La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War

Two teams of two fight for 1980s Sicily with secret orders, fighters and bombs.

Designer: Maximilian Maria Thiel
Published by: Feuerland Spiele
Editions by: Capstone Games, Maldito Games, Galakta, Lavka Games, YOKA Games, BoardM Factory, Super Meeple, テンデイズゲームズ (TendaysGames), Boardgame Atelier

La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War is a long, serious team game set in 1980s Sicily, when rival mob families fought for supremacy. Four players split into two teams of two and compete for control of the island, each person leading one of six families with special abilities. Every round has two phases. In the planning phase you develop your family's abilities and place fighters and secret orders on the board. In the combat phase the orders are revealed and carried out, and you use fighters and bombs to dominate as many regions as possible. The combat system is simple but makes every fight a small psychological duel. The team that coordinates its abilities best takes Sicily. Three hours, age sixteen and up, 2023.

2 vs 2 team play for four playersSix families with special abilitiesSecret orders resolved in the combat phase

Who it's for

You have a regular group of four who like long strategy evenings with teammates, area control and bluffing.

Not for you if…

You want something short or you do not have exactly four people. The game is built for four and takes about three hours.

Vibe's take

Scheming and tense: you spend one phase quietly planning and the next watching your orders collide with your opponents' in a showdown of guesses.