BGG rank #472 · 2017

The Godfather: Corleone's Empire

The Godfather: Corleone's Empire (2017) is #472 in the BoardGameGeek Top 1000: 2–5 players, 60–90 min, ages 14+. Designed by Eric M. Lang.

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Year: 2017
Players: 2–5
Play time: 60–90 min
Age: 14+

About the game

Designer Eric Lang, known for his "dudes on a map" games, describes The Godfather: Corleone's Empire — a standalone big box board game with high-quality miniatures — as "thugs on a map".In short, the game is a streamlined, confrontational worker placement game filled with murder and intrigue.

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Mechanics

Area Majority / Influence Auction / Bidding Hand Management Memory Open Drafting Take That Variable Player Powers Worker Placement Worker Placement, Different Worker Types

Designers

Eric M. Lang

Artists

Nicolas Fructus, Karl Kopinski, Richard Wright

Publishers

CMON Global Limited, ADC Blackfire Entertainment, asmodee, Asterion Press, CrowD Games, Delta Vision Publishing, Edge Entertainment, Galápagos Jogos, Planeta Igor, Portal Games, Spaghetti Western Games, Yayoi The Dreamer, 本长文化

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