2024Jarrod Carmichael
- Videos
- 31
- Creators
- 17
Mainly how-to-play and unboxings
1 - 4 players120 - 240 minVery heavy weight
Shadow Moon Syndicates
2026Jarrod Carmichael
- Videos
- 8
- Creators
- 2
Some how-to-play. Shadow Moon Syndicates is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 unboxings, and 4 other videos.
2 - 5 players
60 - 90 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
What was once a small rag-tag mining colony, Shadow Moon has grown to become the greatest trading hub of the outer sector - but beneath the thin veneer of legitimacy lies a plague of desperate, corrupt, and highly motivated criminal syndicates. Here, success is for the sinful, and fortunes are won through daring heists and ruthless raids. Rub shoulders with the street thugs, corporate operatives, and two-faced humanitarians as you build your syndicate from the underbelly of society to establish your influence over Shadow Moon. In Shadow Moon Syndicates, 2-5 players take on the role of a syndicate crime boss. Over three rounds, players use their hand of cards to nefariously influence regions of the Shadow Moon, carry out high-stakes criminal operations, and assemble their specialists for the game's finale. How players manage their cards is the key to placing influence in the most effective way to gain lucrative credits, complete missions, and overcome their rivals for ascendancy. The player who accumulates the most credits by game's end wins. Will you be the one to rise above the rest, turning sin into success, to become the Sovereign of Shadow Moon? -description from the publisher
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Shadow Moon Syndicates has 8 videos from 2 creators: 1 review, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 unboxing and 4 other videos. They date from 2024 to February 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Shadow Moon Syndicates - all keywords explained" by 3 Minute Board Games, which runs 14 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Shadow Moon Syndicates in about 4 minutes" by 3 Minute Board Games.
If you like it, try Red Dust Rebellion, also by Jarrod Carmichael, or Stellar, Ethnos and Morels, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Shadow Moon Syndicates
From BoardGameGeek:
What was once a small rag-tag mining colony, Shadow Moon has grown to become the greatest trading hub of the outer sector - but beneath the thin veneer of legitimacy lies a plague of desperate, corrupt, and highly motivated criminal syndicates. Here, success is for the sinful, and fortunes are won through daring heists and ruthless raids. Rub shoulders with the street thugs, corporate operatives, and two-faced humanitarians as you build your syndicate from the underbelly of society to establish your influence over Shadow Moon. In Shadow Moon Syndicates, 2-5 players take on the role of a syndicate crime boss. Over three rounds, players use their hand of cards to nefariously influence regions of the Shadow Moon, carry out high-stakes criminal operations, and assemble their specialists for the game's finale. How players manage their cards is the key to placing influence in the most effective way to gain lucrative credits, complete missions, and overcome their rivals for ascendancy. The player who accumulates the most credits by game's end wins. Will you be the one to rise above the rest, turning sin into success, to become the Sovereign of Shadow Moon? -description from the publisher
Designer
Jarrod Carmichael
Artists
Dane Madgwick, Paul M Tobin
Publisher
Arkus Games
Categories
MafiaScience Fiction
Mechanics