From the publisher's website:

Welcome to the city of Machi Koro, the Japanese card game that is sweeping the world! Armed only with your trusty die and a dream, you must grow the sleepy town of Machi Koro into the largest city in the region. You will need to collect income from developments, build public works, and steal from your neighbors coffers (just make sure they aren’t doing the same to you)! They say you can’t build Rome in a day, but Machi Koro will be built in under 30 minutes! Machi Koro is a fast-paced and light-hearted die-rolling, engine-building game for you and up to 3 friends. Machi Koro more than holds up to the massive worldwide hype it has garnered. It’s the little game that packs a big wallop of fun in under 30 minutes. One round of Machi Koro and you’ll defect from your country to take up permanent residence in this magical world.