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The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project

2012·Brandon Tibbetts

2 - 5 players
120 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

From BoardGameGeek

From the back of the box: Global Power Struggle Begins Which nation will take the lead and become world's dominant superpower? The Manhattan Project makes you the leader of a great nation's atomic weapons program in a deadly race to build bigger and better bombs. You must assign your workers to multiple projects: building your bomb-making infrastructure, expending your military to protect it, or sending your spies to steal your rival's hard work! You alone control your nation's destiny. You choose when to send out your workers-and when to call them back. Careful management and superior strategy will determine the winner of this struggle. So take charge and secure your nation's future! Additional description: The Manhattan Project is a low-luck, mostly open information efficiency game in which players compete to build and operate the most effective atomic bomb program. Players do not "nuke" each other, but conventional air strikes are allowed against facilities. The game features worker placement with a twist: there are no rounds and no end-of-round administration. Players retrieve their workers when they choose to or are forced to (by running out). An espionage action allows a player to activate and block an opponent's building, representing technology theft and sabotage.

The Manhattan Project

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The Manhattan Project | How to Play | Learn to Play in 11 Minutes! | Building Atomic Bombs11:07

The Manhattan Project | How to Play | Learn to Play in 11 Minutes! | Building Atomic Bombs

kovray

kovray

Review

Jason's Board Game Diagnostics of The Manhattan Project18:01

Jason's Board Game Diagnostics of The Manhattan Project

The Boardgame Mechanics

The Boardgame Mechanics

Which video should I watch for The Manhattan Project?

The Manhattan Project has 4 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 unboxing. They date from 2022 to September 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "The Manhattan Project | How to Play | Learn to Play in 11 Minutes! | Building Atomic Bombs" by kovray, which runs 11 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Jason's Board Game Diagnostics of The Manhattan Project" by The Boardgame Mechanics.

If you like it, try The Manhattan Project 2: Minutes to Midnight, also by Brandon Tibbetts, or 51st State: Master Set, Bot Factory and Alchemists, which share several of its mechanics.

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The Manhattan Project | How to Play | Learn to Play in 11 Minutes! | Building Atomic BombsHow to play11:07

The Manhattan Project | How to Play | Learn to Play in 11 Minutes! | Building Atomic Bombs

kovray

kovray

The Manhattan Project UnboxingUnboxing11:53

The Manhattan Project Unboxing

ThisBoardGameLife

ThisBoardGameLife

Jason's Board Game Diagnostics of The Manhattan ProjectReview18:01

Jason's Board Game Diagnostics of The Manhattan Project

The Boardgame Mechanics

The Boardgame Mechanics

The Manhattan Project - Legends of Nerdvana ReviewReview36:01

The Manhattan Project - Legends of Nerdvana Review

Legends of Nerdvana

Legends of Nerdvana

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About The Manhattan Project

From BoardGameGeek:

From the back of the box: Global Power Struggle Begins Which nation will take the lead and become world's dominant superpower? The Manhattan Project makes you the leader of a great nation's atomic weapons program in a deadly race to build bigger and better bombs. You must assign your workers to multiple projects: building your bomb-making infrastructure, expending your military to protect it, or sending your spies to steal your rival's hard work! You alone control your nation's destiny. You choose when to send out your workers-and when to call them back. Careful management and superior strategy will determine the winner of this struggle. So take charge and secure your nation's future! Additional description: The Manhattan Project is a low-luck, mostly open information efficiency game in which players compete to build and operate the most effective atomic bomb program. Players do not "nuke" each other, but conventional air strikes are allowed against facilities. The game features worker placement with a twist: there are no rounds and no end-of-round administration. Players retrieve their workers when they choose to or are forced to (by running out). An espionage action allows a player to activate and block an opponent's building, representing technology theft and sabotage.

Designer

Brandon Tibbetts

Artists

Viktor Csete, Clay Gardner, Sergi Marcet

Publisher

Minion Games

Categories

Aviation / FlightEconomicIndustry / ManufacturingWorld War II

Mechanics

Action SelectionAuction / BiddingDraftingRace
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