CityForge

Design buildings that stand up, then plan whole city blocks where homes, shops, and parks make good neighbors — plan for the people first, not just the buildings.

Level 1

For grown-ups — progress report →A private, on-device snapshot mapped to the skill areas practiced. Export a CSV or print — nothing leaves this device.

Design & plan

Two hands-on studios — make a building carry its load, and plan a fair, green city block.

Structure Lab ✨ new Pick a material and enough support columns so a building carries its load down to the foundation — then predict whether it stands before you run the load test. City Planner ✨ new Fill the empty lots of a city block so families, shops, and parks make good neighbors — watch happiness and sustainability change as you plan. 🛣️ Street Designer Compose a street cross-section — sidewalk, bike, bus, car, trees — to fit a design goal. Streets are rooms; cars are guests, not owners. 🚏 Transit Access ✨ new Place bus stops on a neighbourhood grid so the most homes fall within a short walk. Good transit puts access close to where people live. ⛲ Public-Space Lab ✨ new Design a plaza people want to stay in — shade over seating, cafés on the active edge, and a feature in the middle to gather around.

Practice the concepts

16 kits from what makes a city, through streets, zoning, and sustainability, up to city economics and resilient future cities — a short round with a hint whenever you get stuck. Your progress stays on this device.

Kit 1: What Makes a City? City Foundations · 25 questions Kit 2: Buildings and Structures City Foundations · 25 questions Kit 3: Roads, Bridges, and Transportation Streets, Transit & Zoning · 25 questions Kit 4: Water and Waste Systems Green & Sustainable Cities · 25 questions Kit 5: Zoning and Land Use Streets, Transit & Zoning · 25 questions Kit 6: Sustainable City Design Green & Sustainable Cities · 25 questions Kit 7: City Economics and Budgets Economics, Resilience & Synthesis · 25 questions Kit 8: Urban Resilience and Future Cities Economics, Resilience & Synthesis · 25 questions Kit 9: Sustainable Cities & Green Design Green & Sustainable Cities · 25 questions Kit 10: Transportation & Infrastructure Streets, Transit & Zoning · 25 questions Kit 11: Housing & Community Development Green & Sustainable Cities · 25 questions Kit 12: Emergency Planning & Resilient Cities Economics, Resilience & Synthesis · 25 questions Kit 13: Cross-Topic Connections Economics, Resilience & Synthesis · 25 questions Kit 14: Real-World Applications Economics, Resilience & Synthesis · 25 questions Kit 15: Misconceptions & Reasoning Economics, Resilience & Synthesis · 25 questions Kit 16: Advanced Synthesis Economics, Resilience & Synthesis · 25 questions 🔄 Mixed practice — revisit what you've learned A short round that shuffles questions from the kits you've played, brought back when they're ready to review. Great for making it stick. CityForge Sprint — a calm speed round → Once you’ve mastered a few kits, race your OWN best on what you already know. Timer optional, no penalty for a miss.

Play together

Take turns on one device, race a friend in an online room, or plan a city across all 16 kits.

City Duel Pass-and-play for 2–4 planners on one device — or open an online room and race by room code. Highest first-try score wins. City Quest A progression map through all 16 kits — clear each stop of real practice, then plan the next block.
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Meet the cast — the characters who teach this

Each one stands for an idea you’ll practice. Tap a character to read their illustrated story and hear their audio drama.

Ensemble stories — the cast together

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📚 Books for CityForge

Read the story, print a workbook, or color the cast — free PDFs to read offline or print at home.

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