1. The story of Slag Town from sleepy little village to industrial town.
The Urban Game
The story of Slag Town from sleepy little village to industrial town.

2. Slag Town 1700
Draw a river across your paper connecting east to west; the river should be about 1 inch wide
draw a simple wooden bridge crossing the river
draw 2 roads one running north to south and crossing the river at the bridge and one running from east to west.  Neither road need be a straight line.
Draw 10 houses
1 church
1 cemetery
1 store
1 pub
1 coalmine
at least 50 trees

3. Round 1
1 nice home
Construct a canal [this must run parallel to river]

4. Round 2
Add 5 houses

5. Round 3 Fence off an area 3X3 inches to be reserved as commons
5 houses
1 nice house

6. Round 4
1 factory [no smoke] this must be on the river bank since it uses water power not the canal
5 houses for workers

7. Round 5 15 houses 1 church 1 pub 1 store
You may draw additional roads and 1 additional bridge

8. Round 6
5 new factories on the river bank
5 houses

9. Round 7
5 Tenements

10. Round 8
1 store
1 pub
1 church
1 school for wealthy families [boys only]
Be sure to make the churches convenient to the worker’s houses

11. Round 9
5 pubs
Destroy 5 houses
4 tenements

12. Round 10 2 special homes 1 factory 15 houses for managers
You may remove trees if necessary

13. Round 11
10 factories—with smoke [these do not have to be on the river]
Add smoke to all factories
1 nice house
5 houses
1 tenement

14. Round 12 1 new coal mine Replace the wooden bridge with an iron bridge
5 houses

15. Round 13
1 coal mine
1 cemetery

16. Round 14
1 major railroad connecting all factories to the coal mines [this must be one continuous track]
You may build additional bridges as needed
5 houses

17. Round 15
1 jail
2 pubs
2 tenements

18. Round 16
2 hospitals
1 cemetery

19. Round 17 1 railroad passing east to west through the town 5 houses
1 tenement

20. Round 18 1 theater 1 museum 2 private schools [mark these with a P]
1 nice house

21. Round 19
1 cemetery
1 jail
1 hospital

22. Round 20 20 houses 5 tenements 2 stores 1 church 5 factories 1 pub
2 nice houses
1 special house

26. Debrief
1. As the mayor of this city, name and describe one issue that you are going to have to deal with.
2. Describe any problems you had while developing your city.
3. What would you do differently if you had the chance to create this city again?

27. Quick Write Prompt
How did industrialization impact the development of cities? (answer in paragraph form --- at least 5 sentences!)