{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2e727a4240ee80e931eca9ba","clusterId":"c_1b41afb78d554acdd2a1a7c6","slug":"rules-of-residence-turns-condo-politics-into-a-card-game-at-tokyo-game-show","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"RULES OF RESIDENCE Turns Condo Politics Into a Card Game at Tokyo Game Show","summary":"At Tokyo Game Show 2026, 4Gamer played the PC title RULES OF RESIDENCE, planned for release within 2027. The protagonist takes out a 35-year mortgage on a home in a collective housing complex, then finds it governed by a dictatorial board chairman and a residents' association with enormous authority, and is chosen as a board member. One turn is one week; players allocate limited actions across information, funds, and connections with residents.","whyItMatters":"The demo's goal at the show is to test how much of a deliberately underexplained system players can grasp in minutes, which makes the exhibition an instrument for tuning difficulty rather than a simple sales pitch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game does not push the player toward one correct outcome. The residents\u0026#39; association has enough authority to bend toward personal advantage, and a player can also cooperate with residents and change the rules one at a time. Doing as one likes raises dissatisfaction, which feeds back into the protagonist\u0026#39;s own position, while answering every demand runs past the available time and resources.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe developer told 4Gamer the design borrows the board game mechanism of worker placement, which matches the on-screen feel of cards and resources waiting to be allocated. Dice judgments keep results partly out of the player\u0026#39;s hands, and the demo ran about 15 minutes.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"4Gamer played RULES OF RESIDENCE at Tokyo Game Show 2026. A 35-year mortgage lands you in a condo run by a dictatorial board chairman, and you get drafted onto the residents' association. One turn is one week. Cards, dice, worker placement. PC, planned within 2027.","twitterPost":"RULES OF RESIDENCE at TGS2026: a 35-year mortgage buys a home in a condo ruled by a dictatorial board chairman, and you're picked for the residents' association. One turn is one week. Cards, dice, worker placement. PC, planned within 2027.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"4Gamer played RULES OF RESIDENCE, a PC title planned for release within 2027, at Tokyo Game Show 2026. A family of three moves into a condo governed by a dictatorial board chairman and an all-powerful residents' association, and the protagonist is chosen as a board member. One turn is one week, and the developer says the design borrows board games' worker placement.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/040/G104003/20260919025/\",\"title\":\"The house bought with a 35-year mortgage is a dictator-run condo. \\\"RULES OF RESIDENCE\\\" is a simulation of surviving collective housing with cards and dice [TGS2026]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4656,"outputTokens":655,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789793966,"createdAt":"2026-09-19T04:54:03.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-19T04:58:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T04:58:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1b41afb78d554acdd2a1a7c6","canonicalTitle":"35年ローンで買った家は独裁マンション。「RULES OF RESIDENCE」はカードとダイスで集合住宅を生き抜くシミュレーション［TGS2026］","representativeArticleId":"a_f84828694e82502de86f70a3","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"RULES OF RESIDENCE\"],\"studios\":[\"Toyzium\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-19T04:16:13.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-19T04:16:13.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T04:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/040/G104003/20260919025/","title":"35年ローンで買った家は独裁マンション。「RULES OF RESIDENCE」はカードとダイスで集合住宅を生き抜くシミュレーション［TGS2026］"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["RULES OF RESIDENCE"],"studios":["Toyzium"],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}