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Boardwalk Empire
“No one goes quietly.”
Boardwalk Empire (2010) is a crime, drama show created by Terence Winter. On TV Addict, players averaged 1.9/5, with 52% solving the puzzle and 48% failing it, making it the #9 hardest puzzle of 56 in the archive. Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.
TV Addict Difficulty: Hard
1.9/5
Avg Score
52%
Solved
48%
Failed
50
Players
#9
Difficulty Rank
The TV Addict Puzzle
Puzzle #56 · July 31, 2026 · answer revealed below
The Setup (Clue 5)
Prohibition transforms a small-time political boss into a major bootlegger
The Character (Clue 4)
Atlantic City becomes the hub of a criminal empire stretching up the East Coast
The Conflict (Clue 3)
Real historical figures like Al Capone and Lucky Luciano appear as rising rivals
The Twist (Clue 2)
His war record and WWI wounds haunt the man beneath the silk suits
The Spoiler (Clue 1)
Nucky Thompson builds a Prohibition-era empire from Atlantic City's beachfront boardwalk
Boardwalk Empire
Cast
Steve Buscemi as Enoch 'Nucky' ThompsonKelly Macdonald as Margaret ThompsonMichael Shannon as Nelson Van AldenShea Whigham as Elias 'Eli' ThompsonStephen Graham as Al CaponeVincent Piazza as Charles 'Lucky' LucianoMichael Kenneth Williams as Albert 'Chalky' WhitePaul Sparks as Mieczysław 'Mickey' Doyle
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Boardwalk Empire hard to guess on TV Addict?
- Boardwalk Empire had an average score of 1.9/5. 52% of players solved it, while 48% failed — a hard puzzle.
- Who created Boardwalk Empire?
- Boardwalk Empire was created by Terence Winter.
- Who stars in Boardwalk Empire?
- Boardwalk Empire stars Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Stephen Graham, Vincent Piazza, Michael Kenneth Williams, Paul Sparks.
- What genre is Boardwalk Empire?
- Boardwalk Empire is listed under Crime, Drama.
- Where does Boardwalk Empire rank in TV Addict difficulty?
- Boardwalk Empire ranks #9 of 56 TV Addict shows by average score (1 = hardest).