Showcasing prototype city games created by an international group of urban professionals.

Play the City invites urban practitioners, designers, researchers and curious citizens to join a public testing session of new city games developed during the Games for Cities Training Spring Edition at Pakhuis de Zwijger. During this open session, participants will experience and test several prototype city games created by an international group of urban professionals over the course of an intensive four-day training. The games explore how playful, rule-based simulations can help cities address complex urban challenges such as housing, mobility, climate adaptation and collective decision-making. The evening offers a rare opportunity to step into the role of city stakeholders, from planners and developers to citizens and policymakers and experiment with strategies in a collaborative game environment. Your participation will directly contribute to refining the games and the Play the City methodology, which has been applied in cities around the world to facilitate dialogue and co-create urban solutions.
Together with Ekim Tan  Director of Games for Cities‚ Founder of Play the City
What to expect?
Short introduction to the Play the City city-gaming approach
Hands-on testing of newly developed urban strategy games
Interaction with an international group of planners, designers, and researchers
Informal discussion and feedback session after gameplay
The testing session is open to the public, and no prior experience with games or urban planning is required—just curiosity and a willingness to play.