Carson City: The Card Game

I have not played many city builders that make me feel that I'm building a town from scratch. This kind of game mostly focuses on finding the right combo/location to earn more points. I like some of them, like Suburbia, however, in the end, I cannot "see" the city, but a bunch of tiles or cards. Carson City: The Card Game, forces me to organize my city with a certain urban logic. Farms cannot share the same space as houses because they need empty lots all around; mines need mountains, not empty lots neither townhouses; if some bad guys arrive, you'll need a jail and even a sheriff... It feels pretty thematic. The character cards reinforce even further the Western theme. Another positive, you can play solitaire. I don't give five stars because of the iconography when you're counting the victory points. It might be painful until you become used to.