September 1666.
A careless baker in Pudding Lane
forgot to put out his fire and it spread creating an inferno which would
destroy 13,000 houses and make 70,000 of London’s 80,000 population
homeless.
The Lord Mayor fails to act and it is
down to the trained bands of militia led by a few worthies to fight the
fire and finally put it out.
To do so they must decide which
districts to demolish to protect others.
These same individuals own much of
London and making such choices is painful. In the end though it is an
opportunity for many.
Someone is going to come out of this
with the most property intact and someone will be seen to do the most to
fight the fire.
Could that someone have enough
influence and popularity to become the next Mayor?
The players are men of wealth and standing who own
property around London.
They can use the trained bands to fight the fire, use
demolitions to destroy blocks of housing to prevent the fire flowing or
turn a blind eye and allow the fire to spread and damage rival’s
property.
Victory can belong to the player with the most
property left but putting out fires can give you a boost. In addition each
player will have several hidden objectives which might include helping
another player or protecting parts of the city.
...can you save the city from the great
fire???....
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