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Square Mile (1962)

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Designed By
Art By
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Year Published
1962
# of Players:
2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 2, 3, 4 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players
(1 voter) [poll]
Playing Time
60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
10 and up
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Language Dependence
(no votes yet)
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Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
Square Mile
Alternate Names
Expanded By
Families
Description Edit | History

Players compete to develop a square mile of raw land and turn it into a thriving community. The player who buys, sells and builds most wisely and makes the most money will be the winner.

More Information Edit | History

Components:

  • Rules
  • 1 Game board
  • 25 Black Boundary markers (snapped into the board)
  • 16 Planning cards
  • 24 Zoning Cards (A-X)
  • 1 Value Card
  • 5 Pawns of each Color (Green, Red, Blue, Yellow)
  • 2 strips of railroad card
  • 16 bridge
  • 36 Roads
  • 18 subdivisions
  • Money: 25 each of 1000s, 5000s, 10,000s, 50,000s, 100,000s
  • pad of paper
  • 20 tract cards (including)
    • 5 industrial ($12k)
    • 5 apartment ($15K)
    • 8 house ($10k)
    • 1 church ($10k)
    • 1 Shopping Center ($15k)
  • 21 buildings
    • 5 Apartment buildings
    • 5 Factories
    • 9 housing tracts
    • 1 school
    • 1 church

From a geeklist note:
The base map can be played with 13 bridges, but you could theoretically have a river require as many as 15 bridges in the custom setup. (I think 16 total bridges come with it originally, but you'll never need more than 15.) I only have 13 bridges myself, so I could use 1-2 more if you happen to have extras you don't need (though it's not a big deal).

As far as roads go... you only need, at most, 27 of them. My set came with 30 (I think it originally came with even more), so I have a few spares if you need 'em.

I bet your copy also came with a lot of extra zoning tiles too - all you actually need is 1 shopping center, 4 industry, 4 houses, 4 apartments, the school, and the church. And that's max - you likely won't even use all of that in a given game.

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Board Game Rank: 2848
Num Ratings: 56
Average Rating: 6.68
Standard Deviation: 1.49
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Users Owning: 99
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Users Trading: 7
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