Five Families INT

In "Five Families," you take on the role of mafia bosses in 1930s New York, competing for dominance over the city. The goal is to have the most influence points at the end. The central mechanism of the game revolves around using your "mobsters" to make a claim on district cards. You take these cards from an open market and place them in your "Claim Area". In this phase, the cards are not yet secure and can be taken by other players. To permanently secure a district, you must "Take Control" in a later turn. To do this, you pay money, after which the card moves to your "Control Area". It then provides you with income (money or new mobsters) and counts for points at the end of the game. When all three districts of a colored area are controlled, an area scoring determines who has placed the most mobsters there to receive bonus points. The game ends as soon as control has been taken over all districts.