Just a page that groups all content related to Great Escape Games Gangster Skirmish tabletop game, “The Chicago Way”.
Below are links to the gangs I have done write ups on, grouped by the rule book they were introduced in.
First up is the comparison of TCW to DMH
Dead Mans Hand vs The Chicago Way
I picked up second hand The Chicago Way (TCW) which is a 1920’s skirmish game from Great Escape Games. Upon first reading it seemed very similar to their Western Game Dead Mans Hand(DMH), so I thought I’d do a little comparison view. It is fair to say that both games use the same core mechanics for…
The Chicago Way Core Rules Gangs
The Chicago Way: Chicago Police
So whilst we all await the Dead Mans Hand Redux, I thought I’d have a look at The Chicago Way – Great Escapes Game for the 1920/30’s. I have already looked at how the rules differ from Dead Mans Hand, and in this post I look at the first gang – The Chicago Police. They are…
The Chicago Way: Chicago Gangsters
So Gang number two – the Chicago Gangsters, because no game set in prohibition would be going anywhere with out a few of these. They are introduced in the rule book as follows The void left by Prohibition was soon filled by ambitious and ruthless men. Men who would do anything to make a few more…
The Chicago Way: Prohibition Agents
The Untouchables aka Prohibition Agents are the third Gang i’m looking at from The Chicago Way. Currently I don’t have the models for this gang so I have used a mix of images from Great Escape Games website and random miniatures I have. They are introduced on the Great Escape Games Website as follows. The…
The Chicago Way: Moonshiners
The last of the Gangs for The Chicago Way outlined in the Core book is the Moonshiners – those Hicks hiding in the Hills who’ve been brewing moonshine for ever. They are introduced in The Chicago Way as These folks have been making liquor for themselves for years. Now they get to make it on a…
Other The Chicago Way Gangs
Peaky Blinders
Now I bought these cos I loved the models, they will probably be used in 02 Hundred hours as hoods either assaulting a guarded place or as Guards protecting a site against German Paratroopers. They may also turn up as a Partisan Team in bolt action, they are meant for use in Great Escape Games…
The Chicago Way: Peaky Blinders
The Famous Birmingham boys are 1 of the two extra gangs released for The Chicago Way by Great Escape Games during 2023, the other is the Bootleggers. So lets have a look at what the brummies’ bring to the game. They are introduced as follows From the harsh economic conditions of their bleak, industrial hometown of…
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