Gangsters: Organized Crime AAR

[Jabberdau]

I have been reading the AARs on this forum for quite some time now. I have also wanted to try an create an AAR for a long while. Here we go:

I have always liked this game a lot. The critics said it had a bad interface back in 98, but I still liked it. The sequel had nothing to do with this game. I think that anyone that can figure out Europa Universalis or Hearts of Iron, can play this game without trouble.
So this is a kind of tribute to it.
In the game you are the boss and plan your moves one week at a time. When you have planned what you want your hoods to do, you see them performing your orders in real time.
For the story element I am going to write each week as if it was one year.
I am playing the scenario “Where angels fear to tread”.
Lets get started. Here is the first 2 Chapters:

Prologue

Chaos has decended upon America. Organized crime is sweeping the nation and hardworking citizens are becoming targets.
And behind all this terror....GANGSTERS.
Nobody can touch them. They make their own rules. Ordering their hoods and minions to run riot throughout the city.
The police, the district attourneys, the judges, they are all powerless due to fear, or more often corruption.
And so the mayhem continues. Now the crimewave is threatening to move into our own proud city, New Temperance.
It looks as though we will all become the victims of this terrible enemy of the people.

New York, 1918
- Moving out with friends

The Great War in europe, is coming to a close. Jabberdau Khan is returning home from duty in the US army.
Having experienced the war, Khan leaves his family in the big apple and decides to try his luck in the city of New Temperance.
A couple of old friends decides to join the adventure.
Khan sets up business in Lower East Side.

Power rating: 16%
Territory: 12
Manpower: 12

New Temperance isn´t virgin territory though. Rod “The Bat” Smith, has been running the city since before the war.

Power rating: 49%
Territory: 190
Manpower: 40-45

His HQ is located far away from us, in Upper West Side.

Gunter “Shimmy” Vanderest and Buck “Sunshine” Woodcock are two other small time criminals, who presumable are located in Upper East Side and Lower West Side. We have no information about their HQs or territories location.

Power rating: 17%
Territory: 10
Manpower: 20

Power rating: 18%
Territory: 8
Manpower: 20

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

Good opening, caught my interest . What's your plans for the 'business'?

I couldn't for the life of me work out how to play this game, though I did lend the game to a friend who loved it. I never got it back, so I assume it went to a good home.

 

[Jabberdau]

New Temperance, 1918
- Opening moves

Khans thoughts:

“Seems The Bat are doing very well indeed. If I am going to expand, I´m going to need more hoods. A recruiter needs to be intelligent to evaluate properly. Some driving skills wouldn´t hurt either. A man that knows how to drive can get around more. Modini seems to fit the job.”

“A bit of expanding couldn´t hurt though. I will need someone who arent too dumb, knows how to organize proberly and can intimidate well. I think I´ll promote Thornton as a new leutenant and give him Smithson to command. Then he can collect the protection money in our current territory as well.”

“Alviggi is so gifted I think I will put him on a special assignment.
Robbing the main bank and two department stores requires some good equipment though. Fortunately they are not under anyones protection at the moment, so security is low and we don´t risk any reprisals. A truck, shotgun and a pack of 1911 colts should make the odds more even. Peccollella will assist, since she is skilled in beeing undetected and knows how to use a firearm too.”

Modini:


Thornton:
+ Smithson, 4 Intim

Alviggi:
+ Peccollella, 4 Firearms , 5 Stealth

Khans orders, 1918:

Modini: Recruit a hood
Thornton: Collect protection, Extort
Alviggi: Raid Bank(Large), Raid Department Store x2

 

[Moff Jerjerrod]

Looking forward to seeing how this all plays out. I've never been able to beat this game. Just couldn't figure it out but I loved it a lot nevertheless.

 

[Jabberdau]

Kan' Sharuminar Well the plan is to win! . One can win in three ways: Become and honest citizen (ha ha yeah right!), Become mayor, Eliminate the competition. I aim for option 3.
A couple of illegal businesses can pay for all hoods so you dont need to waste people on collecting protection money, which is the main source of income in the game.
Also one needs some legal businesses as a front to cover for this. Looks a bit odd if you can afford to employ 80 hoods just owning a tenement block...

If you know what to look fore, you can play the game. I was glued to the screen every night "The Untouchables" was on the TV (The Tom Amandes & William Forsythe version), so I knew everything about protection rackets, and speakeasies .

 

[Jabberdau]

New Temperance, 1919
- Preparing for business

Khans thoughts:

“If there is someone who have a speakeasy set up in this town it must be The Bat.
1918 went by without any trouble. My leutenants carried out their tasks without problems. Alviggi & Peccollella have been reported to the polic though. Wanted for crimes against the community. Guess I should have bribed of the cops in the area.”

Alviggi & Peccollella after raiding a Department Store

Modini recruiting from a Pool Hall

“The robberies brought in $4509. As much as a luxury car. Bryant Price is a very good lawyer. He should be able to keep the two out of jail as long as the FBI aint looking for them.”

”Modini have talked with 7 possible new hoods. I will add Dows and Bertucci to his own team. They both have excellent intelligence and should be able to bring in a lot more recruits.
Thornton gets Ng, a man with very good intimidation skills.
A new leutenant to collect protection money could free up Thornton from collecting money, and to do what he was hired to do – extort.
Ricardo Arguello, also known as “Trash Can” is a good choice for the job.”

“The remaining three dosn´t seem to have any valuable skills, but they will do fine as money collectors.”

Modini:
+ Dows, 5 Intel
+ Bertucci, 4.5 Intel

Thornton:
Smithson, 4 Intim
+ Ng, 4 Intim

Alviggi:
Peccollella, 4 Firearms , 5 Stealth

Arguello:
+ Sanderson
+ Brady
+ Flanagan

“My territory was expanded a bit. Better take a look at the competition.”

“Protection money can only take you so far. Once the hoods starts to come in, I´m going to need some serious cash. Also, getting an alternative income can free up Arguello to do other more important jobs. However the need isn´t there....yet. An illegal business is the way to unlimited cash, but I am going to need a front, and that costs money. What do I have currently?”

“15.000 is good enough actually. A small business is around 5 grand. The Department Store Alviggi robbed last year is worth 25 grand.
Gonna need some serious cash for a store like that. There is a Large Hotel a bit to the south, an excellent place for an illegal activity! I should send someone to check the place out for what its worth.
Think I will send out Alviggi to rob some more. I want that place. Better tell Price to pay of the cops in the area this time.
Lu Kan, is very poor at his job as my accountant. I wonder how much tax he can evade? Better tell him to do it anyway. Means more money for me.”

“More recruits and more territory should make us stronger too.”

Khans orders, 1919:

Modini: Recruit a hood
Thornton: Extort
Alviggi: Raid Hotel(Large) x2, Raid Bank x2, Raid Hotel
Arguello: Collect protection, Explore Large Hotel
Price: Employ police

 

[Jabberdau]

New Temperance, 1920
- Expanding south

Khans thoughts:

“Well, well, I suppose he wouldn't just stand by for much longer and watch Shimmy and Sunshine move in on his territory.”

“Also known as “Louisiana”. She was one of Woodcocks recruiters. Well, thats what happens when you try to recruit in The Bats territory.”

“Whoever is in Lower West Side are doing a poor job of protecting their territory. Youngs Church lies to far away from here to make any difference on the communitys opinion.”

Hoods emerging from the HQ

Price employing police officers

“1919 was a good year. Alviggi brought in $4840, bringing the money in my safe to $22063. Just enough to buy the Large Hotel, now located just outside my territory.
I am however not impressed with Lu Kans tax evading skills. He covered just $247 of $1471 possible of the tax due. About 1/6. I wonder what an excellent accountant can cover? I definately need one once I get the hotel running.
Price employed 14 officers for a total of $1694. Well no need to keep them on the roll longer than needed. I think the security could get very high not too soon in those banks and hotels they robbed. As the territory grows, patrols are going to be needed to make the citizens feel safe. Alviggis team would be fine doing this for now.
Modini and his team have talked with 19 new hoods. 5 of them have excellent intelligence. They will be added to his own team.
Karl Maple also known as Spider, I will promote as a new extortion leutenant. He will get Thorntons hoods under his command. Thornton will continue as leutenant, only without hoods. Once Maple have 9 capable hoods, I will assign new ones to Thornton.”

“Peccollella, have excellent business skills and are very good at organization. I will tell, Alviggo to send HER to buy and run the Large Hotel, as she is capable and not in a vital position. To replace her, I have hired Joachim Kauffman, a very gifted person. Once I get an excuse for a new leutenant, he will be offered the job first.”

“From the rest I hired 6 other hoods of various skills for Arguellos team. Until I find a need for them, they will be collecting protection.”

Modini:
Dows, 5 Intel
Bertucci, 4.5 Intel
+ Dillard, 5 Intel
+ Steadman, 5 Intel
+ Amerosa, 5 Intel
+ McAlpin, 5 Intel
+ Magee, 5 Intel

Thornton:

Transfered
---Smithson---
---Ng---

Alviggi:
Peccollella, 5 Business, 4 Org
+ Kauffman

Arguello:
Sanderson
Brady
Flanagan
+ Vansickle, 5 Arson
+ Fenick, 4 Intel, 4 Fists, 4 Explosives
+ Salvadore, 4 Firearms
+ Mahoney, 4 Business
+ Pemperton, 4 Fists, 4 Driving, 4 Arson
+ Redmond, 5 Arson, 4 Intel

Maple:
Smithson, 4 Intim
Ng, 4 Intim
+ Dyson, 4 Intim
+ Lynch, 4 Intim

“So thats 15 new hoods. I wonder what the others are up to?”

"Woodcock gained a HUGE lump of territory last year it seems."

“Ah my territory!”

“It can be a good idea to get information from snitches every now and then. Knowing the enemy is one thing, but sometimes good unattached gangsters turn up.”

Khans orders, 1920:

Modini: Recruit a hood, Recruit an accountant
Thornton: Extort
Alviggi: Maria Peccollella buy premises $20199, Patrol
Arguello: Collect protection
Maple: Extort

 

[Maniacal]

Sweet, this is interesting.

 

[Jabberdau]

New Temperance, 1921
- Im a businessman...honest

"He he hireing Maple was a good investment..."

"I feel kinda dumb for having this in the news. Now everybody knows the hotel belongs to me. An open target for robbery, arson and bombing. Better tighten up the security there."

Steadman & McAlpin recruiting

More recruiters

Peccollella taking over the Large Hotel

Extort order fails

"My orders where completed as usual, with 2 exceptions. Maple ran out of time and didnt get around to extort the owner of the Milliners shop. He did however find out that the owner are paying protection to Smith! Can´t belive how he got someone that far away to go in on that deal."

"I will send Thornton to threaten her, personally. Then he can take care of the owner of the butcher shop who refused to pay protection last year. A man named Levi Smeltzer."

"Modini have been visiting every accountant in town, and yet only 5 of them where interested. No matter, Galloway is about as good as it gets, and I don´t think we will get any problems with Lu Kan turning over our books to the police since he himself is wanted by them."

"A hood working for Vanderest have been reported by business owners in my territory. This must be dealt with before he starts to get any ideas The citizens are getting a bit hostile lately."

[White is bad, dark green is good]

"I will promote Kauffman to leutenant and give him Pemperton and Fenick from Arguellos team. They are both very good at beating up people, and as everybody knows, a good beating is fair game if caught inside someone else territory. Also two of the new hoods, Iribindola and Glover qualify.
A lady, Murphy, have excellent business skills and would be perfect for setting up a new premises behind the hotel. I will make sure Alviggi gives her a warm welcome. She might not be all that excited when she hears what I want her to start there, but the land must be bought first before it can be build upon. Another dame, Lance have good abilities as well."

"I think its about time to find out who is in Lower West Side. Watkins are stealthy and intelligent. Some hoods are dumb enough to go into an enemy HQ if they find it. Can´t have that...
Maple gets a new hood as well. The rest are rather poor. Arguello won´t get any new replacements yet."

Modini:
Dows, 5 Intel
Bertucci, 4.5 Intel
Dillard, 5 Intel
Steadman, 5 Intel
Amerosa, 5 Intel
McAlpin, 5 Intel
Magee, 5 Intel

Thornton:

Alviggi:
+ Murphy, 5 Business, 4.5 Org
+ Lance, 4 Business, 5 Org
+ Watkins, 5 Stealth, 4 Intel

Gone
---Peccollella--- (Running Large Hotel)
---Kauffman--- (Promoted)

Arguello:
Sanderson
Brady
Flanagan
Vansickle, 5 Arson
Salvadore, 4 Firearms
Mahoney, 4 Business
Redmond, 5 Arson, 4 Intel

Transfered
---Pemperton---
---Fenick---

Maple:
Smithson, 4 Intim
Ng, 4 Intim
Dyson, 4 Intim
Lynch, 4 Intim
+ Jorgens, 4 Intim

Kauffman:
Fenick, 4 Fists
Pemperton, 4 Fists
+ Iribindola, 4 Fists
+ Glover, 4 Fists

Khans orders 1921:

Modini: Recruit a hood
Thornton: Intimidate
Alviggi: Murphy buy empty land behind Large Hotel for $96, Watkins explore
Arguello: Collect protection
Maple: Extort
Kauffman: Wait for orders

 

[Jabberdau]

New Temperance, 1922
- Covert action

Giving out assault orders

Various beatings

Hoods waiting for trouble in front of the Milliners shop

Khans thoughts:

"Too bad about Karl getting wacked. One of the tenement blocks I told him to extort was owned by Vanderest. It seems we walked straight into his territory."

"Kauffman caught 3 hoods inside our shops, and when that happens a killing occurs. I wonder if Shimmy and Sunshine will learn something from getting their hoods beaten up in the street?
Galloway seems to be able to cover up about twice what Lu Kan could. It still aint enough though. We have a serious lack of money coming in, the protection racket doesn´t give enough. Besides the hotel, I own a florist shop, cattering supplier and 4 tenement blocks. Its about time I get someone decent to run these places. I will promote Magee as business leutenant. He have excellent organization skills and can get a job done."

"I should transfer Murphy and Lance to his team. Also 3 of the new hoods are quite capable. I should keep them in reserve for further expansion.
That dosn't solve our money need though, so its back to robbing stores for Alviggi. A lot of them. I have added two recruits with high fireams skils to his team too. Then he will have to find out for himself wich ones he wants to send to guard the hotel and wich ones to take with him on the jobs.
This business owner Lilli Abbot is starting to annoy me."

"No more threats for you lady! Its time for action. There is a couple others that need to be taught a lesson too. Thornton should be able to manage it. Oh and I will make sure to tell him to let everybody know who smashed up their stores. That should keep the others in line.
I´ve added a man named Gudrino to Arguellos team. He have high intelligence, but right now Modinis team is full.
So what am I going to do about this Vanderest? If that tenement is his HQ then trouble lies ahead. I could...arson it. That would surely draw some suspicion to his finances, maybe kill a couple of his hoods too. I just can´t let him know that I was responsible. I know a lot of his hoods, and he proberly know a lot of mine too, so I can´t use some I already have. It will have to be one of the new guys he dosn´t know about...yet. Skillen seems to know how to use a torch, be stealthy so his cover aint blown AND he have some intelligence! The right man for the job in my book."

"But then THIS must bee Woodcocks HQ then?"

"Must be an HQ with all those cars parked around. If thats the case, then its no wonder that I havn´t seen anyone enter our territories from Upper East Side across the river.
I will send this new guy, Baccala, to check out the place. New recruits are best for exploring without getting recognized. Kauffman should do some exploring of the area around that tenement block of Vanderest. Maybe there are others in the area. If he just can avoid getting himself killed..."

"Sunshines territory is becoming dangerously large. If he really is in Lower West Side then he must be moving in on The Bat. A good little war there could let me grow in peace. Vanderest is losing territory for the first time. I wonder if its Sunshine or my actions that have caused it? Maybe he is beeing pressed from both sides."

Modini:
Dows, 5 Intel
Bertucci, 4.5 Intel
Dillard, 5 Intel
Steadman, 5 Intel
Amerosa, 5 Intel
McAlpin, 5 Intel
+ Urick, 5 Intel
+ Basner, 5 Intel

Gone
---Magee---(Promoted)

Thornton:
Smithson
Ng
Dyson
Lynch
Jorgens
+ Cahoon, 4 Intim
+ Grafton, 4 Intim
+ Short, 4 Intim

Alviggi:
Watkins, 5 Stealth, 4 Intel
+ Consuga, 4 Firearms
+ Romanoski, 4 Firearms

Transfered
---Murphy---(Magee)
---Lance---(Magee)

Arguello:
Sanderson
Brady
Flanagan
Vansickle, 5 Arson
Salvadore, 4 Firearms
Mahoney, 4 Business
Redmond, 5 Arson, 4 Intel
+ Gudrino, 4.5 Intel, 4 Explosives

DEAD
---Maple:---

Transfered:
---Smithson---(Thornton)
---Ng---(Thornton)
---Dyson---(Thornton)
---Lynch---(Thornton)
---Jorgens---(Thornton)

Kauffman:
Fenick, 4 Fists
Pemperton, 4 Fists
Iribindola, 4 Fists
Glover, 4 Fists
+ Beers, 4 Intel, 4 Arson, 3.5 Stealth
+ Skillen, 5 Intel, 4 Arson, 4 Stealth
+ Baccala, 3.5 Intel, 4 Arson, 5 Stealth

Magee:
Murphy
Lance
+ Slayer, 4 Bus, 4 Org
+ Epstein, 4 Bus, 4 Org
+ Frisco, 4.5 Bus, 5 Org

Khans orders, 1922:

Modini: Recruit a hood
Thornton: Smash up Milliners, Tenement Block, Grocery Store, Extort
Alviggi: Guard Large Hotel, Raid Auction Rooms x2, Antiques Dealer x3, Jewelers
Arguello: Collect protection
Kauffman: Baccala explore, Skillen torch tenement block, Go to, Explore
Magee: Epstein run business, Lance run business

 

[Jabberdau]

New Temperance, 1923
- Violence errupts

Skillen torching one of Vanderests tenements

Smashing up stores with bricks

Khans thoughts:

"9 people died in 1922. 3 of Vanderest hoods, 3 of mine and one of Woodcocks. And 2 ordinary citizens. Woodcocks had an "acccident" trying to collect protection money from one of his stores in my territory. Pemperton died when he tried to get rid of an unwanted guest at the docks unfortunately. 1 of Vanderests died when I arsoned his tenement block together with a woman who happened to be in the building.
Another one got killed together with Glover when he discovered Vanderest HQ a couple of blocks from where Karl was killed."

"A third one died inside Smiths territory. Possibly a recruiter. I was apparently right about an HQ in Lower West Side as Baccala found out, the hard way. I thought he was better."

"Someone torched a chinastore owned by Smith, possible Woodcock."

"Robbed his stores too."

"I finally got enough dough to set up a good old whorehouse behind the hotel."

"I dont hope Vanderest have discovered that it is me who is robbing his stores blind."

"Since we dosn´t really use the colts we have, I decided to sell them. Brought in quite a good deal of money too. Enough to buy up a nearby Cafe which could be used for either a numbers racket or a speakeasy."

"There is still a couple of business owners who refuse to pay protection."

"Well I guess if they wont pay, I will have to "help" them get rid of their profits. Alviggi will sort this out. Maybe then they will be a bit more cooperative."

"The hostillity is a bit high in the area. I should show my good intensions by donating some of the money we have to the local church. When they feel my generosity they will accept beeing extorted easier."

"Since Woodcock is far away, the area north of my HQ must be virgin territory. I am going to lend Thornton one of the cars so he can offer them my protection. If they don´t want it, I'll see to it that they will one way or another."

"With all this violence erupting I am going to promote Consuga as my security leutenant so I have a team dedicated to guarding the hotel and my office. High skills in firearms required. Bertucci from Modinis team will be replaced by Gudrino who was collecting dust in Arguellos team. Arguello gets Blunk and Kung, the two useless hoods running my Florist shop and other tenement before I replaced them."

"I hired some replacements and moved a few others around for Consugas new team.
I am going to send two of the new hoods on high-risk missions to shake up the HQs of Shimmy and Sunshine, just to let em know, I´m here.
Galloway is MUCH better it seems, just check the latest evasion of taxes he did for me."

 

[Jabberdau]

"Good thing I decided to replace Lu Kan early on. If the amount of tax one have to pay is more than the legal income, the FBI will start to become suspicious."

Modini:
Dows, 5 Intel
Dillard, 5 Intel
Steadman, 5 Intel
Amerosa, 5 Intel
McAlpin, 5 Intel
Urick, 5 Intel
Basner, 5 Intel
Gudrino, 4.5 Intel
+Nelsen, 5 Intel

Transfered
---Bertucci---(Consuga)

Thornton:
Smithson
Ng
Dyson
Lynch
Jorgens
Cahoon, 4 Intim
Grafton, 4 Intim
Short, 4 Intim
+ Arlington, 4 Intim

Alviggi:
Watkins, 5 Stealth, 4 Intel
+ Allerton, 4 Explosives
+ Gilmour, 5 Arson

Gone
---Consuga---(promoted)

Transfered
---Romanoski---

Arguello:
Sanderson
Brady
Flanagan
Vansickle, 5 Arson
Mahoney, 4 Business
Redmond, 5 Arson, 4 Intel
Blunk
Kung

Transfered
---Salvadore---(Consuga)
---Gudrino---(Modini)

Kauffman:
Fenick, 4 Fists
Iribindola, 4 Fists
Beers, 4 Intel, 4 Arson, 3.5 Stealth
Skillen, 5 Intel, 4 Arson, 4 Stealth
+ Zolman, 5 Fists
+ Kendall,5 Fists

DEAD
---Pemperton---
---Baccala---
---Glover---

Magee:
Murphy
Lance
Slayer, 4 Bus, 4 Org
Epstein, 4 Bus, 4 Org
Frisco, 4.5 Bus, 5 Org
+ A. Lynch, 6 Bus, 4.5 Org

Consuga:
Romanoski, 4 Firearms
Bertucci, 4 Firearms
Salvadore, 4 Firearms
+ Caesar, 4.5 Firearms

Khans orders 1923:

Modini: Recruit a hood, Recruit Bobbie Quade
Thornton: Extort, Intimidate
Alviggi: Raid tenement x4, Gilmour torch tenement, Allerton bomb tenement
Arguello: Collect protection money
Kauffman: Patrol
Magee: Set up whorehouse behind Large Hotel for $7065, Donate $2500 to church, buy Cafè for $3398
Consuga: Guard tenement, Guard Large Hotel

 

[Jabberdau]

Sorry for the amount of pictures, there just isn´t much to show from the actual action in game. Most of it are thoughts and planning. Tell me if I use to many mkah ?

 

[Jabberdau]

New Temperance, 1924
- War profiteering

"I´d like to se my name up there soon."

"Good thing I posted guards at the Hotel. Fernandez was one of Vanderests hoods."

A Vanderest hood learns what a .38 can do

Number of hoods who died in 1923:

Khan: 3
Vanderest: 12
Woodcock: 9
Smith: 16

Khans thoughts:

"Vanderest and Woodcock are at war with Smith. There is no doubt. A large number of hoods died in Smiths HQ, which means they deliberately tried to kill him.
Surprisingly Thornton succeded with overtaking almost all of Upper East Side! There is more territory up for grabs in the area, so while they have their war and kill each other, I will expand in peace.
Vanderest however have sent messege that if he ses anyone of my hoods in his territory he will open fire on them."

"I am not going to return the favor as of yet, since it would mean danger to Arguellos team collecting protection. There will still be another year before the whorehouse is completed and another one before the profits starts to roll in, so I need the money from the racket until then. I can however tell Consuga to guard the area around the border and kill anyone who tries to enter. From now on, Modini will not recruit inside Vanderest territory.
With the new area added, protection money is big. Enough to buy up some more stores. Time is of the essence, and I should buy up as many legal businesses as I can before I will be forced to use the money on weapons in a bloody war. There is some really good recruits coming in this year and I will promote Leslie Fortune as a second extortion leutenant to grab land as fast as possible."

"I am going to need more HQs as I get further and further away, since business owners are less intimidated the further away my presence is. I can only buy stores which are within to blocks of my own territory thus the need to expand.
Its kind of pointless to have Kauffman doing "accidents" now, since Vanderest hoods will be armed and shoot back, so I am going to rearrange the teams a bit and have him collecting protection money, for now.
Too dangerous to raid now, so Alviggi will be exploring some warehouses near Woodcocks HQ. If he have one, excess counterfeit money and liquor will be stored there. That is, if he have any counterfeit presses or moonshine stills."

Modini:
Downs, 5 Intel
Dillard, 5 Intel
Steadman, 5 Intel
Amerosa, 5 Intel
McAlpin, 5 Intel
Urick, 5 Intel
Basner, 5 Intel
Gudrino, 4.5 Intel
Nelsen, 5 Intel

Thornton:
Smithson
Ng
Dyson
Lynch
Jorgens
Cahoon, 4 Intim
Grafton, 4 Intim
Short, 4 Intim
Arlington, 4 Intim

Alviggi:
+ Zolman, 5 Arson
+ Rush, 4 Arson, 5 Stealth, 5 Intel

Transfered
---Watkins---(Magee)
---Allerton---(Kauffman)

DEAD
---Gilmour---

Arguello:
Sanderson
Brady
Flanagan
Vansickle, 5 Arson
Redmond, 5 Arson, 4 Intel
Blunk
Kung
+ Wardrup, 3.5 Arms
+ Caffery, 4 Arms

Transfered
---Mahoney---(Magee)

Kauffman:
Iribindola, 4 Fists
Beers, 4 Intel, 4 Arson, 3.5 Stealth
Allerton
+ Straight, 4 Firearms
+ Quade, 4 Firearms

Transfered
---Skillen---(Magee)
---Zolman---(Alviggi)

DEAD
---Kendall---
---Fenick---

Magee:
Murphy
A. Lynch, 6 Bus, 4.5 Org
Mahoney
Skillen
Watkins
+ Diangelo, 4 Bus
+ Sicking, 4 Bus
+ Spitz, 4 Bus

Gone
---Slayer---(Running Café)
---Frisco---(Setting up Whorehouse)
---Lance---(Running Tenement)
---Epstein---(Running Florist)

Consuga:
Romanoski, 4 Firearms
Bertucci, 4 Firearms
Salvadore, 4 Firearms
Caesar, 4.5 Firearms
+ Balestreri, 5 Firearms
+ Sumners, 4 Firearms
+ Blanchard, 5 Firearms
+ Redford, 4 Firearms
+ Payton, 4 Firearms

Fortune:
+ Brimseck, 4 Intim
+ Marquette, 4 Intim
+ Frisco, 5 Intim
+ Lombardi, 4 Intim
+ E. Kendall, 4 Intim
+ Rawson, 4 Intim
+ Hamberg, 4 Intim

"Quite a blow in Smiths manpower last year"

Khans orders 1924:

Modini: Recruit a hood
Thornton: Extort
Alviggi: Explore, Rush torch tenement (Vanderests HQ)
Arguello: Collect protection money
Kauffman: Collect protection money
Magee: Buy Free Site $336, Saddlers $2898, Gym $1573, Finance Company $4446
Consuga: Guard HQ, Large Hotel, Patrol
Fortune: Extort

 

[Jabberdau]

New Temperance, 1925
- War it is then

Cleaning up the territory

Hoods lost in 1924:

Khan: 7
Smith: 12
Vanderest: 11
Woodcock: 12

Khans thoughts:

"Seems all the killing are starting to get attention. I lost Modini this time when he got attacked by a Vanderest hood. He shot back, and then he got shot by the police.
The patrols in my territory opened fire on several hoods which shouldnt be there. However when the police got involved 3 of my hoods got shot."

"It is time to strike back, and hit hard at Vanderest. I´m tired of his violations of my territory and for my hoods getting killed. This will require my best firearms hoods, and most of them will die, but one have to go for the leader in a war. So I will send 8 hoods with high skills in firearms, armed with shotguns to try and take him out in his HQ.
After all the killings last year I have decided to do a reevaluasion of my leutenants. Some was demoted, some stayed, and others where demoted. The new rooster:"

"The teams where mixed so much as to be unregocnizable, and in a war, many comes and goes, so I will no longer have too much control over who goes where. The current city map:"

"One of the store owners in Vanderest territory squeled to the police, when we tried to intimidate him! This can under no circumstances be tolerated. There is only one solution to this problem:"

"With the latest overtaking, I now have the largest territory. Smith are still loosing hoods."

Khans orders 1925:

Rush: Recruit a hood
Magee: Buy empty land for $288, $192, $528
Fortune: Extort, Intimidate
Kauffman: Extort, Intimidate
Balestreri: Ambush, Alviggi bomb Gas Station
Delamare: Collect protection money
Wardrup: Collect protection money
Quade: Kill Gunter Vanderest

 

[Jabberdau]

New Temperance, 1926
- Moving up

"Bye bye Shimmy, I won´t miss you."

Lots of musicians in this city (hoods before they enter Vanderest HQ).

Hoods getting arrested

Lots of police in this area! (Light blue is cops).

Hoods lost in 1925:

Khan: 12
Smith: 6
Vanderest: 23
Woodcock: 10

Khans thoughts:

"So my little plan succeded. Bet he didn´t expect an all out hit, since real war wasn´t really declared yet, only aggressive action. Well, that gives me some new opportunities, but I gotta move fast. Can´t have Woodcock grabbing all the territory. He still got a real nasty war going with Smith so, hopefully it will keep him bogged down.
Alviggi got killed when he was on his way to bomb the squealer, so I will have to send another one. Should be able to get there now Vanderest is gone.
Magee didn´t manage to get around to buy up the free sites I ordered either. I should lend him a car to complete the job. Then he should be able to get there within a reasonable timeframe. I can now also order him to set up a moonshine still behind the saddlers shop. Since I can´t afford to set up a speakeeasy yet, I will instead buy a warehouse nearby. Any overproduction will then be placed there, and can be exported via the railroad running through the city.
Maria who was running the Large Hotel got assasinated last year, when I didn´t have anyone to guard the place, so I will need a replacement for her as well. Wonder if that was the reason the Whorehouse only made $1640 last year?"

"I now have 7 of my hoods in jail! Shooting people on the street in daylight is a risky business..."

"With Vanderest gone, I am now number two in this city. First time Smith is loosing territory, probably because of me."

Khans orders 1926:

Rush: Recruit a hood
Magee: Buy Warehouse $4000, Free sites $192, $288, Set up moonshine still behind Saddlers $3666, Run Large Hotel
Kauffman: Extort
Fortune: Extort
Delamare: Collect protection money
Wardrup: Collect protection money
Balestreri: Guard hotel, Zhang bomb Station/Mechanic, Ambush

Quade is dead

 

[Jabberdau]

New Temperance, 1927
- Securing the perimeter

"Its just that I got a lot of paperwork right now....honest."

A gas leak..surely. Just a coincidence that the owner had a case running against me.

Hoods lost in 1926:

Khan: 0 + 3 arrested
Smith: 16
Woodcock: 12

Khans thoughts:

"1926 was a peacefull year for us. The war between Woodcock and Smith allowed me to move very close to Woods HQ. Wood even sent message that he will tone down hostillities."

"Two other business owners squealed to the police. I cant´t afford to buy more explosives at the moment, and I don´t have anyone with good skills for an arson attack availible right now, so I´ll just send someone to clip em."

"To prepare for expanding further, I have decided to buy up a Gym and a Tenement block near the other gangs HQs since thats now possible."

"An exceptional lady I just hired."

"Rather annoying that the 3 hoods arrested was from my recruiting team.No recruiters, no hoods."

"Woodcock lost A LOT of hoods last year. Maybe he have money troubles? Hoods not getting payed can lead to disloyalty and desertion."

Khans orders 1927:

Rush: Recruit a hood
Magee: Set up Prizefight Ring $2850, Loan Shark $7905, Buy Gym $2397, Tenement $6850
Kauffman: Extort, Intimidate
Fortune: Extort
Delamare: Collect protection money
Wardrup: Collect protection money
Balestreri: Guard hotel, tenement, office, Café, "The Devil" Petrillo kill Allene Strong, Nell Cherry

 

[Jabberdau]

New Temperance, 1928
- Interwar years

"Well, in total wealth I got a bit more than that. Stashed away ha ha, I like that."

Two versus one

Hoods who died in 1927:

Khan: 0
Smith: 5 + 1 arrested
Woodcock: 13

Khans thoughts:

"Magee failed AGAIN to set up a Loanshark. I guess there just wasn´t enough money afterall. Everything else went smoothly. A couple of Woodcocks protected tenements needs raiding, but thats about it. Petrillo did good. She is now wanted by the police, but I´m going to promote her for the job anyway.
With the moonshine still running its time to set up a speakeasy behind the café. Let me just check the overview of my business empire here:"

Café $291 (Front for upcoming Speakeasy)
Finance Company $359 (To be front for Loan Shark when money is availible)
Gym $114 (Front for Prizefight Ring, operational next year)
Gym $292 (To be front for Office, need to buy empty land)
Large Hotel -$163 (Front for Whorehouse $1640)
Saddlers $117 (Front for Moonshine still $11095 worth of liquor produced)
5 Tenements (One front for Office and one to be, needs to buy empty land first)
Florists $453
Warehouse

"I also used some of the money to buy two new cars, so now we have 4 and a truck. I´m going to stop trying to move into Smiths territory. We are still at peace and Vanderest old territory was the Downtown sector. Definately worth taking a look at first. Businesses pay more than tenements in protection.
Woodcock has upped his hostillity towards us. Time to return the favor."

"Woodcock is still loosing hoods at an alarming rate. Seems Shimmys death sent his (glass)empire into freefall. If this continues much longer, a strike could be devastating."

Khans orders 1928:

Rush: Recruit a hood
Magee: Set up Speakeasy behind Café $11085, Buy free sites $336, $288, Fullerton run Moonshine Still
Kauffman: Extort
Fortune: Extort
Delamare: Collect protection money
Wardrup: Collect protection money
Balestreri: Guard hotel, tenement, Gym
Petrillo: Raid Telegraph office, Tenement block

 

[Jabberdau]

New Temperance, 1929
- I´m only happy when it rains

"Soon it all will be mine. ALL MINE!"

A wanted Petrillo raids a tenement, right in front of 3 police officers without getting caught!

Hoods killed in 1928:

Smith 5 +2 arrested
Woodcock 8 +1 arrested

Khans thoughts:

"Woodcock have foolishly declared all out war on us."

"This was much sooner than I expected it. Sunshine is weak and already at war with Smith. I wonder if he can keep out Balestreri raining death down upon him with just 20 hoods."

"Either his office is heavily guarded, or all his hoods is out raiding and torching and attacking as they usually do. He can rob in my territory if he wants too. Means less security at his HQ. Im letting Kauffman guard my office in case he attacks my own HQ. Or the hotel.
The slob Magee should see if he can manage to set up our businesses this time around. If not I´ll see too it that he too will have an "accident" [even if this might be a bug in the game].
Because of his slopyness, I now have a surplus of illegal alchohol in my warehouse. He should be able to at least export it without screwing up.

"More squealers! I think its time for a public bombing."

"I´m giving Fortune a very dangerous task this year. He must extort in Lower West side. His hoods should provide a shield against hoods trying to enter my own territory. Cannonfodder."

"I now have more territory and manpower than Smith and Woodcock combined. Smith must have some serious cash to still have the most power."

Khans orders 1929:

Rush: Recruit a hood, Recruit Daniel Grove
Magee: Set up Speakeasy $11085, Loan Shark $7905, Office $336, $288, Export
Kauffman: Ambush, Guard office, Large Hotel
Balestreri: Kill Buck "Sunshine" Woodcock
Fortune: Extort
Petrillo: Bomb tenement, Cameron torch Funeral Directors
Delamare: Collect protection money
Wardrup: Collect protection money

 

[Jabberdau]

New Temperance, 1930
- Who´s sorry now

"The sun dosn´t shine no more..."

Hoods at Woodcocks HQ

Petrillo gets arrested

Hoods lost in 1929:

Khan: 3 +2 arrested
Woodcock: 9
Smith: 3 +1 arrested

Khans thoughts:

"I sent 8 hoods to deal with Sunshine. 6 of them came back! Sunshines security was indeed lacking.
Petrillo didn´t make it this time. Neither did Cameron. Too many cops around to risk a public bombing for him to carry out the order.
I can´t let these squealers get away, so I think I´ll send Kauffman to do a private bombing instead. If i just kill them, the surrounding neighbourhood woulnd´t get to hear my "complaint"."
With 12 of my best firearms hoods in jail, I think its time for a little something for the chief judge..."

"Kauffman will take care of the squealers. We are at peace with Smith and he is far away from our HQ, so I don´t really need his team to guard the premises this year.
There is a lot of interesting unattached hoods out there now that Woodcock is gone. I should try to get the best of them."

"To make it easier to take over Woodcocks former territory, I am going to donate a bit of money to reduce the hostillity among the citizens. Ruben Young has appealed for money since 1920."

"My businesses make money, but not enough to stop collecting protection. I´m going to send Magee to buy a Shoe Repair shop on the other side of the river of where Woodcocks HQ where. Its only $1105 and a good location for another office.
Gus Denny owns this Real Estate business right in the middle of downtown."

"It would be perfect for some Inside Trading, but I don´t like the price. There are quite a number of businesses in the area which still refuses to pay protection. With Kauffmans bombs going off nearby and the newly promoted Cameron showing what can happen when you arent protected to these, the landvalue in the area should go down a bit.
Near This block here:"

"There where a lot of killings when Woodcock where around. I suspect there might be an office there, so I am going to send someone to check it out. Wardrup is going to collect protection in downtown this year. I Wonder how much that will bring in? A tenement block pays around $40 bucks, but in the business areas there are 9 small businesses on each block which all pays $30-$50.
I used some of the $30.000 I had in the safe to buy 2 luxury cars. One of our cars was confiscated when Petrillo where arrested I think. Anyway its missing. I also bought a new truck for Cameron.
Raiding When using a truck allows the team to steal goods as well, which then can either be exported, or distributed through my own businesses, if one has a warehouse. So all in all we have 3 cars, 2 luxury cars and 2 trucks."

"Smith must have some serious illegal money coming in when he can still maintain 50% of the power when I have twice the territory he has, and more hoods!"

Khans orders 1930:

Rush: Recruit a hood, Recruit the following:
- Zachariah Benson
- Oatis Westbrooke
- Nellie Spicer
- Ebenezer Cooks
- Benediktas Maraccine
- Jonathan Buskett
- Karol Godowski

Magee: Buy Shoe Repair Shop $1105, Export, Donate $2500 x2
Fortune: Extort
Palson(new leutenant): Extort
Delamare: Collect protection money
Wardrup: Collect protection money
Kauffman: Bomb tenement and Funeral Directors, Hamberg explore.
Cameron(new leutenant): Raid the following:
- Warehouse
- Fruit & Veg. Store
- Tobacconists
- Hotel
- Cosmetics Store
- Lumber Merchant

Bryant Price: Bribe Benediktas Anzideo $9270

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