Five Families VR: The Ravenite
Step inside the Ravenite Social Club, the Mulberry Street hangout the FBI bugged to bring down John Gotti. Pull up a chair with the regulars, rack up against Joey at the pool table, try the shooting gallery, then work the room for the clues that get you out and up to the roof.
- Meta Quest 2, 3 & 3S
- Standing or seated
- Built on real mob history
- In final testing
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The card tableThe regulars have a seat waiting, and a few questions for you. 
The back roomPool against Joey, and a dartboard on the wall. 
The shooting galleryKnock ’em down and get your name on the board.
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Five Families VR: The Ravenite heads for the Meta Horizon Store
The Quest build is finished and in its final private test. Next stop is Meta’s review, then the store. Newsletter readers hear first.
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Mobster cases and caps: four Art Deco designs, now on Etsy and eBay
Omertà, Fuggedaboutit, Made Man and Keep Your Friends Close, on tough iPhone cases and five-panel trucker caps. Printed to order, close to wherever you are. Also on eBay.
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Get Capone: the full case is open at Mobster Escape Rooms
A story escape room for the sofa, played on one big screen and everyone’s phones. Chapter I is free; the whole case is £9.99 at launch.
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Mafia On This Day: a card for every date in mob history
Who was born, who was buried and who went down on today’s date, free on the web, with the Android and iPhone apps on the way.
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Classroom resources on Teachers Pay Teachers
US history resources on the Mafia, Prohibition and organised crime for grades 8–12, from the National Crime Syndicate archive.
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The 2027 Mob Calendar is out
Twelve bosses, twelve months of mob history. A4 for the UK and Europe and US Letter for North America, on Etsy.
Our brands
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History publishing
National Crime Syndicate
Mafia history: boss biographies, ‘on this day’ history, the Commission and Prohibition-era crime.
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Escape-room game
Five Families
A mafia escape-room game you can play free in your browser. Also on the App Store and Google Play, and coming to Meta Quest.
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Party game
Mobster Escape Rooms
Get Capone: a story escape-room case for groups, played in the browser on one big screen and everyone's phones.
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Calendars & print
The Mob Calendar Co.
2027 mafia history wall calendars, cards and prints.
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