Gangs
Evan Seifert
United States
Portland
Oregon
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I'm looking for games where each player leads a gang trying to control parts of a city, or earn prestige, or amass wealth, or eliminate rival gangs. I'm considering designing a game around the gang theme, and want to know what is already out there. Any help is appreciated!
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Chris Ferejohn
United States
San Francisco
California
Pitying fools as hard as I can...
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A chromey Risk-like game in which players control mafia families. Each side has "family" peices that help you earn money but that can be captured (and ransomed) or killed.
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William Hostman
United States
Eagle River
Alaska
Gaming in Greater Anchorage area, Alaska since 1978. Looking for Indy-willing RPG players in Eagle River (or willing to drive to Eagle River). Geekmail me if interested.
Yes, this really is what I looked like when I uploaded that avatar. Not that it's quite current anymore.
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Gangs in a city in an undead infested part of the Warhammer world.
Has campaign rules.
Essentially Fantasy Necromunda... same kind of scale, very close rules.
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William Hostman
United States
Eagle River
Alaska
Gaming in Greater Anchorage area, Alaska since 1978. Looking for Indy-willing RPG players in Eagle River (or willing to drive to Eagle River). Geekmail me if interested.
Yes, this really is what I looked like when I uploaded that avatar. Not that it's quite current anymore.
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Warhammer 40K sub-setting.
Gangs of the hive world of Necromunda fighting it out to amass prestige and just survive.
Again, intended for GM'd campaign play.
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William Hostman
United States
Eagle River
Alaska
Gaming in Greater Anchorage area, Alaska since 1978. Looking for Indy-willing RPG players in Eagle River (or willing to drive to Eagle River). Geekmail me if interested.
Yes, this really is what I looked like when I uploaded that avatar. Not that it's quite current anymore.
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While technically just outside the bounds, it's close enough in feel that you need to be aware of it. Vampire factions tend to look like gangs to the herd...
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William Hostman
United States
Eagle River
Alaska
Gaming in Greater Anchorage area, Alaska since 1978. Looking for Indy-willing RPG players in Eagle River (or willing to drive to Eagle River). Geekmail me if interested.
Yes, this really is what I looked like when I uploaded that avatar. Not that it's quite current anymore.
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SEVERAL RPG's
I'm only listing ones with emphases on the grab for power within the city and groups that would be construed as gangs.
Mainstream:
* Mutant Chronicles
* SLA Industries
* Vampire
* Werewolf
Lesser Known
* Mutazoids (Post-holocuast)
* Road Rebels - Car Wars knock-off
* The Five (2008 release! Wu-tang gangs face off in NYC)
* Gangbusters (OLD TSR RPG/Boardgame, set in prohibition era...)
Slightly off...
* Starchild: Velvet Generation (bands, rather than gangs)
* In Nomine (The gangs in question are literally angels or demons, but otherwise...)
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William Hostman
United States
Eagle River
Alaska
Gaming in Greater Anchorage area, Alaska since 1978. Looking for Indy-willing RPG players in Eagle River (or willing to drive to Eagle River). Geekmail me if interested.
Yes, this really is what I looked like when I uploaded that avatar. Not that it's quite current anymore.
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Actually, more generally, Car Wars has a running theme of Biker Gangs vs Fortress towns.
It's a common enough CW scenario that it's Gangs vs Cityfolk; the Sunday Drivers is an all out war. However, Many campaigns focused on one or another local gang within a larger city.
Again, an outlier, but notable for fan obsession.
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Halesowen Boardgamer
United Kingdom
Halesowen
West Midlands
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This old Avalon Hill title seems to fit the bill.
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Maybe not what you're looking for, but it certainly has (very famous) gangs...
"Two street gangs both alike in dignity,
In West Manhattan, where we lay our scene,
Do battle for their turf with pirouettes,
Leaping, spinning, fighting the Sharks and Jets.
This is a tactical combat game based on the musical West Side Story. Players control rival street gangs, The Sharks and The Jets, that are represented by individual counters. Gang members attack by snapping their fingers, singing and performing dance moves. They attempt to break the other gang's cool. Each character has a cool and uncool side. Leaders can rally uncool gang members. All combat is resolved on the Choreography Results Table."
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Board Game: Flickago
[Average Rating:6.75 Unranked]
Jeremiah Lee
United States
Ypsilanti
Michigan
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Three Inspectors have come to Chicago, and your gang wants to make sure they don't get any information about the family. The same thought has occurred to your nemesis, and you've both gathered your family and those loyal to you, ready for a fight.
Flickago is a flicking game where each player is trying to keep their gang members in the other gang's turf in order to keep the inspectors -out- of their home turf.
There's more strategy than just flicking hard, and plenty of decisions.
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Tony Ackroyd
United Kingdom
Brighton
E Sussex
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There are a couple of PBMs in existence like this. I've played a lot of "It's A Crime!" which is a pretty in-depth crime PBM.
There is at leas one other PBM one, but I can't remember the name.
On Facebook there are a couple of crime games. Mob Wars for instance.
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Bobby Doran
United States
Simi Valley
California
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Pietro Del Mar
United States
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this is a good one to check out
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Chris Bailey
United States
Broomfield
Colorado
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This is a fun area majority game where you also get to kill other gangsters and put them in the trunk of your car and dump them in the lake.
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Bruce Murphy
Australia
Pyrmont
NSW
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If you're willing to consider a rather older perspective on gangland things.
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Bruce Murphy
Australia
Pyrmont
NSW
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Controlling parts of the city in this one is, sadly, only implied.
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