Architect Alexis Sanal has created an urban planning card game where users are given a set of prompts and urban elements to turn "the challenge of urban design into a lively, creative adventure".City Making 101 is a role-playing and debate-focused game created by Alexis Sanal of Istanbul-based studio Open Urban Practice and ANALarcwhere players imagine design guidelines for a city or public space.Alexis anal has created a card game for designing cities"City Making 101 turns the challenge of urban design into a lively, creative adventure," said the team. "Through role-playing and spirited debates, players dream up ideal environments, tackle real-world design problems, and craft creative yet practical solutions."The game is played through role-play, similar to the fantasy tabletop game Dungeons and Dragons. Each player selects and builds a character such as a "resident", an "expert" or "local government", while a facilitator presides over gameplay and lays out a picture of the environment.The game is debate focused, with players prioritizing elements of a city during discussionIndividual players are then given a series of cards that detail urban elements or policies, such as "interstitial spaces", "car parking", or "universal accessibility" and sort the cards by priority. The game then transitions into debate, with the aim of convincing others to select priority cards.The selected cards are gradually placed at the centre of the group to build the city or public area.Read: "Interactive architecture game" encourages players to get creative with waste materialsDesigned for professional designers and the general public, the intent is that players learn more about the urban planning experience and take away ideas "to spark real-world change"."Whether you're gathering with colleagues, friends, or fellow city enthusiasts, City Making 101 offers a chance to bring bold ideas to life and spark real-world change one card at a time," said the team.It is designed to be used by professionals and the general publicWith degrees from SCI-Arc and MIT, Sanal was inspired to make the game from her own work experience as an urban planner."It's a creative and accessible way for anyone whether a professional or a curious citizen to explore, debate, and shape the future of our shared spaces," said the team.Other design-focused card games include a merge of Uno and I Spy designed by children and an Ikea tarot deck set informed by the company's manual instructions.The photography is courtesy of GriyerProject credits:Project founder: OPEN URBAN PRACTICE / openurbanpractice.comProject founder, chief editor: Alexis SanalResearcher: Semra HoruzProject coordinators: Dilsad Aladag, Muhammad Abdullatif, Ulufer Celik, Ahmet F. YeniceInterns: Julie Brun, Keimpke ZigtermanGraphic design: Okay KaradaylarVisual curators using Midjourney and ChatGPT: Metehan Ozcan, Selva Gurdogan, Esra Kahveci, Alexis SanalIllustrations: Mrine GodancaEditor: Erica OlsenProject manager: Jake AndersonPhotos / Production: GRIYER (Eslem Serra zen, Mehmet Akif Sar, rem Mert)ORO Editions Publishers of Architecture, Art, and DesignPublisher: Gordon GoffThe post Alexis anal creates City Makign 101 card game for urban planning role play appeared first on Dezeen.