The Godfather: Corleone's Empire (2017)

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The Godfather: Corleone's Empire (2017)


Theme: mid-1900s mafia fiction within The Godfather film/novel

Team: Developer Eric Lang & CMON Publishing

Players: 2-5 (3+ preferred)

Style: Competitive

Balance: Appropriate

Complexity: Moderate

Time: 60-90min (usual ~70min)


Components

Y Card

N Dice

Y Meeples

N Trackers

N Social Negotiation

N Building

N Leveling


Mechanics

N Keyword

Y Symbols

N Drafting


Pros

  • Appropriate theming and story related to The Godfather film and novel (*spoilers*)

  • Game board assists with setup components with notations

  • Colorblind assistance with unique meeples and iconology

  • Unique meeples with attached lore

  • Complexity is broken up between different phases as not everything the game requires players to do is presented all at once

  • Nuanced scoring options with jobs, turfs, and unseen amount of points for other players


Cons

  • Lack of personal rules reference sheets

  • Difficult to preplan turns as much can occur before your next turn, even with just 2 players

  • Unpainted figures

  • Colorblind assistance does not correlate with turf tokens (color only)


Closing Notes

The Godfather: Corleone’s Empire is an appropriately themed game based around building a criminal empire with the backdrop of the influential titular Godfather story. The group that I play with instantly loved this gem, with experiences for the source material ranging from fanatics to a general acceptance. I would highly recommend this game to fans of The Godfather, mafia fiction, and competitive multiplayer board games. Thanks for reading.

Do you feel this review helped in any way? Feel free to visit my Curator Page at Spearpoint Reviews on Steam.

Originally posted on May 18, 2022.

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