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=== 2 Actions per Turn: ===
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== Game play ==


* '''Move'''
* During their turn, each player may perform '''two actions''' before passing to their opponent.
* There are four action types available and players may perform the same action twice in one turn.


Take two of your characters from Main Street, without revealing them, and exchange their positions (or not). If you wish to move a character from the saloon you may take the character in question and two other characters from Main Street.
=== 1. Move ===


* Take two of your characters from Main Street, without revealing them, and exchange their positions (or not).
* If you wish to move a character from the saloon you may take the character in question and two other characters from Main Street.


* '''Look at a Token'''
==== Leaving the Saloon ====


Reveal one of your characters to your opponent. You may then look at the token located in front of that character, keeping its identity to yourself.
* If a player wishes to move a character from the Saloon, they first take that character and two other characters from the Main Street.
* They then move these three characters as per the rules of a normal move, placing one back into the Saloon and two on the Main Street.


==== The Saloon ====


* '''Call out and Take a Token'''
* The Saloon is a space located to one side of the Main Street and contains two characters.
Reveal one of your characters before Calling Out the identity of the token in front of that character. Reveal that token. If it corresponds to the type stated then you may take that token.
* These characters are always visible to both players, and they may not be interacted with while located there.
* Any character may enter the Saloon with the exception of the Governor, as a man of his standing would never be seen in such an establishment!


=== 2. Look at a Token ===


* '''Use an ability'''
* Reveal one of your characters to your opponent.
* You may then look at the token located in front of that character, keeping its identity to yourself.


You may reveal a character to immediately use their ability.
=== 3. Take a Token ===
{|class="wikitable" style="width:auto; float:left; margin-right:2rem;"
! Token !! # !! Character(s)
|-
|'''Votes'''
|6
|any except the Governor
|-
|'''Handcuffs'''
|3
|Sheriff only
|-
|'''Bullets'''
|3
|Hitman only
|-
|'''Election'''
|1
|Governor only
|}
* Reveal one of your characters before Calling Out the identity of the token in front of that character.
* Reveal that token. If it corresponds to the type stated then you may take that token.
* If the token is not the type announced, or it's a Bogus Token (Black X) then it is placed face down in its original position.
* Only certain characters may pick up certain tokens.


=== Character Abilities ===
==== Replacing Tokens ====
*'''The Governor''' – The Governor has no ability. His only advantage is being able to pick up the Election token if his faction possesses more Vote tokens than his opponent’s.


* After taking a token, the line of tokens slides away from the reserve and a new token is placed at the end of the row.


*'''The Hitman''' – After revealing the Hitman you must discard one Bullet token to reveal the character across from him. If it is the Governor you successfully assassinate him.


=== 4. Use an Ability ===


*'''The Sheriff''' - After revealing the Sheriff you must discard one Handcuff token to reveal the character across from him. If it is the Hitman you successfully arrest him.
* You may reveal a character to immediately use their ability.
* Each character’s ability is unique and some may only be used in specific circumstances.


==== The Governor ====


Additionally, If the Sheriff is adjacent to the Governor when a Hitman assassinates him, the player may discard a Handcuff token to save the Governor and arrest the Hitman.
* Reveal the Governor to pick up the Election token if his faction possesses more Vote tokens than his opponent’s.


==== The Hitman ====


Finally, the Sheriff can reveal himself to Call Out the Bandit. Discard a Handcuff token and Reveal the character across from him. If it is the Bandit then they are “immobilized” and you may recover your token from the discard pile.
* Reveal the Hitman and discard one Bullet token to reveal the character across from him.
** If it is the Governor you successfully assassinate him.
** If it is any other character the assassination fails.
*** The Bullet token remains discarded and both characters are turned back around.


==== The Sheriff ====


*'''The Indian''' – After revealing the Indian, you may reveal the character opposite him.
* Reveal the Sheriff, discard one Handcuff token, and Call Out either the Hitman or the Bandit to reveal the character across from him.
* If you correctly Call Out the Hitman you arrest him.
* If you correctly Call Out the Bandit then he is '''immobilised''' and you may recover your Handcuff token from the discard pile.
* If the Call Out is incorrect, the arrest fails.
* The Handcuff token remains discarded and both characters are turned back around.
* Additionally, if your Sheriff is adjacent to the Governor when a Hitman assassinates him, you may discard a Handcuff token to save the Governor and arrest the Hitman.


The Storekeep – After revealing the Storekeep you may switch the position of two of the three tokens adjacent (opposite and diagonal) to him or swap one of the three tokens adjacent to him with one from the supply.
===== Immobilised =====


* When a character is immobilised, they remain revealed and in place.
* An immobilised character may not move, be moved, be activated or use their abilities in any way.
* This effect may be cancelled by other characters.
* When cancelled, turn the character back around.
** That character may now act normally.


The Lead Dancer – After revealing the Lead Dancer, you may target any of the 2 characters to the left and right of the character opposite you. Place one of these characters in front of the Lead Dancer, sliding the others outwards to make space.
==== The Indian ====


* Reveal the Indian to reveal the character opposite him.


*'''The Reporter''' – After revealing the reporter you may Call Out a character. Reveal the character opposite the Reporter. If the revealed character corresponds to the one you named, take a headline marker and slot it onto the top of that character’s card. For the rest of the game that character must remain revealed. If the character is not the one you named, discard one of your headline Markers. You may not attempt to perform this action if you have no headline markers left and may never call out the Governor.
==== The Storekeep ====


* Reveal the Storekeep to switch the position of two of the three tokens adjacent (opposite and diagonal) to him, or swap one of the three tokens adjacent to him with one from the supply.


*'''The Bandit''' – After revealing the Bandit, you may Call Out either the Hitman or the Sheriff. Reveal the character opposite the Bandit. If you named The Hitman and he is revealed, you may take a Bullet Token from your opponent's stash. If you named The Sheriff and he is revealed you may take a Handcuff token from your opponent's stash. If it is neither then the action has no additional effect.
==== The Dancer ====


* Reveal the Dancer to choose one of the two characters to the left or one of the two characters to the right of the character opposite her.
* Place that character in front of the Dancer, sliding the others one space over in the appropriate direction.


*'''The Reverend''' – After revealing the Reverend, if there is an immobilized Bandit immediately to his left, you may cancel the immobilized state.
==== The Reporter ====


Additionally, if a Bandit or Hitman is arrested by the Sheriff whilst immediately to the left of the Reverend, you may reveal the reverend to cancel the arrest.
* Reveal the Reporter and Call Out a character to reveal the character opposite him.
* If you correctly Call Out the revealed character, take a Headline marker and mark that character’s card.
* For the rest of the game that character must remain revealed.
* If the Call Out is incorrect, discard one Headline marker.
* You may not attempt to perform this action if you have no Headline markers left.
* The Reporter may never Call Out the Governor.


==== The Bandit ====


*'''The Mayor''' – When revealing a character situated immediately to the right of the Mayor in order to use their ability, you may also reveal the Mayor. If you do so then you may increase the Range of that ability by 1. This ability may not be used in conjunction with the Hitman, Lead Dancer or Bandit.
* Reveal the Bandit and Call Out either the Hitman or the Sheriff to reveal the character opposite him.
* If you correctly Call Out the Hitman, take a Bullet token from your opponent's stash.
* If you correctly Call Out the Sheriff, take a Handcuff token from your opponent's stash.
* If the Call Out is incorrect, the action has no effect and both characters are turned back around.


==== The Reverend ====


* After revealing the Reverend, if there is an immobilised Bandit immediately to his left, cancel the immobilised effect.
* Additionally, if the Bandit is immobilised or the Hitman is arrested by the Sheriff immediately to the left of the Reverend, you may reveal the Reverend to cancel the effect.
** Your opponent's Handcuff token remains discarded.


===Winning the game:===
==== The Mayor ====


* When revealing a character immediately to the right of the Mayor in order to use their ability, you may also reveal the Mayor to increase the range of that character's ability by 1.
* Abilities that targeted the character opposite may now target those immediately adjacent to them instead, and the Storekeep has a choice of two of the five tokens adjacent to him.
* This ability may not be used in conjunction with the Hitman, Dancer or Bandit.


'''The Good Way'''
== Winning the game ==


Your Governor reveals and takes the Election token.
=== The Good Way ===


'''The Bad Way'''
* Your Governor reveals and takes the Election token.


Your Hitman successfully assassinates their opponent’s governor.
=== The Bad Way ===


* Your Hitman successfully assassinates your opponent’s Governor.


'''The Ugly Way'''
=== The Ugly Way ===


Your Sheriff successfully arrests their opponent’s Hitman.
* Your Sheriff successfully arrests your opponent’s Hitman.
 
=== Sudden Death ===
 
* It may happen that it is not possible for either player to win the game.
** ''Both players have 3 votes and all 6 Bullet and Handcuff Tokens have been used.''
* As soon as the last of these tokens has been claimed/used, take the three bullet tokens, the three Handcuff tokens, and two Bogus tokens.
* Shuffle them together and place them randomly in the Main Street.
* Continue playing until either a Bad or Ugly victory has been achieved!

Revision as of 00:37, 27 December 2021

Game play

  • During their turn, each player may perform two actions before passing to their opponent.
  • There are four action types available and players may perform the same action twice in one turn.

1. Move

  • Take two of your characters from Main Street, without revealing them, and exchange their positions (or not).
  • If you wish to move a character from the saloon you may take the character in question and two other characters from Main Street.

Leaving the Saloon

  • If a player wishes to move a character from the Saloon, they first take that character and two other characters from the Main Street.
  • They then move these three characters as per the rules of a normal move, placing one back into the Saloon and two on the Main Street.

The Saloon

  • The Saloon is a space located to one side of the Main Street and contains two characters.
  • These characters are always visible to both players, and they may not be interacted with while located there.
  • Any character may enter the Saloon with the exception of the Governor, as a man of his standing would never be seen in such an establishment!

2. Look at a Token

  • Reveal one of your characters to your opponent.
  • You may then look at the token located in front of that character, keeping its identity to yourself.

3. Take a Token

Token # Character(s)
Votes 6 any except the Governor
Handcuffs 3 Sheriff only
Bullets 3 Hitman only
Election 1 Governor only
  • Reveal one of your characters before Calling Out the identity of the token in front of that character.
  • Reveal that token. If it corresponds to the type stated then you may take that token.
  • If the token is not the type announced, or it's a Bogus Token (Black X) then it is placed face down in its original position.
  • Only certain characters may pick up certain tokens.

Replacing Tokens

  • After taking a token, the line of tokens slides away from the reserve and a new token is placed at the end of the row.


4. Use an Ability

  • You may reveal a character to immediately use their ability.
  • Each character’s ability is unique and some may only be used in specific circumstances.

The Governor

  • Reveal the Governor to pick up the Election token if his faction possesses more Vote tokens than his opponent’s.

The Hitman

  • Reveal the Hitman and discard one Bullet token to reveal the character across from him.
    • If it is the Governor you successfully assassinate him.
    • If it is any other character the assassination fails.
      • The Bullet token remains discarded and both characters are turned back around.

The Sheriff

  • Reveal the Sheriff, discard one Handcuff token, and Call Out either the Hitman or the Bandit to reveal the character across from him.
  • If you correctly Call Out the Hitman you arrest him.
  • If you correctly Call Out the Bandit then he is immobilised and you may recover your Handcuff token from the discard pile.
  • If the Call Out is incorrect, the arrest fails.
  • The Handcuff token remains discarded and both characters are turned back around.
  • Additionally, if your Sheriff is adjacent to the Governor when a Hitman assassinates him, you may discard a Handcuff token to save the Governor and arrest the Hitman.
Immobilised
  • When a character is immobilised, they remain revealed and in place.
  • An immobilised character may not move, be moved, be activated or use their abilities in any way.
  • This effect may be cancelled by other characters.
  • When cancelled, turn the character back around.
    • That character may now act normally.

The Indian

  • Reveal the Indian to reveal the character opposite him.

The Storekeep

  • Reveal the Storekeep to switch the position of two of the three tokens adjacent (opposite and diagonal) to him, or swap one of the three tokens adjacent to him with one from the supply.

The Dancer

  • Reveal the Dancer to choose one of the two characters to the left or one of the two characters to the right of the character opposite her.
  • Place that character in front of the Dancer, sliding the others one space over in the appropriate direction.

The Reporter

  • Reveal the Reporter and Call Out a character to reveal the character opposite him.
  • If you correctly Call Out the revealed character, take a Headline marker and mark that character’s card.
  • For the rest of the game that character must remain revealed.
  • If the Call Out is incorrect, discard one Headline marker.
  • You may not attempt to perform this action if you have no Headline markers left.
  • The Reporter may never Call Out the Governor.

The Bandit

  • Reveal the Bandit and Call Out either the Hitman or the Sheriff to reveal the character opposite him.
  • If you correctly Call Out the Hitman, take a Bullet token from your opponent's stash.
  • If you correctly Call Out the Sheriff, take a Handcuff token from your opponent's stash.
  • If the Call Out is incorrect, the action has no effect and both characters are turned back around.

The Reverend

  • After revealing the Reverend, if there is an immobilised Bandit immediately to his left, cancel the immobilised effect.
  • Additionally, if the Bandit is immobilised or the Hitman is arrested by the Sheriff immediately to the left of the Reverend, you may reveal the Reverend to cancel the effect.
    • Your opponent's Handcuff token remains discarded.

The Mayor

  • When revealing a character immediately to the right of the Mayor in order to use their ability, you may also reveal the Mayor to increase the range of that character's ability by 1.
  • Abilities that targeted the character opposite may now target those immediately adjacent to them instead, and the Storekeep has a choice of two of the five tokens adjacent to him.
  • This ability may not be used in conjunction with the Hitman, Dancer or Bandit.

Winning the game

The Good Way

  • Your Governor reveals and takes the Election token.

The Bad Way

  • Your Hitman successfully assassinates your opponent’s Governor.

The Ugly Way

  • Your Sheriff successfully arrests your opponent’s Hitman.

Sudden Death

  • It may happen that it is not possible for either player to win the game.
    • Both players have 3 votes and all 6 Bullet and Handcuff Tokens have been used.
  • As soon as the last of these tokens has been claimed/used, take the three bullet tokens, the three Handcuff tokens, and two Bogus tokens.
  • Shuffle them together and place them randomly in the Main Street.
  • Continue playing until either a Bad or Ugly victory has been achieved!