History

The game was designed by filmmaker Kyle Weinandy and published by Eagle Games

Eagle Games

-Background:Founded in 2001, the Eagle Games company is based in Plainfield, Illinois and was found by Glenn Drover.In 2007, the company was bought by Ashland, Oregon-based Gryphon Games. In 2010, the company produced 28 new board games designed principally by other gamers from around the world...

 in 2004.

Game Description

On a very large map of New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, including all the suburbs in Queens and Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

, players build up their gangs of thugs, goons and hit men. The players move around the board city in limos, speedboats and helicopters to attack their enemies in order to take control of boroughs to earn income and hire more gangsters. Players can kill their enemy's Boss and then control that gang or buy police protection and move around safely. When a player’s family members congregates in one borough, they are safe, but that earns the player no income bonuses. Put a family member in each borough and the player gets bonuses to income, but then they are vulnerable to attack.

Playing Pieces and Game Board

The game includes over 300 highly detailed miniatures, buildings, hit men, gangsters, limousines, speedboats and helicopters (with rotors that spin). The game board features an almost exact road map of New York and New Jersey.