Cover art for The Boss

The Boss

2010 · BGG
Avg rating
6.79
Bayes rating
6.20
Weight
1.78 (Light)
Players
2-6
Playtime
40 min
Ratings count
2,703

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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.



Mechanics

Area Majority / Influence Auction / Bidding Betting and Bluffing Deduction

Themes

Mafia

Publishers

ABBA Games Blackrock Games Blue Orange Games Heidelberger Spieleverlag Jolly Thinkers Magellan Mancalamaro Playhouse Ltd Raven Distribution

Designers

Alain Ollier