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The Manhattan Project

2012 · Economic

The Manhattan Project

Players lead rival national atomic weapons programs in a mid-20th-century arms race. They place and retrieve workers to build and operate facilities, expand bomb production, fund military protection, and develop technology. Actions include constructing infrastructure, launching conventional strikes on opponents’ facilities, and using espionage to steal or block rivals’ buildings. There are no fixed rounds: players decide when to recall workers or are forced to do so by running out, making timing and resource efficiency central to play. Gameplay emphasizes open information planning, low luck, and strategic worker-management to produce the most effective bomb program.

Players
2–5 best 4
Playing time
120 min
Age
13+
Complexity
3 / 5
7.9 on Ludoyafrom $57.29Industry / ManufacturingWorld War IIWorker PlacementWorker Placement, Different Worker TypesRace
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The Manhattan Project: Nations Expansion2012The Manhattan Project: Second Stage2013

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58
Plays logged
98
Players
1h 37m
Average play
36
In collections
11
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7.9/10

from 26 Ludoya reviews

  • Garfield8.0

    #41 Very thematic workerplacement game. Easy to play. One of my favorite worker placement games out there. [c] Theme: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Very thematic --> Gameplay: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]A lot of meaningful possibilities --> Interaction: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Attack your opponents with fighters and rockets --> Artwork: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Very nice --> Luck: :nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Nope --> Strategy: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Yes --> Components: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Good --> Play duration: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Ok --> Easy to teach: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]A lot, but quite easy --> Setup time: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]A lot to setup --> No downtime: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Average --> Replay value: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Different strategies, different nations --> [/c]

  • Benjamín Amorín6.0

    Cool worker placement game with interaction. I'm not into the theme nor the design but it's solid and original in some mechanics. You can hurt very much to the other players, and for me it's not the best thing in a game like this, but sure it's original, funny and fast.

  • Tomol8.0

    Incluye la expansion second stage

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