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Fagin's Gang

Players

2-6

Time

?-?

Age

10+

Weight

2.41

Rating

5.71

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.4

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.0

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation.

Replay value

Fagin's Gang offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, expansions, and strategic depth. The game scales well with different player counts and has moderate ease of learning. Overall, it provides a highly replayable experience.

Luck profile

Fagin's Gang has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements such as dice rolls or card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to influence and mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game's outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating. Overall, Fagin's Gang offers a fair balance between luck and player agency.

Overview

In this economic strategy game, you play a member of Charles Dickens' infamous gang of pilfering street urchins from Oliver Twist. Fagin trusts you and has given you charge of a small band of 5 urchins to scour London for easy pickings. Each of your urchins takes one of 6 locations from Dickensian London (there is always one neighborhood you can't travel to). Urchins try to avoid the police constables and steal goods to help the other members of the gang at other locations. Everyone meets periodically at Smithfield Market to trade, to swap booty and experiences - and to make money. Goods are essential for movement, but ultimately these must be balanced with your cash to win the game.

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Credits

Designers

1
Dean Conrad

Publishers

1
Ludorum Games

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