How To Play ‘The Family’

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Here you will find videos that show you how to play the games we make. We recognise that not everyone likes to read rules in tiny fine print, so we made videos for you.

In an effort to remain as paper-free as possible, having video tutorials helps us fulfil that.

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What's in the box? Watch to find out! We have all sorts of action cards, crime boss cards and a collection of real-life gangsters with some info on each card so you can learn as you play!
How to occupy locatiions so that you can get your bonuses, and how to take locations away from others (stopping them from getting their bonuses).
Heres a slightly more granular video showing how to set the game up!
A video to show you the worst case scenario when playing The Family. It shows you a game that hasbeen set up, and after a few cards it's chaos for one player.
You get bonuses through the game. Heres a video to show you what they are and what you need to do to get them! 1) Attack after drawing cards 2) Attack a rival's associates 3) +1 score on the dice 4) After eliminating a rival, claim their locations (3-4 player game) 5) After eliminating a rival, draw a bonus card if you want (3-4 player game) 6) After eliminating a rival, attack another rival if they are vulnerable (3-4 player game)
Each crime family has a perk. Here's what they are! 1) Yakuza start the game with 5 associates in play 2) Mafia are allowed up to 6 associates on their family card during the game 3) Gangsters can re-roll the defending dice when they lose a fight once per game 4) The Cartel can send a rival associate to the hospital at the end of their turn, used once per game
Attack your rivals to win the game, or Attack their associates on their family card to help you win in the near future! Text provided forthose who can't listen to the audio right now.
Here's how you draw a card! Draw more cards if you occupy locations, and action each one in turn. Some of the cards are FBI cards, so watch out!
How to move your associates if you decide to do this for your turn: Good for reinforcing your linked location, or for feinforcing someone else's linked location thet YOU occupy.
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