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Chinatown

Media Title · Board & card games · 11 mentions · 3 subreddits · discussed in r/boardgames, r/solotravel, r/JapanTravel

Reddit take

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Pros

  • An example for me was Chinatown. It’s a very good game I always enjoy but it competes in the same space of weight/length/social interaction as Cosmic Encounter and Lords of Vegas, which are 2 of my favourite games
  • Have you played Chinatown or Zoo Vadis. I’ve been trying to find replacements myself. I like both of these games more than Catan.
  • My current favorites are Root, Agricola, Troyes, Parks, Startups, Pokémon Splendor, Chinatown, Dune Imperium: Uprising, and Western Legends.
  • Chinatown was again a brilliant experience and we had the famous Soup Dumplings, Apple Pie and had a mouth watering duck course for Dinner before heading back to Shinjuku.
  • Negotiation games can be a little bit overwhelming for those who don’t quite have the math-brain to quickly quantify the value of things, but this game is so silly that it has been a hit every time.

Cons

  • Chinatown’s food was a bit underwhelming for me – but that might be because I’d visited China just a few months earlier, so my expectations were fresh and high.
  • Not a 2nd edition, but Chinatown was "reskinned" as a more PC and less tense Waterfall Park. Not as good IMO.

Sentiment

9 positive (82%) · 0 mixed (0%) · 2 negative (18%)

Trust + time weighted score: +64% · raw score 64%

What redditors said (10 of 11)

An example for me was Chinatown. It’s a very good game I always enjoy but it competes in the same space of weight/length/social interaction as Cosmic Encounter and Lords of Vegas, which are 2 of my favourite games
positive · u/f***2 · r/boardgames · comment · Dec 14, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Have you played Chinatown or Zoo Vadis. I’ve been trying to find replacements myself. I like both of these games more than Catan.
positive · u/K****s · r/boardgames · comment · Nov 17, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
My current favorites are Root, Agricola, Troyes, Parks, Startups, Pokémon Splendor, Chinatown, Dune Imperium: Uprising, and Western Legends.
positive · u/y****k · r/boardgames · Nov 14, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Chinatown was again a brilliant experience and we had the famous Soup Dumplings, Apple Pie and had a mouth watering duck course for Dinner before heading back to Shinjuku.
positive · u/y****n · r/JapanTravel · Nov 6, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Chinatown’s food was a bit underwhelming for me – but that might be because I’d visited China just a few months earlier, so my expectations were fresh and high.
negative · u/L****3 · r/JapanTravel · Aug 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Not a 2nd edition, but Chinatown was "reskinned" as a more PC and less tense Waterfall Park. Not as good IMO.
negative · u/R****G · r/boardgames · comment · Aug 1, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Negotiation games can be a little bit overwhelming for those who don’t quite have the math-brain to quickly quantify the value of things, but this game is so silly that it has been a hit every time.
positive · u/D****a · r/boardgames · comment · Jul 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Honourable 4th: Chinatown: I just feel this game is a great bridge between the board games I played at Christmas with my family as a kid and to what I i know now.
positive · u/a****t · r/boardgames · Jul 9, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
do check out Chinatown, little india and geylang serai/kampong glam area to see the different races impact onto local culture.
positive · u/_****l · r/solotravel · comment · Jan 31, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Singapore was not that bad, i enjoyed china town and eating at the hawkers however it's one of them shopping mall cities so you'll get bored
positive · u/P****2 · r/solotravel · comment · Jan 31, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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