Shadows of Macao

Shadows of Macao 2019

6.3 /10
BGG rating
#15668
BGG rank
1.6
Weight
2–4
Players
2
Best at
30
Minutes
10
Age

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About the Game

In the underbelly of Macao, city of crimes, the local mafia’s Boss is dead, leading to a power vacuum. The Boss’s widow has put you in charge of the family business. Will you develop your shady activities into a true criminal empire? There’s only a single seat available at the top…

Shadows of Macao is an engine-building game where players extend their empire by using shifty informants and establishments of ill reputation. During their turn, each player can do one of three things: contact an informant and receive their card that can be used to produce resources; spend these resources to recruit an informant permanently in their triad, and activate their special power; or build one of the available establishments. The game accelerates as the players build their engine, until each choice becomes critical to your victory!

The game ends when a player has recruited a total of 7 members in their triad, or if there are no more establishments available. Each building is worth a certain amount of money, and the richest player wins!

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Also known as
In den Schatten von Macau · Les Ombres de Macao
BGG ratings
113 · geek rating 5.54
BGG data
refreshed Sep 7, 2026