SimCity, but with Permits

You are the mayor. You know exactly what this city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

你是市长。你非常清楚这座城市需要什么。现在，请设法让你的计划通过分区委员会、邻居、上诉法院以及下一次选举的考验。

Permit Pending is a city simulation in the spirit of the classics, with one difference: you are not a god. You are an elected mayor. Every apartment block, bus lane and factory goes through hearings, reviews, objections, lawsuits and appeals. The economy underneath is real. The neighbors are not always rational. Win the argument, or win the election. Ideally both.

《Permit Pending》是一款秉承经典精神的城市模拟游戏，但有一个区别：你不是上帝，而是一位民选市长。每一栋公寓楼、每一条公交车道和每一座工厂都要经过听证会、审查、反对、诉讼和上诉。底层的经济系统是真实的，邻居们也并不总是理性的。要么赢得辩论，要么赢得选举，最好两者兼得。

A typical case from your inbox. The economic answer was obvious. The political path was not.

收件箱里的一起典型案例。经济上的答案显而易见，但政治上的路径却并非如此。

New housing lowers rents and angers homeowners. New industry brings jobs and smog. Better transit attracts development, and development attracts opponents. Fix one problem and you create a new group of voters who are angry about it.

新建住房会降低租金，但也会激怒房主。新工业带来就业机会，但也带来雾霾。更好的交通吸引了开发项目，而开发项目又引来了反对者。解决了一个问题，你就会制造出一群对此感到愤怒的新选民。

Your inbox fills with applications, controversies and recurring characters. Negotiate concessions at public hearings, win votes on a seven-seat council, and spend your political clout wisely. Some cases last longer than your term.

你的收件箱里塞满了申请、争议和反复出现的角色。在公开听证会上协商让步，在七人议会中争取选票，并明智地运用你的政治影响力。有些案件的持续时间甚至比你的任期还要长。

Residents have ages, incomes and homes. Businesses hire, grow and leave. Land values, rents, jobs, taxes and services all connect. The city keeps changing while you are stuck in committee.

居民有年龄、收入和住所。企业会招聘、成长和离开。土地价值、租金、就业、税收和服务全都相互关联。当你被困在委员会中时，城市却在不断变化。

High-turnout groups have more power than their numbers suggest. Know who votes.

高投票率群体的权力比他们的人数所显示的要大。了解谁会去投票。

Heatmaps, graphs and plain explanations show why voters are angry and which decision did it.

热力图、图表和通俗的解释展示了选民为何愤怒，以及是哪项决策导致了这种结果。

The Gazette reports your successes, your scandals and your parking minimums.

《公报》报道你的成功、你的丑闻以及你的停车位最低限额规定。

No campaign and no win screen. The city goes on as long as the voters let you.

没有战役模式，也没有胜利画面。只要选民还让你留任，城市就会一直运行下去。

Start with a hamlet at a crossroads, or inherit somebody else’s problems.

从十字路口的一个小村庄开始，或者继承别人留下的烂摊子。

A hamlet at a crossroads and empty streets waiting for zoning.

十字路口的小村庄，空荡荡的街道等待着分区规划。

A small town with room to grow. Nobody is organized yet.

一个有发展空间的小镇。目前还没有人组织起来。

Housing demand and homeowners who are getting very organized.

住房需求，以及正在变得非常有组织的房主们。

A mature economy, severe land-use conflict and very entrenched interests.

成熟的经济、严重的土地使用冲突以及根深蒂固的利益集团。

“I support new housing. Just not here.”

“我支持新建住房，只是别建在这里。”

“The rent is too damn high!”

“租金高得离谱！”

“We have filed an appeal on procedural grounds. The procedure is the point.”

“我们已经以程序为由提起了上诉。程序本身就是关键所在。”

No. The game runs in your browser. Saves stay on your computer, and after the first visit the game also works offline.

不。游戏在你的浏览器中运行。存档保存在你的电脑上，首次访问后，游戏也可以离线运行。

A desktop or laptop with a current browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari). A mouse helps.

一台配有现代浏览器（Chrome、Edge、Firefox 或 Safari）的台式机或笔记本电脑。鼠标会有帮助。

Not exactly. It’s a sandbox. Your goal is the city you want, and your challenge is to stay in office long enough to build it.

不完全是。这是一个沙盒游戏。你的目标是建设你想要的城市，而你的挑战是在任期内坚持足够长的时间来完成它。

The hearing is scheduled. The neighbors are already here.

听证会已经安排好了。邻居们已经到了。