The Grand Mafia is a complex strategy game that immerses players in the role of a mob boss competing for power and territory. For beginners, understanding the basics of gameplay, resource management, and strategic growth is essential. If you’re looking for some advanced tips, you’ve landed in the wrong place as this guide outlines how to navigate the early stages of the game efficiently by offering insights into the game mechanics and game systems. Let’s begin!

Learn about the Basic Gameplay Mechanics of The Grand Mafia

The Grand Mafia is a strategy game but also boasts gameplay of other genres such as city-building and turn-based battles. After completing the initial tutorial, you will be landing in your main city from where the operations are based. Your core building is called “Mansion”, fitting the mafia theme. Players need to construct and upgrade several buildings in the game. Some of them are economical as in they provide you important resources that are required to progress in the game. Other buildings are combat related and military related that allow you to amass a fortune of troops and soldiers to carry out the dirty work.

Apart from managing multiple buildings, you also unlock the ability to use “Babes”. These beauties are not just for show but can be trained to rival even the fiercest of enemies. Players can interact with them, go on dates, give them gifts, and earn their favour. Once the favour is granted, you can use them in battles. There are multiple types of Babes and their costumes that you can recruit and learn about in-game. Speed-ups are an important resource that will be required in abundance once you reach the mid-end game status. They help you reduce the time taken for upgrading/constructing buildings. 

New players will be given an item called “Protection Program” to completely prevent others from attacking your turf. If your robbery crew is attacked, you can choose to retreat them. If your turf is attacked, you can choose to send out your crew to avoid direct conflict.  

Associates

Associates serve as the secondary fighters in battles. These are the henchmen that love to fight for their beloved boss in turf wars. There are 4 different types of associates in the game:

• Bruisers

• Hitmen

• Bikers

• Mortar Cars

Each type of associate has a working relationship with other associates in battles wherein they are stronger and weaker towards them. It is as follows:

• Bruisers counter Hitmen
• Hitmen counter Bikers
• Bikers counter Bruisers
• Bruisers, Hitmen, and Biker counter Mortar Cars
• Mortar cars are most suitable for dealing damage to outer walls of the enemy turf.

Factions

A faction brings all like-minded bosses together to support each other and enhance their competitiveness. Consider it like a guild or club in other similar games. Players can choose to either create their own faction or join an existing one. Factions also have many important features within such as reinforcements, Faction Club, and Faction Hotel. Note that when all faction members are inactive for 3 consecutive days, it will be automatically deleted. Hence, make sure to join an active faction that at least has players logging in each day. Here are some core features of factions:

• Faction Gifts – Challenge kingpins or purchase packs to obtain gift items for faction. A maximum of 500 gifts can be stored. Upon claiming your gift, remember to delete them to clear space for future gifts.
• Raids – Players can participate in faction raids consisting of other faction members fighting a common enemy. Deal with the situation swiftly by sending out your own reinforcements.
• Faction Investments – Various buffs can be obtained by investing in your faction. Gold can be used in various ways to speed up investment and help the faction get stronger.

Learn about the Different Buildings and their Uses

Here is a thorough list of all buildings available in The Grand Mafia:

• Mansion – The Mansion controls all activities on your turf. Upgrade your mansion to unlock new buildings. All buildings cannot have levels higher than your mansion.
• Radar – You can construct a radar to get intel on enemy crews that are approaching your turf and raids that are coming to you. The radar can also inform you of your faction members stationed crews, transport crews, and reinforcements.
• Hospital – This building is used to heal any associates that may be wounded in battles.
• Training Centre – You must construct a training center in order to train all types of associates. 
• Investment Centre – You need to invest in the Investment Center first to unlock corresponding associates.
• Wall – The Wall provides defense to your mansion. You can arrange enforcers on your wall and assemble traps to defend against the enemy. 
• Workshop – Construct this building to craft underboss equipment, and increase your influence.
• Faction Hotel – You can construct this building to receive reinforcements from your faction members.
• Faction Club – You need to construct this building in order to participate in Raids with your faction members.
• Hostage Cell – This building is used to imprison and execute enemy underbosses.

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