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Year Published
1992
# of Players:
2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4 players
Recommended with 3, 4 players
(4 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
12 and up
(2 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
(2 voters) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
Gangsters
Alternate Names
Expanded By
Families
Description Edit | History

Players are "bosses" of organized crime in Chicago during the Prohibition era. Rival gangs fight over Speakeasies, Gambling Joints, and Protection Rackets. They try to direct the public into their "stablishmunts", whilst keeping the donut-boys-in-blue out. Using their Racketeers, Thugs and Vamps the players try to obtain joints and make money from the "unsuspecting" public who just happen to walk in to them. The game is fast moving, as each players turn is timed, and has some dire results. For example, when a hit is made the player who was shot gets a soaking (one trigger press only) with the *included* water pistol! There are numerous paths to victory that the players can take with their gang, with the twist that in the five player version one of the players has to play the cops...short-straw anyone?

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0 Gangsters Player Aid.doc
Gangsters Player Aid Cards version 1 Good to use when buying start up locations. These are the locations that you can reach on each die roll from the like numbered subway stations. Great if a public piece is coming out to go into your joint, bad if it's a cop to raid it.
2007-07-06
1 Gangsters_five_player_Alt_Rules.doc
5 player rules used at the WBC and PBEM
2006-08-03
1 gangsters_WBC_setup_sheet.JPG
This is the sheet used to trak starting gangs, joints and cash at the WBC
2006-08-03
0 Official Rules Clarifications.doc
Official Rules Clarifications for Gangsters
2004-08-13
0 Gangster Variant.doc
Variant for five players
2004-08-13
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 1737
Num Ratings: 208
Average Rating: 6.32
Standard Deviation: 1.39
Num Views: 32578
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Avg. Game Weight: 2.5 moreinfo
Fans: 0
Personal Comments: 88
Users Owning: 340
Users Wanting: 44
Users Trading: 15
Has Parts For Trade: 0
Want Parts In Trade: 3
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Total Plays: 145
Plays This Month: 0
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