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1981 Ranked #21,162

The Roaring 20's

An asymmetric crime game has mobsters build wealth through jobs, hijacking, and hits while a commissioner tries to stop them. The commissioner can also take bribes, turning law enforcement into another route toward the greatest wealth.

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Players

3-6

Play time

60-180 min

Age

12+

Complexity

1.67/5

Rating

5.67

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

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The Roaring 20's is an exciting, fast-paced game where players seek victory by accumulating the most wealth. Each mobster player receives money from his speakeasy and attempts to pull big jobs, hijack other players' loot and send out "hit men" to even up old scores.

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The Roaring 20's is an exciting, fast-paced game where players seek victory by accumulating the most wealth. Each mobster player receives money from his speakeasy and attempts to pull big jobs, hijack other players' loot and send out "hit men" to even up old scores. As the police commissioner, players have to stop crime as thrilling high speed chases find mobsters using second cars to run through police road blocks and "choppers" to knock police cars out of the chase. Or, the police commissioner can turn "crooked" and take bribes and make deals with the mobster players. It's all part of the fun and excitement in this game that allows you to relive that famous part of history known as the Roaring Twenties!

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Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
3–5
Play time
60–180 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.7/5
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Designers

1
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Publishers

1
Yaquinto

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