You are high above a swath of land. Beside you are your friends. You are all smiling, laughing as you look at the brown earth below, full of potential. One of your friends asks you a question. You begin to think, your imagination swirling like a nebula. When you speak, the land responds. Green, lush vegetation begins to appear. A network of clay houses pops up like pimples on skin. Towers covered in solar panels like glass skin shoot out of the earth. A city is born in the shape of your imagination. A city of the future you would want to live in. A future you can make.
This is the premise of Kampala Yénkya, the game you now hold in your hands. Created by the brilliant Jo Lindsay Walton, a game designer, writer, academic, and activist from South Africa, Kampala Yénkya is a game of mapmaking and worldbuilding. About collaborating to create the future of a city — Kampala, Uganda. But it’s more than just a game. It’s a powerful tool.
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Kampala Yénkya 