# Shadow Moon Syndicates

Shadow Moon Syndicates is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 60–90 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2026
- **Categories:** Science Fiction, Mafia
- **Mechanics:** Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Open Drafting, Set Collection
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 5

**Designers:** Jarrod Carmichael

**Artists:** Paul M Tobin, Dane Madgwick

**Publishers:** Arkus Games

## Expansions

- [Shadow Moon Syndicates: Illicit Company](https://www.ludoya.com/games/shadow-moon-syndicates-illicit-company)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/shadow-moon-syndicates)
- [Shadow Moon Syndicates in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/shadow-moon-syndicates)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/421872)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._