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The Manhattan Project
- Players
- 2–5
- Listed play time
- 120 min
- Age
- 13+
- Published
- 2012
- Category
- economic simulation board game
What this is
In The Manhattan Project, players help their nation gain the best arsenal of atomic bombs. Additional description: The Manhattan Project is a low-luck, mostly open information efficiency game in which players compete to build and operate the most effective atomic bomb program. Players choose when to send out their workers–and when to call them back.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–5
- Listed play time
- 120 minutes
- Minimum age
- 13 and up
- First published
- 2012
- Category
- economic simulation board game
- Designer
- Brandon Tibbetts
- Publishers
- Asmodee, Magellan
- Mechanisms
- draft
- Photographs
- 1
Publisher
- AsmodeeOfficial site
- MagellanOfficial site
How players rate The Manhattan Project
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 4.
- 2p6.732 ratings
- 3p6.932 ratings
- 4p7.431 ratings
- 5p7.131 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.9/10
- Ease of teach5.1/10
- Gateway friendliness5.0/10
- Component quality7.0/10
- Table presence6.1/10
- Travel friendliness5.3/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.3SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle3.9FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckMostly skill4.1Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.5Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.6LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.6SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencySome3.4No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.2Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
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