Product Description
WITH A SMILE: The award winner
A reason to celebrate: The board game-loving social media community has voted With a Smile & a Gun "Best 2-Person Board Game" at "The Guardian Awards 2024". The award is organised by the Brettspielgarde.
WITH A SMILE: The game world
Feel like you've been transported back to the dark days of Prohibition, when illegal business flourished on the black market in the USA! Lead a criminal gang and outwit your rivals to control the underground. To do this, you must plan your actions carefully and react cleverly to your opponent. Will you call the cops to blow up his business? Or would you rather keep your feet still and go all out again next time? Dark supernatural powers and mysterious potions can help you! The only question is why they are forbidden ...
WITH A SMILE: The game idea
In this exciting and tactical dice placement game, you have to dominate districts in your city. In return, you will be rewarded with various resources. These can either be victory points or magic potions that change the rules of the game in your favour. Grab dice to move and carry out actions. Use your henchmen to secure the most lucrative deals for your criminal empire. But beware: in each game, a new, unknown character - known only as "The Shadow" - moves through the city and thwarts all your plans.
This is the game material
Take on the extensive solo campaign or face off against another gangster boss. Every game is a new challenge!
Shadow cards:
Each game features a randomly selected "shadow" - a character that moves through the city at the end of the round and influences the game board. Will you meet "The Detective", "The Viper" or the "Corrupt"? The latter, for example, makes all police officers disappear from a certain part of the city.
Monster shadows:
In this supernatural world, there are of course also supernatural shadows; for example, "The Water Creature", "The Cursed One" or "The Guardian", who fiercely defends the resources in the city centre!
Potion cards:
These cards determine when and how the "Potion" resource can be used during the game. In addition to potions such as "Seduction" and "Soulmate", there is also the "Second Chance": You can re-roll any number of dice - for better actions or to annoy your opponent!
Actions / Scoring:
Take a six-sided die during your turn and choose an action: For example, call the cops or send your henchmen to another neighbourhood." The back of the card tells you how the game is scored at the end of the round.
Gameplay / variants:
You can see the different phases of a game round on your gameplay card. If you have the lowest police investigation level, you get a bonus action! The back of the card tells you how you can vary the game.
Resources & henchmen:
The game also contains numerous resource tiles and a cloth bag, playing pieces and number dice. The coloured dice represent your henchmen and the police.
- Recommended age: 10 years and up
- Number of players: 1-2 people
- Playing time: 30 minutes