Cover art for Il Capo

Il Capo

2026 · BGG
Avg rating
10.00
Bayes rating
0.00
Weight
0.00 (Light)
Players
2-6
Playtime
30 min
Ratings count
2

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Description

IL Capo is a bite-sized, fast-paced, ruthless card game where players compete to become the ruler of the underbelly of a gutter-glamorous, fictional city called Serenissima. The rules are simple enough to teach in minutes but the interactions create depth that reward timing, creativity, and embracing danger. The fun continues even if you lose. Players draw, attack, and defend from a shared deck of cards. Hidden throughout the deck are skull cards that bring players one step closer to the afterlife. The last player left standing becomes the seedy ruler: Il Capo. For those who are eliminated along the way, death is not the end; it’s just a change in job description. Il Capo hands you supernatural tools to haunt the table, tip the balance, and chase revenge from beyond the grave. Death becomes part of the strategy, not the end of it. Pick your poison of play-style: clever, cutthroat, or chaotic. All are welcome. Bring in the Guards mechanic for added tension and strategic depth, or strip it down to a 1v1 duel. —description from the designer

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Card play & hand management Push your luck

Game type

Card game Party game Board game

What it’s about

History, politics & real-world conflict

Publishers

(Self-Published)

Designers

Yuri Zaitsev