Chinatown
1999Karsten Hartwig
- Videos
- 38
- Creators
- 30
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Chinatown is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 20 reviews, 11 how-to-play guides, 5 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.
3 - 5 players
60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
This is a negotiation game in the truest sense of the word. In it, players acquire ownership of sections of city blocks then place tiles, representing businesses, onto the block-sections. At the end of each turn, each tile you've laid gives you some sort of payout, but completed businesses (formed of three to six connected tiles of the same type) pay quite a bit better. All these resources are dealt to the players randomly, however, so players must trade to get matching businesses and adjacent locations. This game is #2 in the Alea big box series.
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Which Chinatown video should I watch?
Chinatown has 38 videos from 30 creators: 20 reviews, 11 how-to-play guides, 5 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2012 to March 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Chinatown: How to Play" by Just Play, which runs 8 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Chinatown Review - with Ryan Metzler" by The Dice Tower. 19 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Chinatown - Shut Up & Sit Down Playthrough!" by Shut Up & Sit Down, one of 5 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Waterfall Park and Augsburg 1520, also by Karsten Hartwig, or Lords of Vegas and Bohnanza, which share several of its mechanics.
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- Creators
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Mainly reviews
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About Chinatown
From BoardGameGeek:
This is a negotiation game in the truest sense of the word. In it, players acquire ownership of sections of city blocks then place tiles, representing businesses, onto the block-sections. At the end of each turn, each tile you've laid gives you some sort of payout, but completed businesses (formed of three to six connected tiles of the same type) pay quite a bit better. All these resources are dealt to the players randomly, however, so players must trade to get matching businesses and adjacent locations. This game is #2 in the Alea big box series.
Designer
Karsten Hartwig
Artists
Mathieu Leyssenne, Franz Vohwinkel
Publisher
alea
Categories
City BuildingEconomic
Mechanics
Pattern BuildingResource ManagementStocks & InvestmentNegotiation