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Learning from Pocket City

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It's been long since I decided to play a game on my mobile phone. The reason - every time I start playing games, I get addicted to them. I got myopia playing video games in childhood. Getting back to the point, I decided to play game to understand if it can simulate my brain and get me to use the rusty parts of the brain. The game works on a very simple concept. You are the mayor of a city. You are given a small townhouse and some money. You have to build the infrastructure, facilities, demarcate zones, run the economy of the city. While it may sound complicated, it starts with simple steps and has levels where as you gain experience, you move up the levels. New levels unlock new buildings, features, resources, capabilities and/ or money. The app nicely uses a prompt section called quest - which work like simple tasks and as you complete them, you get rewarded. You need to keep a look at supply and demand for different resources and how the population is faring. While, I enjoyed it