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Rules assistance for La Cosa Nostra: Guns for Hire
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- 3–5 players
- 90 min
- 16+
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for La Cosa Nostra: Guns for Hire
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La Cosa Nostra: Guns for Hire is an expansion for La Cosa Nostra released in 2017 for 3–5 players and ages 16 and up. It was designed by Johannes Sich and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Take That, and Dice Rolling.
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About the game
Guns for Hire, an expansion for La Cosa Nostra, contains 30 new Gangster cards and five new Influence cards. The new gangsters are based on international gangs such as the Yakuza, the Mara and the Russian mafia. There are five new factions: The Bloody Crips, who specialise in completing jobs and making money. The Bad Hombres, who enable stronger attacks against other players. The Yakuza make it easier to build up your businesses. The Outlaws help you defend against attacks. The Eastern Droogs give you more options for actions. ••• Description from the publisher (German): Die Erweiterung für das knallharte Mafia-Kartenspiel. Neue Gangster und neue Möglichkeiten, deine Mitspieler über den Tisch zu ziehen. "Guns For Hire" beinhaltet 35 neue Karten, die mit dem Grundspiel "La Cosa Nostra" kombiniert werden (das Grundspiel wird benötigt). Es handelt sich um 30 neue Gangster-Karten mit individuellen Spezial-Fähigkeiten. Außerdem sind 5 neue Einflusskarten in der Box. Die neuen Gangster entstammen internationalen Gangs wie der Yakuza, den Maras oder der Russenmafia. Diese Spezialisten können im Laufe des Spiels angeworben werden, um die eigene Crew zu verstärken. In jeder Spielrunde stehen unterschiedliche Charaktere zum Anwerben bereit und die Spieler können ihre Auswahl der jeweiligen Spielsituation anpassen. Fünf Fraktionen mit unterschiedlichen Schwerpunkten eröffnen neue taktische Optionen und strategische Entscheidungen: Die Bloody Crips sind darauf spezialisiert, Jobs zu erledigen und Geld zu verdienen. Die Bad Hombres ermöglichen dir noch schlagkräftigere Angriffe gegen andere Spieler. Die Yakuza erleichtert dir Investitionen, um dein Business-Imperium auszuweiten. Die Outlaws sind defensiv aufgestellt und schützen dich gegen feindliche Angriffe. Die Eastern Droogs sind dynamisch und erweitern deine Handlungsmöglichkeiten.
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Questions and answers
La Cosa Nostra: Guns for Hire supports 3–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists La Cosa Nostra: Guns for Hire for ages 16 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
La Cosa Nostra: Guns for Hire has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
La Cosa Nostra: Guns for Hire belongs to these categories: Card Game, Bluffing, and Mafia. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Take That, and Dice Rolling. 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 La Cosa Nostra: Guns for Hire are: Johannes Sich. 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 La Cosa Nostra: Guns for Hire as an expansion for La Cosa Nostra. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need La Cosa Nostra to use it. Check that your edition of La Cosa Nostra is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.