Start with a blank canvas, literally. Dig a hole in your backyard, fill it with sand, and voilà! You have a city-sized sandbox.
Next Step »Grab your favorite marker and start drawing your city's layout, including roads, buildings, and a giant statue of a chicken.
Next Step »Construct roads, bridges, and a water treatment plant using only twigs, rocks, and your imagination.
Next Step »Build a skyscraper, a library, and a 7-Eleven. Don't forget to add a "No Trespassing" sign in front of the mayor's mansion.
Next Step »Build a monorail system, a bus network, and a bicycle path that's just slightly wider than a chicken's path.
Next Step »Cut a deal with a local water company to supply the city with water from a nearby well that's actually just a hole in the ground.
Next Step »Calculate the city's expenses, revenues, and debt-to-equity ratio using only a spreadsheet, a calculator, and a few well-placed prayers.
Next Step »Send a team of highly-trained, slightly-competent bureaucrats to audit the city's infrastructure, including the chicken statue, which is secretly a money-laundering scheme.
Next Step »Hold a grand opening ceremony, invite the mayor, and have them cut a ribbon that's actually just a piece of twine tied around a stick.
The End! »