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Chang'an

Chang'an

Arcane Wonders · 2026
1–430–45 min14+ yrs2.6/5 complexity6.9 BGG#10.585 BGG421Couples
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How do you play Chang'an?

During the Tang dynasty, Chang'an was one of the largest cities in the world. It was a cosmopolitan urban center with thousands of travelers exploring it. As an important urbanist, compete against other players to build the best districts of Chang'an and to get the favors of the court.

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official art · Arcane Wonders

During the Tang dynasty, Chang'an was one of the largest cities in the world. It was a cosmopolitan urban center with thousands of travelers exploring it. As an important urbanist, compete against other players to build the best districts of Chang'an and to get the favors of the court.

Players will carefully project their plans by placing cards on the top part of their personal boards (the gates). Then they will move them into the city districts to build amazing buildings and to welcome influential characters in the neighborhood. Every new card built into the districts will provide players with different types of privileges and a certain number of victory points.

During your turn, you perform only one of the three main actions: research, play and/or move cards on the gates to produce resources and activate character effects, or build.

The game ends as soon as a player gets nine or more cards built in the districts of their City board (cards at the gates are not considered).

The player with the most victory points will be declared the best urbanist of Chang’an.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.6 / 5
BGG rating6.9 / 10
Vibe
Couples
Play time
30–45 min
Players
1–4
Recommended age
14+ yrs
BGG rank
#10.585

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Chang'an is a ancient game, for 1–4 players, taking ~30–45 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Chang'an — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Chang'an support?
Chang'an is played by 1–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Chang'an take?
A game of Chang'an takes about 30–45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Chang'an for?
Chang'an is recommended from age 14.
Q7How complex is Chang'an?
Chang'an has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.6 out of 5.
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