2023Louis Sédillot, Amanda Vallerand
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Puppets in High Places
2025Amanda Vallerand
1 - 2 players
30 min
From BoardGameGeek
Puppets in High Places is set in the same universe as With a Smile & a Gun, but it is a standalone game, not an expansion. After gaining control of the streets of Gattory City, mob bosses are setting their sights to the next level: getting a foothold in City Hall. Puppets in High Places is a cutthroat game of underhanded power. Players will go through the Streets to obtain the resources they need to bribe VIPs and gain their favour. They will then proceed to the Speakeasy, where they will fight over these VIPs through a dynamic tug-of-war mechanism. Of course, mob bosses that they are, they have tricks up their sleeves and goons working the back alleys. Puppets in High Places uses an evolving rondel, which the players will modify throughout the game, and a tug-of-war mechanism where players try to score VIP's represented by dice, whose value the players will also influence. -description from the publisher
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Puppets in High Places has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 playthrough. They date from May 2024.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Is Puppets in High Places for you? A Quick Overview!" by ShelfClutter. To see it played, watch "Live Teach & Play through | Puppets in High Places from Subsurface Games (KS Preview) | Twitch VOD" by Amanda Panda.
If you like it, try Mapping the World, also by Amanda Vallerand, or Rival Cities, Viscounts of the West Kingdom and Three Sisters, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Puppets in High Places
From BoardGameGeek:
Puppets in High Places is set in the same universe as With a Smile & a Gun, but it is a standalone game, not an expansion. After gaining control of the streets of Gattory City, mob bosses are setting their sights to the next level: getting a foothold in City Hall. Puppets in High Places is a cutthroat game of underhanded power. Players will go through the Streets to obtain the resources they need to bribe VIPs and gain their favour. They will then proceed to the Speakeasy, where they will fight over these VIPs through a dynamic tug-of-war mechanism. Of course, mob bosses that they are, they have tricks up their sleeves and goons working the back alleys. Puppets in High Places uses an evolving rondel, which the players will modify throughout the game, and a tug-of-war mechanism where players try to score VIP's represented by dice, whose value the players will also influence. -description from the publisher