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The Boss

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Published
2010
Reach
Niche
Players
2–6
Play time
40 min
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Main mechanics

  • Area control
  • Auction & bidding
  • Hidden roles & bluffing
  • Deduction
  • Area control: Presence on the map decides who scores.
  • Auction & bidding: Value is set by what players are willing to pay.
  • Hidden roles & bluffing: Somebody at the table is not who they claim to be.
  • Deduction: You piece together hidden information from clues.
Full publisher description

With each card played, you gain more information about the loot or sanctions that may be yours for the taking in different American cities. Basing upon this information, you send out the members of your gang to those cities: some are pros, some are wannabes. Whoever has the most gang members in a city cashes the loot or undergoes the sanction. When going to Chicago, you have no choice but to split your takings with the boss himself: Al Capone. The further the game progresses, the higher the stakes are getting, especially in Chicago. The Boss is essentially a card game (with a small game board for keeping scores) of deduction, bluffing, and a lot of backstabbing.

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