Each player has a personal deck of cards that contain Gangsters, Joints, Weapons, and Respect. On the board are other cards up for grabs. Players take turns, playing cards from their hand and bidding on other cards to add to their deck. Once all players have taken a turn, all Joints and Territories produce resources that can be converted into other resources or into cash. Gangsters can be played on enemy territories or joints to claim them for the player.

Players must secure Joints and Territories that fuel their economy. In doing so, they make income which is used to buy more joints and gangsters. Combat occurs when two Gangsters are vying for the same Joint or Territory. Weapons can be played from the player's hand to boost chances of success.

Players also have "Respect" in the form of cards. These cards are very powerful but can only be used once and are hard to obtain. Players lose respect by using this card.

Play ends when all territories are claimed. The player with the most respect and territories wins.