The Game of Urban Renewal by Flavio Trevisan:

Play­ing the game is fairly sim­ple. Every­one assumes an iden­tity, from mayor to devel­oper to res­i­dent of the demol­ished devel­op­ment. There’s even an “aca­d­e­mic urban the­o­rist” and “sky­scraper enthu­si­ast.” Play­ers are directed by a “deci­sion engine” that gen­er­ates build­ing types. A “tab­ula rasa rake” wipes the board clean. The whole thing makes the process feel ter­ri­fy­ingly ran­dom. “It is ulti­mately not a fun game to play,” explains Tre­visan, adding that he plans to make new edi­tions of the game for other Toronto neighborhoods.