo Camarotto, Nestore Mangone
- Videos
- 8
- Creators
- 7
Mostly reviews and unboxings. Chang'an is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 3 unboxings.
1 - 4 players
30 - 45 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
During the Tang dynasty, Chang'an was one of the largest cities in the world. It was a cosmopolitan urban center with thousands of travelers exploring it. As an important urbanist, compete against other players to build the best districts of Chang'an and to get the favors of the court. Players will carefully project their plans by placing cards on the top part of their personal boards (the gates). Then they will move them into the city districts to build amazing buildings and to welcome influential characters in the neighborhood. Every new card built into the districts will provide players with different types of privileges and a certain number of victory points. During your turn, you perform only one of the three main actions: research, play and/or move cards on the gates to produce resources and activate character effects, or build. The game ends as soon as a player gets nine or more cards built in the districts of their City board (cards at the gates are not considered). The player with the most victory points will be declared the best urbanist of Chang'an.
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Which Chang'an video should I watch?
Chang'an has 8 videos from 7 creators: 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 1 playthrough and 3 unboxings. They date from January to July 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "All the Games with Steph: Chang'an - Teach" by Steph Hodge, which runs 20 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Chang'an Review: Module Theory" by The Dice Tower. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Chang'an: Solo Playthrough" by Long Distance Gamers.
If you like it, try Darwin's Journey, Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon, Entropy and Autobahn, also by Nestore Mangone.
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About Chang'an
From BoardGameGeek:
During the Tang dynasty, Chang'an was one of the largest cities in the world. It was a cosmopolitan urban center with thousands of travelers exploring it. As an important urbanist, compete against other players to build the best districts of Chang'an and to get the favors of the court. Players will carefully project their plans by placing cards on the top part of their personal boards (the gates). Then they will move them into the city districts to build amazing buildings and to welcome influential characters in the neighborhood. Every new card built into the districts will provide players with different types of privileges and a certain number of victory points. During your turn, you perform only one of the three main actions: research, play and/or move cards on the gates to produce resources and activate character effects, or build. The game ends as soon as a player gets nine or more cards built in the districts of their City board (cards at the gates are not considered). The player with the most victory points will be declared the best urbanist of Chang'an.
Designers
Carlo Camarotto, Nestore Mangone
Artist
Sergio Chaves
Publisher
Arcane Wonders
Categories
AncientCity BuildingCivilization
Mechanics