The Boss cover
2010BGG rank #2,306

The Boss

by Alain Ollier · Blackrock Games

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Players2–6
Time40m
ComplexityLight
Age10+

About the game

What is The Boss?

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.

How it plays

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingBetting and BluffingDeduction

On the shelf

Categories

Card GameMafia

Questions players ask

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