Urban Cipher is a creative way to unpack how cities and federal agencies created urban apartheid by design. It is a refreshing twist on the monopoly genre.
By illuminating how public policy and real estate practices shape our destinies, Urban Cipher is a fun learning tool to use in schools, staff trainings, and organizational workshops.
Box Description
Urban Cipher comes in a colorful cardboard box 11" x 11" x 2.25" in size. It comes with a game board, instructions, redlining map, player pieces, dice, cards, and game cash for gameplay.
City Editions
We currently sell city editions for Baltimore, Chicago, and Washington DC metro area (DMV). Our first batch of our new editions for St. Louis and New Orleans are nearly complete! The DMV edition should be back in stock by the end of August!
Creating New Editions
We can create a new edition for your city if it has a high-quality redlining map available on Mapping Inequality. If you are interested in supporting the creation of an edition for your city, we accept a $1,000 commission fee to defray expenses for:
graphic design costs for custom game box and property cards ($250)
neighborhood identification with alphanumeric code ($250)
game production and manufacturing ($420)
shipping from overseas facility ($80)
This will commission will cover the production for a batch of 6 games. Use the Contact link in the menu bar to submit a request.
