Outcry in Italy over German board game based on Sicily’s mafia wars

Outcry in Italy over German board game based on Sicily’s mafia wars

Sister of murdered judge Giovanni Falcone describes it as an offence to all those who have fought organised crime

A board game based on the mafia wars that raged in Sicily in the 1980s has caused controversy in Italy, with the sister of the murdered anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone describing it as an offence to all those who had fought to free Italy of organised crime.

La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War, produced by the German firm Boardgame Atelier, won last year’s As d’Or, or Golden Ace, a prestigious prize given at an annual games festival in France.

Continue reading… Sister of murdered judge Giovanni Falcone describes it as an offence to all those who have fought organised crimeA board game based on the mafia wars that raged in Sicily in the 1980s has caused controversy in Italy, with the sister of the murdered anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone describing it as an offence to all those who had fought to free Italy of organised crime.La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War, produced by the German firm Boardgame Atelier, won last year’s As d’Or, or Golden Ace, a prestigious prize given at an annual games festival in France. Continue reading… Italy, Mafia, Germany, Board games, Europe, Life and style, World news 

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