Bootleg Empire

📜 Prologue

Chicago, January 1920. Prohibition has outlawed liquor, and a thirsty city is about to make the right people rich. You own a small nightclub, with $5,000 in the safe and no protection worth counting on. An unfamiliar man is waiting with a business proposition—and beyond your door, rival bosses are already carving up the future.

🎯 Objective

Build your empire one month at a time through the Prohibition years of 1920–1933 and beyond, choosing your own path to wealth, power, or a legitimate future.

• Grow Your Fortune: Expand your businesses, finance new ventures, and keep enough cash to survive when deals go wrong.
• Command Your Organization: Recruit capable lieutenants, negotiate with rival bosses, and manage loyalties that money cannot guarantee.
• Survive a Changing Chicago: Navigate gang conflicts, criminal investigations, and economic upheaval before they bring your empire down.