Raising Chicago

Raising Chicago

Chicago in the mid-1800’s—a city-wide drainage crisis caused by its low elevation to nearby Lake Michigan has caused significant problems. The city council’s answer? Raise the buildings to make way for a new sewer system beneath the elevated streets.

In Raising Chicago, you’ll compete with other businesses to secure contracts for raising the city’s buildings. But be warned: don’t overextend yourself! You must complete each building project every turn. Running out of resources will severely damage your reputation and standing with the city. Strategically place your buildings, fulfill the city council’s demands, and complete the most projects in each ward to become the most renowned builder in Raising Chicago!

Raising Chicago is an economic city-building game, produced in partnership with Spielworxx in Germany.

Key Features:

• HISTORICAL CITY-BUILDING STRATEGY: Compete as a business owner during Chicago's mid-1800s drainage crisis, inspired by true historical events. 
• SECURE LUCRATIVE CONTRACTS: Manage your resources wisely to raise buildings and fulfill city council demands without overextending your company. 
• BALANCE RISK AND REWARD: Every decision matters—running out of resources will severely damage your reputation and hinder your progress. 
• STRATEGIC AREA CONTROL: Place your buildings strategically to dominate city wards and gain political favor. 
• PREMIUM PARTNERSHIP WITH SPIELWORXX: Enjoy exceptional game quality and deep, replayable mechanics from renowned German publisher Spielworxx.

Contents:

• 1 main game board
• 1 bidding board
• 4 company boards
• 6 company expansion tiles
• 36 project tiles
• 10 final project tiles
• 4 personal project tiles
• 10 prestige building tiles
• 18 neighborhood tiles
• 12 empty plot tiles
• 4 ward control tokens
• 9 expertise banners
• 90 resource tokens (30x lumber, masonry, jackscrew)
• 36 permanent resource tokens (3 sets in player colors with 3 lumber, masonry, and jackscrew tiles each)
• 20 wild resource tokens
• 20 favor tokens
• 36 symbol tokens
• 12 expertise track markers (3 each in 4 player colors)
• 54 two-sided resource cards (red side for 2-3 players; yellow side for 4 players)
• 100 bidding markers (25 each in 4 player colors)
• 8 prestige building stands
• 8 discs (2 each in 4 player colors)
• 1 city council board (optional module)
• 12 city council member tiles (optional module)
• 2 rule booklets (English & German)
• 4 play aids (English & German)