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Map: New York
Seed: 975524166
Nationality: Italian
Played: 7 Feb 2023 to 28 Mar 2023 (Epic), 5 Oct 2023 to 16 Apr 2024 (Steam)

This particular seed was started when I first got the game on Epic and I got to 17 May 1929 before being distracted by a different map. Eventually I got the game on Steam, where I had all the DLC instead of just Shadow Government and The Italian Outfit, and decided to start over, using the same seed, since I had learned more about how to play the game.

Meet Vincent “Cousin Vinny” Mangano, an Organized/Intelligent/Unkind Italian who set up shop in the heart of Brooklyn, New York, where he was Getting Territorial.

He was named after one of the original Five Families of New York, and was the de facto Underboss in the roleplaying game which got me into Prohibition era gangsters in a big way. We played Vinny’s cousins, hence his nickname, “Cousin Vinny”, and the Family was making good headway in trying to take over Brooklyn …

Morelli’s Italian Deli produces 30 Stoneware Crocks and 4 Hops every 2 turns, and a passenger train station is on the adjacent corner. There’s a good supply of everything in the nearby area.

Progression 1924-1933

By 9 January 1924 (first progress report posted on Discord), Cousin Vinny had amassed 55 corners and 18 crew, and was expanding territory further into Brooklyn.

The safe house was turned into a beer op. Next to the passenger train station, a 1750 ft³ metalsmith shop perfectly placed to turn into a corner speakeasy.

Then I made more T1 operations as I got buildings. The winery is in the same building as in Brooklyn 1.0, and I had the pot still building too but used it to make counterfeit wine because it produces grapes and bottles in the background.

In the original game, the Hard Cider op was a lot further away, so this time I decided to keep all T1 operations as close to the Corner Speakeasy as I could. The same pattern of productions being close to an outlet was repeated throughout the game. Sometimes I’d wait until I had five buildings in the same area before I built a new speak and productions to stock them.

By 28 January 1926 most of Brooklyn was under Mangano control. The empire had grown to 224 corners with 32 out of a possible 60 crew.

By 29 September 1927 “Brooklyn 2.0” was one corner off where I left “Brooklyn 1.0” on 17 May 1929: 384 corners to 385 on Epic, but with half the crew: 51/109 to 117/124. The difference is on Epic I don’t think I had any automated routes, so turns were taking a really long time … which might have something to do with why I left it. Brooklyn 2.0 started with routes for picking up front money, followed by keeping gambling joints topped up, followed by crocks buying and distribution … followed by everything else.

My goal for this game was to take over Brooklyn, and by 26 January 1928 I didn’t have much of it left to conquer. 429 corners, crew of 56/125. The Lundins and the Washingtons were now sleeping with the fishes.

It was at this stage I accidentally discovered Cousin Vinny was, in fact, married! Surprise!

Seeing as how I would go on to eliminate the Nolan Outfit, things may have turned a bit chilly at home.

Two years later, 31 January 1930, Cousin Vinny’s empire had expanded to 623 corners with 98/203 crew. The Nolan Outfit was wiped out along with the Baranovs, and the Manganos had moved into their old stomping grounds in Queens. The jump in crew number was because I started to add more auto-routes, having discovered the magic of them.

It took three months IRL to get from 1930 to 1932, but that was mostly down to me playing on other maps. When I got back to New York, determined to finish it before playing anything else, I decided to take out the Vorobev Outfit and add the Queens waterfront to the Mangano empire. As of 29 January 1932, the territory stood at 704 corners with 184/268 crew.

In this time I had also put all my non-captain crew members on auto-route duty, and hired a bunch of other people to take care of the ever expanding list of operations.

A year later, 28 January 1933, and the final year of Prohibition, Cousin Vinny had 239/293 crew, 763 corners (and was about to set a bunch of new fronts to expand), and $4.2 million in cash. The takeover of the Queens waterfront now included all three bridges across Roosevelt Island and the Family were pushing deeper into Astoria. The Family also started working on taking over the south of Manhattan, because why not?

By the end of Prohibition, most of south Manhattan had turned blue, and with the Vogt Outfit finally eliminated from Astoria, that’s where the expansion headed next.

The End of Prohibition

The final tally of corners when 9 December 1933 came around was 902 corners, 269/345 crew (of which about half were running auto-routes), with just over $6 million in cash and a net worth of over $7.5 million. There’s also 312 spare political influence with nothing left to spend it on.

Crew

19 people on the road, including Cousin Vinny, but 4 are scheduled to be assigned to auto-routes.

Auto-routes

Gambling: 5
Fronts: 17
Buy/Move/Drop/Stock: 112?

Captains

Enforcer: 3
Intimidator: 3
Jailbird: 1
Lookout: 2
Mouthpiece: 2
Closer: 1
Accountant: 2
Operative: 2
Unassigned: 1

Crew Deaths

They took out two captains, including Cousin Vinny’s second in command. I think Costa was an Operative, I don’t remember what De Luca was.

John “Junior” De LucaDiego ViglioneEduardo “Cokey” Costa
Italian, died in 1929Italian, died in 1929Italian, died in 1933
Corners scouted: 68
Businesses discovered: 87
Conversations: 938
Times fought: 1
People killed: 1
Businesses extorted: 68
People threatened: 51
Businesses discovered: 96

Costa was killed by the Ferraro Outfit while protecting a front, but on the plus side he took the Ferraro boss with him. I think Viglione may have died defending a front from the Bell Outfit.

Allies

Based on how many precincts and wards cover Mangano territory.

Bribed CopsSponsored Politicians
Brooklyn: 13 of 13Brooklyn: 12 of 13
Queens: 6 of 6Queens: 6 of 6
Manhattan: 6 of 7Manhattan: 2 of 7

Operations

Alcohol

20x Tier 1 productions
Homemade Beer
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
13642203German Beer Kettles
Ethnic Solidarity
Production Tracking
New Rank: Captain 1
Production Manager 2
Distillation: Booze Manufacture 1
Brewing: Homemade Beer 5
16802203German Beer Kettles
Ethnic Solidarity
Production Tracking
Distillation: Booze Manufacture 1
Brewing: Homemade Beer 5
15721874Industrial Filters
German Beer Kettles
Ethnic Solidarity
Brewing: Homemade Beer 4
16801924German Beer Kettles
Ethnic Solidarity
Production Tracking
Brewing: Homemade Beer 3
836754Industrial Filters
German Beer Kettles
Ethnic Solidarity
Brewing: Homemade Beer 2
Hard Cider
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
9451212English Cider Presses
Ethnic Solidarity
Production Tracking
Production Manager 3
Distillation: Booze Manufacture 3
Brewing: Cider 1
13641655English Cider Presses
Ethnic Solidarity
Production Tracking
Brewing: Cider 4
13641655English Cider Presses
Ethnic Solidarity
Production Tracking
Brewing: Cider 4
13641545English Cider Presses
Ethnic Solidarity
Production Tracking
Brewing: Cider 3
629605Industrial Filters
English Cider Presses
Ethnic Solidarity
Brewing: Cider 2
Moonshine
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
72321125Ethnic Solidarity
Production Tracking
High Capacity Grain Stills
Stills: Pot Still Master 7
7232925Ethnic Solidarity
Production Tracking
High Capacity Grain Stills
Stills: Pot Still Master 4
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
16401154Polish Spirit Stills
Ethnic Solidarity
Production Tracking
Distillation: Moonshine 2
Stills: Pot Still Master 4
1640964Polish Spirit Stills
Ethnic Solidarity
Production Tracking
Distillation: Moonshine 3
1536874Industrial Filters
Polish Spirit Stills
Ethnic Solidarity
Distillation: Moonshine 3
I upgraded one from a Pot Still, because I had no trouble getting crocks or neutral alcohol, and needed corn syrup and bottles in other productions.
Brick Wine
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
8521214Italian Wine Presses
Ethnic Solidarity
Production Tracking
Production Manager 2
Distillation: Booze Manufacture 3
Winemaking: Brick Wine 1
10641657Italian Wine Presses
Ethnic Solidarity
Production Tracking
Winemaking: Brick Wine 4
10641547Italian Wine Presses
Ethnic Solidarity
Production Tracking
Winemaking: Brick Wine 3
10641327Italian Wine Presses
Ethnic Solidarity
Production Tracking
Winemaking: Brick Wine 2
536777Italian Wine Presses
Ethnic Solidarity
Brick Wine Contraption
Winemaking: Brick Wine 1
24x Tier 2 productions
Backroom Beer
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
811441206Ethnic Solidarity
Junkyard Improvements
German Beer Kettles
Production Manager 1
Distillation: Booze Manufacture 1
Brewing: Backroom Beer 5
812481206Ethnic Solidarity
Junkyard Improvements
German Beer Kettles
Distillation: Booze Manufacture 1
Brewing: Backroom Beer 5
812481127Ethnic Solidarity
Junkyard Improvements
German Beer Kettles
Brewing: Backroom Beer 4
812481128Double Barrel Production
Ethnic Solidarity
German Beer Kettles
Brewing: Backroom Beer 3
812481088Double Barrel Production
Ethnic Solidarity
German Beer Kettles
Brewing: Backroom Beer 2
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
822441128Industrial Filters
Ethnic Solidarity
German Beer Kettles
Brewing: Backroom Beer 4
Bathtub Gin
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
85481207Ethnic Solidarity
Junkyard Improvements
Polish Spirit Stills
Infusion: Bathtub Gin 5
85481127Ethnic Solidarity
Junkyard Improvements
Polish Spirit Stills
Infusion: Bathtub Gin 4
85481057Ethnic Solidarity
Junkyard Improvements
Polish Spirit Stills
Infusion: Bathtub Gin 3
85481088Double Barrel Production
Ethnic Solidarity
Polish Spirit Stills
Infusion: Bathtub Gin 2
85481268Double Barrel Production
Ethnic Solidarity
Polish Spirit Stills
Infusion: Bathtub Gin 3
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
84444908Industrial Filters
Ethnic Solidarity
Polish Spirit Stills
Infusion: Bathtub Gin 2
Counterfeit Wine
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
8107218010Ethnic Solidarity
Junkyard Improvements
Italian Wine Presses
Winemaking: Counterfeit Wine 5
810721809Ethnic Solidarity
Junkyard Improvements
Italian Wine Presses
Distillation: Booze Manufacture 1
Winemaking: Counterfeit Wine 5
8107215710Ethnic Solidarity
Junkyard Improvements
Italian Wine Presses
Winemaking: Counterfeit Wine 3
8107214812Double Barrel Production
Ethnic Solidarity
Italian Wine Presses
Winemaking: Counterfeit Wine 1
8107213512Double Barrel Production
Ethnic Solidarity
Italian Wine Presses
n/a
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
8336512312Industrial Filters
Ethnic Solidarity
Italian Wine Presses
Winemaking: Counterfeit Wine 1
Sparkling Cider
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
8136415010Ethnic Solidarity
Junkyard Improvements
English Cider Presses
Fermentation: Sparkling Cider 4
8136414010Ethnic Solidarity
Junkyard Improvements
English Cider Presses
Fermentation: Sparkling Cider 3
8136415010Ethnic Solidarity
Junkyard Improvements
English Cider Presses
Fermentation: Sparkling Cider 4
8136413212Double Barrel Production
Ethnic Solidarity
English Cider Presses
Fermentation: Sparkling Cider 1
8136413212Double Barrel Production
Ethnic Solidarity
English Cider Presses
Fermentation: Sparkling Cider 1
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
8295811012Industrial Filters
Ethnic Solidarity
English Cider Presses
Fermentation: Sparkling Cider 1
8x Map and nationality exclusive productions
Absinthe
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
820481346Ethnic Solidarity
Junkyard Improvements
High Capacity Absinthe Stills
Distillation: Absinthe 5
Amaretto
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
188541685Ethnic Solidarity
Junkyard Improvements
High Capacity Amaretto Stills
Production Manager 1
Distillation: Amaretto 5
208601475Ethnic Solidarity
Junkyard Improvements
High Capacity Amaretto Stills
Distillation: Amaretto 3
177491056Industrial Filters
Ethnic Solidarity
High Capacity Amaretto Stills
Production Manager 1
Grappa
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
383816134727212Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Production Manager 3
383816134727212Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Production Manager 3
494920175727212Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Production Manager 1
497920175727212Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Production Manager 1
8x Tier 4 productions
Beer Kegs
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
182718298Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Master of the Craft: Beer Kegs 2
Aged Whiskey
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
17573215216Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Production Manager 1
Master of the Craft: Aged Whiskey 3
Champagne
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
1818187213512Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Master of the Craft: Champagne 3
1818187210612Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Master of the Craft: Champagne 1
Cordials
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
15151558213510Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Production Manager: 2
Master of the Craft: Cordials 3
Gin
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
171725654913512Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Production Manager: 1
Master of the Craft: Gin 3
18182772549612Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
n/a
Spiced Rum
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
175174921019Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Production Manager: 1
Master of the Craft: Spiced Rum 3

Speakeasies

8x Expanded (Improved) Homemade Booze Bootlegger
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
50387Discreet Advertising
50575Discreet Advertising
25634Discreet Advertising
32254Discreet Advertising
50387Discreet Advertising
32254Discreet Advertising
50575Discreet Advertising
32634Discreet Advertising
I had a lot of buildings to spare, and building bootlegging ops and then upgrading them to return crocks meant a steady supply of crocks without having to worry about businesses running out. After I built the first four I realized just how well that plan worked, that I built another four in another area. Would definitely recommend doing this if you have buildings and T1 booze to spare. I didn’t bother putting managers in any of them, as how much I sold wasn’t important, it was all about the crocks they returned, and that figure doesn’t change with expansions, and even if a manager could potentially increase the number, it was still returning more than enough.
7x Corner Speakeasy
TurnsExpManager Experience
66801325327531131New Rank: Captain 1
Production Manager 2
Speakeasy Manager 5
70841405628561250Production Manager 2
971161937739771643Production Manager 3
105140175793562961Counter Chin-Wagger 4
6080100452035550Speakeasy Manager 2
881001256925571052Speakeasy Manager 2
7080100552045870n/a

I haven’t included which expansions are currently active, only how many. This is because I tend to add and remove them as needed for supply management.

3x Small Speakeasy
TurnsManager Experience
484848489Skill at the Still: Brandy 3
Counter Chin-Wagger 2
525252529Counter Chin-Wagger 3
606060602860409n/a

The first manager used to be in a Brandy op, which I later close down in favor of a Bottling Operation. The speak in question was meant to be overflow.

The third one is also meant as overflow (for the second one, incidentally), and will be upgraded to a supper club, but it still has 4 more turns before it will come online. I just wanted to be able to sell Absinthe/Amaretto in another place.

4x Supper Club
T2T3TurnsManager Experience
845656849Production Manager 3
845656849Production Manager 3
6644559Production Manager 1
6040509n/a
6x Supper Club upgrades
IconT2T3TurnsManager Experience
72486030369Production Manager 2
Skill at the Still: Vodka 3
60505025309n/a
84567035429New Rank: Captain 1
Production Manager 3
Distillation: Amaretto 1
84567035429Production Manager 3
84567042429Production Manager 3
84567042359Production Manager 3

Production

4x Bottling Operation
4x Counterfeit Label Printer
2x Improved Apple Juice Press
2x Improved Grape Press
1x Expanded Malt Processor
2x Improved Backroom Distillery

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Bottling Operation
[][]TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
190181214Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Production Manager 3
190181214Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Production Manager 3
190181214Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Production Manager 3
190181214Steam Sanitizer
Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Production Manager 2
Bottle Labels
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
114306n/aProduction Manager 3
114306n/aProduction Manager 3
114306n/aProduction Manager 3
145306n/aProduction Manager 1
Apple Juice
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
1122364Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Manufacturing: Juice 3
1122364Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Manufacturing: Juice 3
Grape Concentrate
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
622367Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Manufacturing: Juice 3
622317Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Manufacturing: Juice 2
Malt Syrup
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
101016Steam Sanitizer
Production Tracking
Production Manager 2
Manufacturing: Fermentation 3
Neutral Alcohol
TurnsExpansionsManager Experience
6241/5474/993Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Manufacturing: Fermentation 4
6241/5469/923Industrial Filters
Production Tracking
Manufacturing: Fermentation 3

Other

12x Storage Expansion
11x Upgraded Truck Repair Bay
18x No operation (yet)

Gambling

1x Gambling Den
12x Small Gambling House
7x Medium Gambling House

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Gambling Den
Walk-insLocationRequiredFeaturesManager Experience
60Manhattan$1750Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Card Tables
Mechanically Minded 1
Small Gambling House
Walk-insLocationRequiredFeaturesManager Experience
132Brooklyn$4000Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Card Tables
Faro Parlor
Sports Betting
House Manager 4
Mechanically Minded 2
188Brooklyn$3000Card Tables
Bookmaking
Slot Machines
Faro Parlor
Small Bar
House Manager 4
Mechanically Minded 3
120Brooklyn$3250Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Small Bar
Sports Betting
Faro Parlor
House Manager 3
Mechanically Minded 3
134Brooklyn$4250Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Faro Parlor
Bookmaking
Sports Betting
House Manager 3
Mechanically Minded 3
149Brooklyn$3500Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Card Tables
Bookmaking
Faro Parlor
House Manager 3
Mechanically Minded 3
169Queens$2500Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Card Tables
Dice Games
Small Bar
House Manager 4
Mechanically Minded 2
203Brooklyn$3500Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Bookmaking
Sports Betting
Small Bar
House Manager 3
Mechanically Minded 1
236Brooklyn$4250Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Bookmaking
Dice Games
Sports Betting
House Manager 3
Mechanically Minded 2
131Brooklyn$2750Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Card Tables
Bookmaking
Small Bar
House Manager 1
Mechanically Minded 1
77Manhattan$2750Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Card Tables
Bookmaking
Small Bar
House Manager 1
Mechanically Minded 1
75Manhattan$1750Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Card Tables
Small Bar
Space available
House Manager 4
Mechanically Minded 3
72Manhattan$2750Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Bookmaking
Card Tables
Small Bar
n/a, operation will
become active
in 21 days (3 turns)
Medium Gambling House
Walk-insLocationRequiredFeaturesManager Experience
421Brooklyn$4500Slot Machines
Card Tables
Sports Betting
Faro Parlor
Bookmaking
Card Parlor
Small Bar
House Manager 4
Mechanically Minded 3
282Brooklyn$5000Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Card Tables
Sports Betting
Bookmaking
Dice Games
Small Bar
House Manager 4
Mechanically Minded 3
271Brooklyn$4250Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Bookmaking
Card Tables
Dice Games
Faro Parlor
Card Parlor
House Manager 4
Mechanically Minded 4
252Queens$5000Slot Machines
Card Tables
Policy Shop
Sports Betting
Bookmaking
Card Tables
Small Bar
House Manager 3
Mechanically Minded 3
109Brooklyn$6050Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Faro Parlor
Small Bar
Small Table Games
Uniformed Attendants
Sports Betting
House Manager 2
Mechanically Minded 3
286Brooklyn$3250Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Dice Games
Faro Parlor
Card Tables
Small Bar
Uniformed Attendants
House Manager 2
Mechanically Minded 3
361Queens$5000Slot Machines
Policy Shop
Bookmaking
Card Tables
Small Bar
Sports Betting
Dice Games
House Manager 3
Mechanically Minded 2

I never got around to upgrading the Medium ones to Large, because I didn’t really need the money, and I was busy enough chasing down indebted gamblers as it was.

Legacy goals

Unsurprisingly, I didn’t manage to stay away from any vendettas. 😆 I got all the other ones, though!

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CategoryLegacy goal nameAchievedNeeded
FameGrasping the Gilded Age#1 of 15#1 of 15
FameEnburdened by Destiny100%30%
FameCoarse and Cunning197
ConnectionsCollector of Favors32515
ConnectionsPlayer with Railroads11
ConnectionsNation’s Freight Handler11
ConnectionsFriends in High Places11
EconomyProducer of Alcohols#1 of 15#1 of 15
EconomyDistributor to the People#1 of 15#1 of 15
EconomySupplier to the Stars31
CompetitorsObliterated Competition50%50%
CompetitorsNeutralized Hooligans86%50%
CompetitorsEarned the Dividends of Peace70
CompetitorsFinders Keepers3327500

Rival Outfits

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NameCornersLocationCrewOpinion
The Barry Outfit58Manhattan6+10
The Bell Outfit103Queens6-100, hostile, truce in effect
The Cook Outfit90Manhattan2-100, hostile
The Hart Outfit100Queens7+0
The Vlasov Outfit71The Bronx4+0, hostile
The Kovalev OutfitQueens?Eliminated
The Nolan OutfitBrooklynEliminated
The Novikov OutfitQueens?Eliminated
The Vogt OutfitQueensEliminated
The Vorobev OutfitQueens?Eliminated
The Washington OutfitBrooklynEliminated
An Unknown Outfit????
An Unknown Outfit????
An Unknown Outfit????

Bell and Cook have territory adjacent to Mangano. The Cooks (formerly Ferraros) killed one of my guys, so I may have retaliated a little, and if I continue to play, I plan on getting rid of them.

I have no idea why the Vlasovs are angry with me, and have been angry with me for some time, because I’ve never been anywhere near the Bronx.

Territory

Brooklyn

There are some awkward corners there. Grrr. The ones in the middle of the top one, I’ve just opened a supper club nearby, hoping that might fill them in, but it hasn’t happened so far.

Controlled Buildings

Queens (west)

Controlled Buildings

Manhattan (south)

Controlled Buildings

The rest of New York

The bits the crew never went to, or haven’t decided to take over … yet. 😁

Queens (east)

Queens (west) and the Bronx

Manhattan (north)

Although considering how painfully sluggish the map is to load up (03:30), save (00:47), do Next Turn, and complete missions on already … yeah, maybe not. Aiming for a 1000 corner outfit is ambitious, and I’d love to do it, but it already takes ~01:15 to pick up, hand in money, and complete Local Trouble/Building Trust missions. So … I think I’m good.


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