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Rules assistance for The Pursuit of Happiness: Thug Life
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 60–90 min
- 18+
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for The Pursuit of Happiness: Thug Life
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The Pursuit of Happiness: Thug Life is an expansion for The Pursuit of Happiness released in 2019 for 1–4 players, 60–90 minutes per game, and ages 18 and up. It was designed by David Chircop, Konstantinos Kokkinis, and Adrian Abela and its main mechanics are Income, Open Drafting, and Worker Placement.
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About the game
A humorous 60 cards expansion for Pursuit of Happiness (age 18+) that lets you pursue the life of a criminal. The Thug Life expansion is a new deck, for ages 18+, that gives you the ability to pursue your happiness in a more unconventional way: be a mobster, a corrupt politician or a professional forger, do heists and prison breaks, buy assault rifles and steal cars, launder money and dominate the world! With Thug Life you can do all of these and more! The Thug Life cards will make your Pursuit of Happiness games mischievous, iconic and cinematic, always with a humorous approach. You will be able to pursue a ….different lifestyle than usual, having the choice to get a taste of the Thug Life, or even make Thug Life your everyday routine, the choice is yours! The Thug Life mini expansion consists of 60 cards, which include: 24 Projects 9 Items 7 Activities 5 Partners 11 Jobs 2 Life Goals 2 Child Traits
Mechanics
Publishers
- Niza Gams
- Czacha Games
- Kobold Spieleverlag
- Super Meeple
- Artipia Games
Questions and answers
The Pursuit of Happiness: Thug Life supports 1–4 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 listed playing time for The Pursuit of Happiness: Thug Life is 60–90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists The Pursuit of Happiness: Thug Life for ages 18 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.
The Pursuit of Happiness: Thug Life 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.
The Pursuit of Happiness: Thug Life belongs to these categories: Economic, Mature / Adult, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Income, Open Drafting, and Worker Placement. 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 The Pursuit of Happiness: Thug Life are: David Chircop, Konstantinos Kokkinis, and Adrian Abela. 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 The Pursuit of Happiness: Thug Life as an expansion for The Pursuit of Happiness. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Pursuit of Happiness to use it. Check that your edition of The Pursuit of Happiness is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.