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Bootleggers
It's January 1921. Prohibition has been in effect for a year, and it looks like the 18th Amendment is here to stay. The problem, however, is that outlawing the "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquor
What is Bootleggers
It's January 1921. Prohibition has been in effect for a year, and it looks like the 18th Amendment is here to stay. The problem, however, is that outlawing the "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors" hasn't done anything to reduce the demand for booze! As a result, illegal stills dot the countryside and secret (or not-so-secret!) speakeasies are popping up all over in cities large and small. Local law enforcement may look the other way (especially if they're properly motivated) but Elliot Ness' G-Men are harder to convince. With this much money at stake, organized crime is sure to take an interest.
In Bootleggers, players take on the role of enterprising bosses seeking to make a name for themselves in the illegal alcohol trade at the height of the 1920's prohibition era. Deceit, lies, and alliances of convenience are the norm as players attempt to control distribution through money and corruption by muscling in on the competition, paying off the local law authorities, building underground speakeasies, and shipping trucks of "hooch"!
Game details
- Players
- 3–6
- Age
- +14
- Duration
- 90 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 2004
- Mechanics
- Area Majority / Influence · Open Drafting · Simultaneous Action Selection
- Categories
- Economic · Industry / Manufacturing · Mafia
- Designer
- Don Beyer
- Publisher
- Eagle-Gryphon Games
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Es un juego gracioso, aunque quizás demasiado largo para estar tan basado en los dados.
Juego de mayorías y negociación ambientado en la américa en la época de la ley seca y los gánsteres. Cada jugador lleva una familia de Gangsters que destila whiskey y lo vende después en diversas tabernas. Cada taberna paga el whiskey a un precio variable. Con mayorías se puede conseguir asegurarte la venta del whiskey que produzcas , o incluso tener el control total de la taberna, con lo que te llevas comisión de todo lo que vendan el resto de los jugadores. En cada turno, se hace una puja con cartas, para determinar el orden, se genera whiskey con una tirada de dados (segun los alambiques y
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How many players is Bootleggers for?
Bootleggers plays with 3–6 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 90 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 14.
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