Lisbon after the Earthquake

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Tangential, but there is actually a board game based on the rebuild of Lisbon after the 1755 earthquake - Lisboa by Vital Lacerda[1].

Lacerda is a graphic designer come board game designer known for his intricate, heavy economic games. Lisboa is beautiful and strategically deep, one of the standout board games to come out last year.

[1]: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa

Isn't this a book review/ad? I'm genuinely curious as to why this has so many points on HN, what's important that I'm missing?

The 1755 earthquake is a fascinating historical event in it's own right. It is consensual among historians that it played a significant role in the shift of the balance of power in Europe at the time as well as deeply affecting the philosophy and intellectual thought in the enlightenment period. It is also usually pointed at as the beginning of the study of seismology.

As usual, wikipedia is a good place to start if this piques your interest =)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1755_Lisbon_earthquake

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How can this pass any kind of sane design or management?

A true apocalypse for one of the richest nations at its peak of power. The capital was gone in a matter of hours.

After the earthquake the king refused to ever again sleep inside a building, preferring to sleep under a (luxurious) tent for the rest of his life.

Maybe that almost everything was destroyed in 1755?

But yeah, it's just a lukewarm book review.

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