Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Low interaction
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Build an anthropomorphic Chicago one card at a time, hire assistants instead of expanding the map, and convert money, popularity, and power into enough votes to win.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Multi-Use Cards
Use the same card in different ways, making each play a trade-off.
Tile Placement
Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
End Game Bonuses
Earn additional points for meeting conditions evaluated when the game ends.
Variable Set-up
Starting conditions, resources, or layouts change between plays.
Read the full game description
Mayor of Chicago is a compact solitaire game about managing an election campaign through difficult double-sided card choices. Each draw can expand the city grid with a neighborhood or become an assistant whose ability and scoring potential support the campaign. Placement activates symbols and resources around the growing map, while events, corruption, the ten-assistant limit, and the incumbent mayor’s target create pressure from several directions. Money, popularity, power, booze, and votes must be converted efficiently before the city fills. Two players can cooperate if each brings a copy, but the published player count and central design are solo.
