Bootleg Boss: Speakeasy Wars

Ten years into Prohibition, and the whole city is thirsty. The cops take their cut, the families carve up the streets, and a kid from the docks has a truck, a Tommy gun, and nothing to lose. In Bootleg Boss: Speakeasy Wars, run whiskey into town, guard the door of your own speakeasy, and take the city one block at a time. Haul the Whiskey. Beat the Headlights. Load the crates at a farm still before sunrise and point the truck toward the city. Dirt roads, no streetlights, and a pair of headlights closing in your mirror. Swerve, trade shots out the window, and watch a rival's sedan roll into the ditch. Every crate that reaches your warehouse is cash in the register. Every one that breaks is a reason to drive faster next time. Hold the Door. The rival family knows where your speakeasy is, and tonight they're coming in cars. Stack sandbags at the corner, put your boys behind them, and let the first wave roll up. When the big truck crashes through, step out yourself, Tommy gun on the hip, and finish the job. Inside, the band never stops playing. Walk In. Walk Out the Owner. The best joints in town already have owners. Kick the door, flip the tables for cover, and clear the room. Corner the boss behind his own bar and make it quick. By morning the sign over the door has your name on it, and the bartender works for you. Hire the Right Crook for the Job. A good crew runs itself. Put the distiller on the stills, the wheelman behind the truck, the bookkeeper on the ledgers, and the crooked cop on the precinct's front step. Drop each one where he belongs and watch the block come alive, one lit window at a time. Hire smart, and the money shows up while you sleep. Rebuild the Block. Then Take the Rest. Snow on the street, boarded-up storefronts, a single working lamp. Send your people to fix the roof, roll in the barrels, and light the sign. Watch an empty block turn into a speakeasy, a garage, and a card room, all of them paying. Then open the city map. Other bosses are carving up the far side of town. Make allies, raid their warehouses, defend your own, and push your color across the map until there's nothing left to take. Haul the whiskey. Hold the door. Own the city.