From the rules: "Welcome to Mayor of Metropolis!® This unique game of real estate development for 2-4 players offers far more choices, and demands more complex strategies than other real estate games. Amazingly, games progress quickly, and victory is often achieved in less than one hour. Streets in Mayor of Metropolis® are five blocks long. Properties can be developed with homes, condos or retail stores. Because you don't need a 'monopoly' to build, you will constantly be making choices about where to build, what to build and when to build. Players can see at a glance who owns every property by simply by looking at their CityPad.® You'll have chances to speculate in rural land, municipal bonds to bid for, and most importantly, an elections strategy to plan. In Mayor of Metropolis®, you can win by popularity with the voters, as well as through sheer economic power. Since the elections occur at different times in each game, you'll spend countless hours trying to develop winning strategies!"