Speakeasy

The base game supports 1–4 players. Multiplayer uses a setup round, eleven player rounds across four Acts in a 4/3/3/1 pattern, then final scoring. Lucky Luciano phases follow Acts 1–3.

On each turn you may use one Helper card, then must place a Capo at an available Person of Interest and resolve its location actions, then draw an Operations card. A person normally accepts one Capo per Act; the Restaurant has no Capo limit.

Operations cards played to your board replace the previous card of that type, give the printed benefit, then resolve their action except during setup. Their Leverage becomes active immediately. Operations and Strength levels increase Infamy and are capped at five, with extra card costs at specified high levels.

A building operates if no Cop is in its district or it is protected by a Family Member. A non-operating building cannot produce, receive or sell barrels and normally does not count for zone payouts or scoring; only explicitly marked goals and crates provide exceptions.

Produce barrels with an Operating Stills, transport them through a Garage action, and sell from Operating Speakeasies, Nightclubs or Casinos. Stills, Fleet and Party levels limit the relevant capacity; Infamy and venue type determine the sales price.

Opening buildings and upgrading your own venues expand your network. Players may take over eligible Mobster Speakeasies, but cannot take over those of their own Associate. Successful attacks require strength strictly greater than defense; players do not attack one another’s buildings.

In each Mob War resolve districts in ascending order. For each threatened building, meet or exceed the Mobster’s Mob War strength to defend, using permitted Goons or a paid Associate. Family Members do not add defense strength. Failed defenses remove the building and its protecting Family Member.

After Mob War and police arrivals, determine district control using protection and Operating-building hierarchy, not building count. Zone payout rankings include Mobsters; tied positions receive the lowest payout among those positions. Cooking Books claims eligible empty goal spaces and pays money into your safe.

Cash can be spent normally; spending one dollar from safe funds costs two safe dollars. At final scoring, add cash and safe money at face value, Protected-building awards and unique-bottle Helper awards. Most money wins; multiplayer ties compare Protected buildings, all buildings, placed Books, then Family Members.

Official solo uses Jo and the two-player framework with its own setup and action/district decks. Jo does not use trucks, Operations cards or a safe, and ignores specified costs and bonuses. His buildings still need to operate; he pays for Mob War defense and loses a building if unable to pay at least $1. Win by finishing with strictly more money than Jo.