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(More customer reviews)Roll up your sleeves and get ready for some street action in Rio
Grande's recent card game release, Famiglia. The pressure's on as the
two most influential mafia lords compete in a face-off to recruit the
best members for their gangs and emerge as the head honcho over all.
Created by German board game designer Friedemann Friese (Power Grid,
Factory Manager), this game offers the type of creativity and
strategically balanced gameplay for which Friedemann in known.
Famiglia is a great fit for those looking for a fast-paced two-player
card game. It will surely not disappoint.
Among the dozens of different gang members, you must select the most
promising from the four families (La Famiglia, the Accountants, the
Mercenaries, and the Brutes), each known for their distinctive
abilities. Will it be the Brutes, skillful in intimidation, or will
you select the Accountants, who cleverly allow you to reuse a strong
card's abilities multiple times? A blend of both is typically
desirable, but the order in which you recruit them can make all the
difference. Throughout the game, you try to collect pairs of low-level
family members who can influence the more valuable family members to
join your gang. A keen awareness of the other player's strategy is
crucial in succeeding, because a smart player will manipulate the
choices available to their opponent. Each member recruited is worth a
certain number of victory points, and at the end of the game, the
mafia leader who collected most victory points is the winner. It's
easy to learn, but the winning strategies take planning and
premeditation.
For a game consisting of only a deck of cards, the strategy of
Famiglia is solid. When I play with my husband, our matches are
usually within just a few points of each other, and the different
available play styles are well-balanced. In addition, the art for the
game is very well done, making it visually appealing to play. It has
such a unique and creative style that I think many people could enjoy
this game, even those who typically shy away from strategy games. A
typical game only takes about 20 minutes, so we love having a quick
match right before bed or during a lull in our daily activities.
The style of Famiglia, coupled with its relative simplicity to learn,
make it an attractive option for a wide variety of gamers. Don't let
the little box deceive you--a lot of fun is packed into that tiny
container! I highly recommend Famiglia as a small but strategic
two-player card game. Viva La Mafia!
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The new 2 player card game from 2F-Spiele - a game you cannot refuse!Story:Two Mafia-bosses try to recruit the most and also best members for their gangs.Prepare yourself for a fierce duel. Cleverly use the features of the four different families, snatch the most valuable gangsters away from your opponent. Your goal: have the best gang at the end of the game.Idea of the game:The players collect gangsters, with the goal of collecting the higher-valued gangsters. With the exception of the smallest gangsters (the "0" cards), a player normally needs two identical gangsters (same family, same value), to be able to take a gangster with the next higher value of the same family into his hand. When he does this, he places one of the smaller gangsters from his hand into his play area (the area near him on the table). To get the higher gangsters in a faster way, the player may use the special abilities of the different families, but at the cost of placing more gangsters in his play area. By doing so, however, a player may reduce his options and so must carefully plan these actions so that he can end the game with the most influential gang.
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