Game rules

The city has five districts: the Docks, the Market, the Casino, the Station and the Square. At the start of each night, four of them get a random value from 1 to 6. The Casino is different: it is worth a surprise from 0 to 10 that nobody knows until the reveal.

Whoever wins the Market draws a trick from the deck on top of its points (you can hold up to three).

All at once and in secret, you split your ten thugs between the districts however you like: all in one, one in each, anything in between. Once everyone has confirmed, the districts are revealed one by one.

In each district, whoever has the most thugs wins and scores what it is worth that night. That player becomes its owner and stays so until someone else wins it.

Ties are won by the district's owner, if they are among the tied players. If not, nobody scores.

From the second night on, whoever is in last place gets two extra thugs that night (twelve instead of ten), and a sole leader gets one fewer: the police are on their tail.

On the seventh and last night, every district is worth double.

Every player starts with one trick and gains another each time they take the Market. Each night you may play one, in secret, along with your plan; it is revealed with everything else.

Backup: three extra thugs tonight. Switchblade: your thugs in one district count double. Informant: you win ties in one district, even if you are not the owner. Bribe: choose a district and a rival, and half of their thugs there (rounded down) switch to your side. Raid: nobody wins that district tonight. Double or nothing: win that district and you score double; lose it and you lose 3 points.

Reveal order in each district: raid first, then bribe, then switchblade, and finally tie-breaks (informant before owner).

After the seventh night the player with the most points wins. On a tie, whoever controls more districts wins; if still tied, whoever kept fewer unused tricks.