Major US cities duke it out here Fantasy Brawls style. Each metro enters the arena with a stat line built from population depth, metro scale, land footprint, local economic muscle, airport reach, and transit quality. Here is the read on how those numbers land in battle:
| Stat | Raw Source Rule | Battle Use |
|---|---|---|
| HP | Metro population | Max health pool |
| ATK | GDP, airport pull, culture, and growth pressure | Base damage |
| DEF | Metro depth, land room, transit, and infrastructure weight | Damage reduction |
| SPD | Airport throughput, transit quality, and city tempo | Turn order |
| CRIT | Culture, visibility, and economic punch | Critical hit chance |
| MORALE | Momentum and civic energy | Attack pressure and comeback bias |
| STAMINA | Metro depth, throughput, and modern growth blend | Action economy |
| REGION | Shared US region tags | Team morale and stamina synergy |
This simulator is intentionally modern. Cities do not get the same historical era treatment as countries because the point here is to pit today's metros against each other at full contemporary scale. A city's numbers are meant to capture how dangerous it feels right now: how much population it can throw into the mix, how much money and movement it controls, and how hard it is to slow down once it gets rolling.
Massive health pool, ruthless pace, and enough economic weight to turn almost any fight into a grind.
Fast, flashy, and dangerous when momentum is on its side. Miami fights like a heat check that got out of hand.
A dense legacy bruiser with real defensive backbone. Chicago usually wins by making lighter cities hit a wall.
The Northeast groups the dense legacy corridor cities that run from New England into the old northeastern urban belt. In this simulator, that usually means strong economic depth, layered infrastructure, and compact city cores.
This simulator currently includes 5 cities in Northeast: New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Boston, Baltimore.
Average simulator profile: HP 37.2, ATK 36.4, DEF 37.8, SPD 66.4, CRIT 41.4, STAM 39.2, and MORALE 59.0.
Current standouts inside this roster: highest HP goes to New York City, highest ATK to New York City, highest DEF to New York City, highest SPD to New York City, and highest CRIT to New York City.
The Mid-Atlantic covers the corridor cities around Washington, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. These cities tend to blend federal weight, port access, logistics muscle, and older transit systems.
This simulator currently includes 4 cities in Mid-Atlantic: New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Baltimore.
Average simulator profile: HP 41.5, ATK 39.2, DEF 40.8, SPD 67.0, CRIT 43.5, STAM 42.0, and MORALE 57.5.
Current standouts inside this roster: highest HP goes to New York City, highest ATK to New York City, highest DEF to New York City, highest SPD to New York City, and highest CRIT to New York City.
The Southeast groups the fast-growing metros across the lower Atlantic and inland South. The profile here leans on population gains, sprawl, logistics, and cultural momentum.
This simulator currently includes 6 cities in Southeast: Jacksonville, Charlotte, Nashville, Atlanta, Miami, New Orleans.
Average simulator profile: HP 12.3, ATK 11.8, DEF 10.7, SPD 30.7, CRIT 18.8, STAM 12.2, and MORALE 51.7.
Current standouts inside this roster: highest HP goes to Atlanta, highest ATK to Atlanta, highest DEF to Atlanta, highest SPD to Atlanta, and highest CRIT to Atlanta.
Florida is broken out because its biggest metros play differently from the rest of the South. These cities bring tourism pressure, air traffic, and very large metro populations into the fight.
This simulator currently includes 2 cities in Florida: Jacksonville, Miami.
Average simulator profile: HP 15.5, ATK 12.0, DEF 12.5, SPD 27.0, CRIT 17.0, STAM 13.0, and MORALE 40.5.
Current standouts inside this roster: highest HP goes to Miami, highest ATK to Miami, highest DEF to Miami, highest SPD to Miami, and highest CRIT to Miami.
Great Lakes cities come out of the old industrial belt. Their strengths usually show up as land footprint, manufacturing legacy, rail depth, and heavy-infrastructure stamina.
This simulator currently includes 5 cities in Great Lakes: Chicago, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Minneapolis.
Average simulator profile: HP 17.2, ATK 13.8, DEF 13.4, SPD 36.8, CRIT 16.4, STAM 15.4, and MORALE 23.0.
Current standouts inside this roster: highest HP goes to Chicago, highest ATK to Chicago, highest DEF to Chicago, highest SPD to Chicago, and highest CRIT to Chicago.
The Midwest filter captures the interior population centers that are not strictly Great Lakes-first. These cities are usually balanced, broad, and less flashy, but they hold up well in longer fights.
This simulator currently includes 6 cities in Midwest: Chicago, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Minneapolis, Kansas City.
Average simulator profile: HP 15.3, ATK 12.2, DEF 11.8, SPD 32.5, CRIT 14.5, STAM 13.5, and MORALE 20.7.
Current standouts inside this roster: highest HP goes to Chicago, highest ATK to Chicago, highest DEF to Chicago, highest SPD to Chicago, and highest CRIT to Chicago.
Texas is its own preset because its major metros are enormous and distinct enough to carry a full internal rivalry tier. In this simulator they lean on size, airport reach, and economic punch.
This simulator currently includes 5 cities in Texas: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth.
Average simulator profile: HP 25.0, ATK 16.2, DEF 17.4, SPD 35.4, CRIT 20.8, STAM 17.4, and MORALE 52.4.
Current standouts inside this roster: highest HP goes to Dallas, highest ATK to Dallas, highest DEF to Dallas, highest SPD to Dallas, and highest CRIT to Dallas.
The Southwest groups the hot-weather growth cities built around scale, sprawl, highways, and fast-expanding population bases. They tend to bring reach and momentum more than density.
This simulator currently includes 2 cities in Southwest: Phoenix, Las Vegas.
Average simulator profile: HP 13.5, ATK 10.0, DEF 8.5, SPD 31.5, CRIT 15.0, STAM 11.0, and MORALE 41.0.
Current standouts inside this roster: highest HP goes to Phoenix, highest ATK to Phoenix, highest DEF to Phoenix, highest SPD to Phoenix, and highest CRIT to Phoenix.
Mountain West cities are more isolated but often very stable. Their simulator profile leans on runway access, land room, and strong modern growth patterns.
This simulator currently includes 1 city in Mountain West: Denver.
Average simulator profile: HP 10.0, ATK 13.0, DEF 9.0, SPD 50.0, CRIT 18.0, STAM 14.0, and MORALE 43.0.
Current standouts inside this roster: highest HP goes to Denver, highest ATK to Denver, highest DEF to Denver, highest SPD to Denver, and highest CRIT to Denver.
The West Coast preset captures the broad Pacific edge, mixing port influence, tech economies, density, and air reach. These cities often hit hard even when they do not have the biggest land footprint.
This simulator currently includes 6 cities in West Coast: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Portland.
Average simulator profile: HP 21.2, ATK 25.8, DEF 25.3, SPD 58.5, CRIT 31.7, STAM 27.3, and MORALE 58.3.
Current standouts inside this roster: highest HP goes to Los Angeles, highest ATK to Los Angeles, highest DEF to Los Angeles, highest SPD to San Francisco, and highest CRIT to Los Angeles.
The Pacific Northwest collects the northern coastal cities with strong port, aerospace, and tech identities. They tend to score well on logistics, mobility, and disciplined city systems.
This simulator currently includes 2 cities in Pacific Northwest: Seattle, Portland.
Average simulator profile: HP 11.5, ATK 15.0, DEF 15.0, SPD 57.0, CRIT 20.5, STAM 18.0, and MORALE 47.5.
Current standouts inside this roster: highest HP goes to Seattle, highest ATK to Seattle, highest DEF to Seattle, highest SPD to Seattle, and highest CRIT to Seattle.
California is broken out because the state’s biggest cities form a full tier of their own. In practice this preset gives players a cleaner way to run LA, San Diego, San Francisco, and other California-heavy battles.
This simulator currently includes 3 cities in California: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco.
Average simulator profile: HP 31.3, ATK 37.3, DEF 37.7, SPD 62.3, CRIT 43.7, STAM 38.0, and MORALE 70.7.
Current standouts inside this roster: highest HP goes to Los Angeles, highest ATK to Los Angeles, highest DEF to Los Angeles, highest SPD to San Francisco, and highest CRIT to Los Angeles.
The Sun Belt preset groups the fast-growth southern and western metros that have expanded aggressively in the modern era. It is useful when you want sprawling, high-throughput cities on the board together.
This simulator currently includes 14 cities in Sun Belt: Los Angeles, Houston, Phoenix, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Jacksonville, Fort Worth, Charlotte, Nashville, Atlanta, Miami, New Orleans, Las Vegas.
Average simulator profile: HP 20.6, ATK 16.8, DEF 16.5, SPD 35.3, CRIT 22.6, STAM 17.4, and MORALE 53.4.
Current standouts inside this roster: highest HP goes to Los Angeles, highest ATK to Los Angeles, highest DEF to Los Angeles, highest SPD to Los Angeles, and highest CRIT to Los Angeles.
Battles are fought in a best of 3 format, with each team picking 1, 2, or 3 cities to fight. This is a turn based battle system, very similar to Fantasy Brawls, Pokemon, and other classic games. When its your turn, you can pick from a variety of commands to try and outplay your opposing city.
Experiment with different city combinations and strategies to see what lineup actually controls the map. If you land on a truly nasty squad, share it on social media and tag us @FantasyBrawls so we can see which metros you are backing.
PvP will be coming in a future update, so you can battle your friends and other players online. I also want to expand this simulator with matchup modes that lean harder into what makes one city different from another, including airport-heavy builds, crime stats, tourism or culture nuances that let smaller cities punch above their raw population tier. If you have any suggestions for features or improvements, please drop me an email at [email protected] or a DM on Twitter @FantasyBrawls. I'm always looking for ways to make the game more fun and engaging, and I love hearing from the community.
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