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The Brotherhood

The Brotherhood 1972

Design Frank Chadwick , John Harshman , John Hill (I) Art Roy Guzzio , David Martin (II) , Chris Purcell Publisher Conflict Games
6.3 /10
BGG rating
#21650
BGG rank
2.2
Weight
2–5
Players
4
Best at
60–180
Minutes
10
Age
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About the Game

Originally published by Conflict in 1972, then re-published by GDW in 1983.

You are a Godfather of a criminal family struggling to control the city's rackets, winning by amassing the greatest amount of wealth in a year's time. Hire thugs and hit men, control rackets in neighborhoods and bribe judges and politicians to get opposing thugs arrested or their rackets shut down. Placements are done simultaneously by having players write down their purchases. When the shooting starts, it is resolved by the ever-reliable die roll. Random Grand Jury Investigations are always there to upset any plan. Includes negotiation and features nice strategy dilemmas between diversification and concentration and how much one wants to try for the more lucrative but more targeted areas.

Filed Under

Categories
Bluffing Fighting Mafia Negotiation Wargame
Mechanics
Area Majority / Influence Dice Rolling Negotiation Paper-and-Pencil Player Elimination Secret Unit Deployment Simultaneous Action Selection
BGG ratings
56 · geek rating 5.51
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