The Urban Game
On your paper… Draw a river across your paper connecting east to west; the river should be about 1/2 inch wide. Draw a simple wooden bridge crossing the river. Draw 2 roads one running north to south and crossing the river at the bridge and one running from east to west. Neither road need be a straight line. Draw 10 houses; 1 church; 1 cemetery; 1 store; 1 pub; 1 coalmine; and at least 50 trees!!
Round One Build a canal on your map parallel to your river Build a nice home anywhere on the map
Round Two Add 5 houses (you should have 15 total)
Round Three Fence off a 3”x3” area and label it as the “commons” Add 5 more houses Add 1 more nice house
Round Four Add 1 Factory (no smoke since it runs on water power). It must be placed by the river, canal water won’t power it enough Add 5 more houses for the workers
Round Five Add the following; 15 houses 1 church 1 Pub 1 Store 1 additional bridge You may also include more roads
Round Six Add: 5 new factories on the riverbank Add 5 more houses (you should have 45 regular houses now)
Round Seven Add 5 tenements
Round Eight Add: 1 Pub 1 Store 1 Church 1 School for wealthy families to send students (boys) to
Round Nine Add 5 more pubs Destroy 5 houses Add 4 tenements
Round Ten Add 2 special homes, nice manor houses that are well built, well furnished and have fancy art Add 1 factory Add 15 houses You might need to remove some trees…
Round Eleven Add 10 factories with smoke, add smoke to all existing factories Add 1 nicer house Add 5 regular homes Add 1 tenement
Discussion Break Describe the changes in your town thus far. What seem like the most significant changes? How would you describe the changes to the quality of life to the residents of your town? Are people better or worse off now? Explain.
Round Twelve Add 1 new coal mine Replace the old wooden bridge with an iron one Add 5 houses
Round Thirteen Add another coal mine Add a cemetery
Round Fourteen Add 1 major railroad line that connects the coal mine and ALL existing factories. It must be continuous/all connected (add railroad bridges if needed) Add 5 houses
Round Fifteen Add 1 Jail Add 2 Pubs Add 2 tenements
Round Sixteen Add 2 hospitals Add another cemetery
Round Seventeen Add a rail line running east-west through your town Add 5 more houses Add 1 more tenement for the railroad workers
Round Eighteen Add 1 theater Add 1 museum Add 2 Private schools for rich students (marked with a “P”) Add 1 nice house
Round Nineteen Add 1 more cemetery 1 jail 1 hospital
Round Twenty! Add 20 houses (95 total) Add 5 tenements Add 1 church Add 2 stores Add 5 factories 1 Pub 2 more nice houses 1 more special house
Urban Game Questions Describe the changes between 1700 and 1773. What new technologies were created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1774-1800. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1800-1840. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1840-1850. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth?
Final Questions Using what you have learned about the evolution of a town, from a site along a fast flowing river to a bustling economic center, imagine if you had the chance to make a town “from scratch”. How might your town look different if you had the chance to build everything all at once? What factors would you consider in the redesign of your town? Explain your answers.
Urban Game Questions Describe the changes between 1700 and 1773. What new technologies were created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1774-1800. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1800-1840. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1840-1850. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth?
Urban Game Questions Describe the changes between 1700 and 1773. What new technologies were created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1774-1800. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1800-1840. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1840-1850. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth?
Urban Game Questions Describe the changes between 1700 and 1773. What new technologies were created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1774-1800. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1800-1840. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1840-1850. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth?
Urban Game Questions Describe the changes between 1700 and 1773. What new technologies were created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1774-1800. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1800-1840. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1840-1850. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth?
Urban Game Questions Describe the changes between 1700 and 1773. What new technologies were created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1774-1800. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1800-1840. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1840-1850. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth?
Urban Game Questions Describe the changes between 1700 and 1773. What new technologies were created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1774-1800. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1800-1840. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth? Describe the changes between 1840-1850. What were the new technologies created? What were the positives/negatives of growth?
Things to Include on Your Map Using what you have learned about the evolution of a town, from a site along a fast flowing river to a bustling economic center, design a town “from scratch”. Your town must include the following structures and spaces. Use the other side of the paper on which you created the Urban Game town. 1 river 20 tenements 10 factories (various sizes) 3 bridges 1 bank 1 hospital 2 parks 80 modest houses 1 city hall 2 railroad line, 2 stations 1 library 5 pubs 1 theater 15 splendid houses 1 museum 8 streets with one intersection 5 restaurants 3 churches 10 stores 2 secondary schools (public) 1 feed mill (where farmers buy grain) 1 courthouse/jail 2 cemeteries 3 coalmines 3 primary schools
Things to Include on Your Map Using what you have learned about the evolution of a town, from a site along a fast flowing river to a bustling economic center, design a town “from scratch”. Your town must include the following structures and spaces. Use the other side of the paper on which you created the Urban Game town. 1 river 20 tenements 10 factories (various sizes) 3 bridges 1 bank 1 hospital 2 parks 80 modest houses 1 city hall 2 railroad line, 2 stations 1 library 5 pubs 1 theater 15 splendid houses 1 museum 8 streets with one intersection 5 restaurants 3 churches 10 stores 2 secondary schools (public) 1 feed mill (where farmers buy grain) 1 courthouse/jail 2 cemeteries 3 coalmines 3 primary schools
Things to Include on Your Map Using what you have learned about the evolution of a town, from a site along a fast flowing river to a bustling economic center, design a town “from scratch”. Your town must include the following structures and spaces. Use the other side of the paper on which you created the Urban Game town. 1 river 20 tenements 10 factories (various sizes) 3 bridges 1 bank 1 hospital 2 parks 80 modest houses 1 city hall 2 railroad line, 2 stations 1 library 5 pubs 1 theater 15 splendid houses 1 museum 8 streets with one intersection 5 restaurants 3 churches 10 stores 2 secondary schools (public) 1 feed mill (where farmers buy grain) 1 courthouse/jail 2 cemeteries 3 coalmines 3 primary schools
Things to Include on Your Map Using what you have learned about the evolution of a town, from a site along a fast flowing river to a bustling economic center, design a town “from scratch”. Your town must include the following structures and spaces. Use the other side of the paper on which you created the Urban Game town. 1 river 20 tenements 10 factories (various sizes) 3 bridges 1 bank 1 hospital 2 parks 80 modest houses 1 city hall 2 railroad line, 2 stations 1 library 5 pubs 1 theater 15 splendid houses 1 museum 8 streets with one intersection 5 restaurants 3 churches 10 stores 2 secondary schools (public) 1 feed mill (where farmers buy grain) 1 courthouse/jail 2 cemeteries 3 coalmines 3 primary schools
Things to Include on Your Map Using what you have learned about the evolution of a town, from a site along a fast flowing river to a bustling economic center, design a town “from scratch”. Your town must include the following structures and spaces. Use the other side of the paper on which you created the Urban Game town. 1 river 20 tenements 10 factories (various sizes) 3 bridges 1 bank 1 hospital 2 parks 80 modest houses 1 city hall 2 railroad line, 2 stations 1 library 5 pubs 1 theater 15 splendid houses 1 museum 8 streets with one intersection 5 restaurants 3 churches 10 stores 2 secondary schools (public) 1 feed mill (where farmers buy grain) 1 courthouse/jail 2 cemeteries 3 coalmines 3 primary schools
Things to Include on Your Map Using what you have learned about the evolution of a town, from a site along a fast flowing river to a bustling economic center, design a town “from scratch”. Your town must include the following structures and spaces. Use the other side of the paper on which you created the Urban Game town. 1 river 20 tenements 10 factories (various sizes) 3 bridges 1 bank 1 hospital 2 parks 80 modest houses 1 city hall 2 railroad line, 2 stations 1 library 5 pubs 1 theater 15 splendid houses 1 museum 8 streets with one intersection 5 restaurants 3 churches 10 stores 2 secondary schools (public) 1 feed mill (where farmers buy grain) 1 courthouse/jail 2 cemeteries 3 coalmines 3 primary schools