# The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 120 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.9 out of 10 by 26 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $57.44 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **Categories:** Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, World War II, Aviation / Flight
- **Mechanics:** Worker Placement, Worker Placement, Different Worker Types, Race, Closed Drafting, Action Retrieval, Open Drafting, Take That, Auction: Dutch Priority
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.9 out of 10, from 26 reviews
- **Owned by:** 36 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 58
- **Unique players:** 98

**Designers:** Brandon Tibbetts

**Artists:** Clay Gardner, Sergi Marcet, Viktor Csete

**Publishers:** Minion Games

## Expansions

- [The Manhattan Project: Nations Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-manhattan-project-nations-expansion)
- [The Manhattan Project: Second Stage](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-manhattan-project-second-stage)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-manhattan-project)
- [The Manhattan Project in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-manhattan-project)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/63628)

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