Crime Lords is a mafia themed turn-based strategy game in which you move units, claim territory and exploit resources to grow and fight other clans over dominion on a hexagonal grid map.
It features an innovative take on the classic 4X genre, with an historically themed representation of the sicilian mafia on abstract maps of Palermo, Chicago and New York City.
Mafia Theme
Step into the shoes of a sicilian mafioso during the formative years of the cosa nostra. Choose among the unique economic opportunities of the rural outskirts of Palermo to the industrial rackets of New York City and Chicago. Leverage your wealth and power to corrupt officials and maneuver the treacherous landscape of organised crime to become the Boss of Bosses.
4X Gameplay
innovative mafia-themed 4X gameplay interpretation
move units on the map and explore opportunities to create rackets and defend against rivals
claim areas and expand your territory among the rural, suburban and urban neighbourhoods of the map
establish rackets to gain wealth and influence strengthening your organisation
fight rival clans in tactical combat and diplomatic power plays
Resource Management
Exploit the neighbourhoods, each with distinct opportunities for racketeering in various categories like extortion, theft, smuggling, finance, labor and commerce:
collect protection from businesses in your turf
highjack transport vehicles and warehouses with valuable goods from local businesses like lemon groves and sulfur mines
establish smuggling routes for illicit goods like alcohol and narcotics
set up gambling dens and loan sharking operations
infiltrate unions to hold sway over labourers
control the supply as well as the price of goods through market fixing
Empire Building
carve out individual turfs on the map
establish crews of soldiers and capo-regimes and assign them to turfs
appoint an administration consisting of an underboss and a consigliere
leverage each member's unique strengths and weaknesses to boost the efficiency of the organisation
fight rival factions and take over their territories to grow your dominion
gain prestige and compete with other factions over supremacy of the map
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