
- BGG rank
- BGG #10,737
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Spectral Rails
- 3–4 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 2011

Rules assistance for Five Points: Gangs of New York – Flophouse
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Five Points: Gangs of New York – Flophouse is an expansion for Five Points: Gangs of New York released in 2013. It was designed by Morgan Dontanville and its main mechanics are Auction / Bidding and Area Majority / Influence.
This official Mayfair promo expansion was included as a retail give-away on a tile sheet titled: Limited Edition Promo Expansion Set #5. Expansion consist of one extra building tile. If you control this buildings' space at the end of the round, then you can remove up to three of your rabble from any neighborhood tile and return them to your headquarters.
Five Points: Gangs of New York – Flophouse belongs to these categories: Political and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Auction / Bidding and Area Majority / Influence. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Five Points: Gangs of New York – Flophouse are: Morgan Dontanville. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Five Points: Gangs of New York – Flophouse as an expansion for Five Points: Gangs of New York. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Five Points: Gangs of New York to use it. Check that your edition of Five Points: Gangs of New York is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.