1. The plat
Blocks of four parcels. Streets live only on the perimeter. Mid-block lines are property lines, never roads. No live face — the building is a ghost.
A real ward is blocks surrounded by streets — not asphalt stamped on every square. Pave a face from Downtown, put people on it, and read the three tax lines. Workers walk to a job here, or commute through the gate.
Blocks of four parcels. Streets live only on the perimeter. Mid-block lines are property lines, never roads. No live face — the building is a ghost.
Workers walk five faces to a job. Leftovers go downtown through the gate and leave most of their income tax there. A mill fouls every house on its street.
Capital is the bond. Operating is property, income, and sales, minus upkeep. Later maps must still be black in year eight.
Pick a district. Later maps unlock when the one before it passes.
Click a street channel to pave. Click a parcel to inspect or zone.