About This Game
Once launched, the game is available in both English and Polish
Po uruchomieniu gra dostÄpna w angielskiej i polskiej wersji jÄzykowej
Welcome to medieval GrudziÄ dz*!
Waterworks! is a card-based strategy game. You've been placed in charge of the water supply in the medieval town of GrudziÄ dz. You'll have to use your management skills to make sure every house has enough water and at the same time gather supplies for development of new technologies!
Are you up for it?
Play
various cards
to supply buildings with water!
Position
your units to maximize their efficiency!
Manage your deck
, decide what to keep and what to discard!
Collect resources and workers to
develop new technologies
!
Build a
network of pipes
and wells on town's map!
Put out
fires
and fulfill the ruler's
requests
!
Don't let your
Influence
drop or you'll fall from grace!
While you're at it
Witness the city's
changes throughout the ages
as the game progresses!
Learn
how medieval water supply used to operate!
Relax
while listening to the beautiful soundtrack by talented
Chris Carlone
!
Not enough?
Try to master the game on all
4 difficulty levels
!
Come up with new strategies to beat the game in
as few turns as possible
!
Collect all
10 achievements
!
*
How do I even pronounce that name?!
Interested in the research behind the game?
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Read all about it here!
(If you're extra curious: there is also a link to the research publication paper at the bottom of that page!)
The city of GrudziÄ dz was founded by the Teutonic Order in 1291 in the northern part of today's Poland on the Vistula River surrounded by wetlands. The high location on the Vistula embankment meant that the city was struggling with access to clean drinking water from the very beginning of its existence. With the growing number of inhabitants, the problem of water scarcity became an argument for the use of numerous, innovative (on a European scale) technical solutions in GrudziÄ dz...
