Mayor of Chicago

About this board game

Mayor of Chicago is a solitaire board game for 1 player, with a play time of about 30 minutes, set during an election year in Chicago. As an aspiring politician, you must manage your resources and make difficult choices on the path to becoming mayor.

Each turn, you draw a city card and decide how to use it. You can add the card to the map, expanding your knowledge of the Windy City, or hire the assistant shown on its back. This central choice gives every card two valuable possibilities.

• Build the map: Lay city cards to expand your knowledge of Chicago.
• Hire assistants: Use their special powers or scoring abilities to support your campaign.
• Manage resources: Balance money, popularity, and power while pursuing enough votes.

The campaign demands careful management rather than a single obvious strategy. Choosing when to develop the map and when to recruit an assistant is crucial, while the assistants’ abilities and scoring effects can shape your progress toward election day.

In Mayor of Chicago, every decision contributes to the challenge of gathering votes. You will need to manage shrewdly, make the most of your city cards, and combine your available powers to prevail in the race for office.

Released in 2026, this focused solo game offers a compact political campaign built around tight management, tough choices, and the changing value of each drawn card.