Intendentes

Players: 2–4 players
Play time: 90 min
BGG rating: 7.3

In this exciting game each player performs the role of a mayor of a large district of the province of Buenos Aires in Argentina Republic. As such, you must lay out and manage the resources of his district and try to grow as much as you can. Each construction that takes place in the game has its advantages and disadvantages, possible to levy taxes or produce food, but also increase the risks of the district making it more prone to flooding, fire, or be unsafe. The population grows and reproduces. Keep her happy as much as you can. Maintaining a balance between growth and lack of control is not easy. Some districts in Argentina are really large, and among them may be several cities, towns and even large crop fields, ranches and farms. Intendentes is a turn-based game. The game consists of 10 rounds, and each round turn is divided into 8 phases. During the game each mayor takes "blocks" through auctions which are built in his district. Each block has its own characteristics, may be a village, a city, an agricultural field, industry, or a unique and special block. Each of these blocks gives something to the district, ability to accommodate much population, collect taxes or produce food. In return, each block increases the risk levels of the district, level of crime, fire and flood. These are common problems that affect a large districts of Argentina. It's also imprtant building blocks police and firefighters to combat these problems. Each mayor manages its population, distributed in the blocks and choose their destinations. Also, "plans" which are actions that directly interfere on their own district or on a "neighbor" are acquired. Choosing the right time to use makes a difference. In the course of time various events can affect all the mayors and depending on the level of risk that each district suffer, can be affected and prejudiced in their progress. The way each mayor manage his district, impacts the discomfort of the population, it is even likely that the population is so upset that perform mass protests against us, affecting our splendor. The objective of the game is to be the mayor with the district most splendid of all.