Wanted · Dead or Alive

Bang!

The Sheriff is the only player who shows a badge. Everyone else is holding a secret role, and at least one of them wants him dead before sundown.

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4 to 7 players · bots take the empty chairs · 80 cards

5 players · 1 badge shown · 4 identities hidden

Four roles, four different games

You are dealt one of these and you keep it to yourself. Only the Sheriff is revealed at the start.

  • Sheriff

    Kill every Outlaw and the Renegade.

    Always exactly one

  • Deputy

    Protect the Sheriff. Kill every Outlaw and the Renegade.

    None at 4, two at 7

  • Outlaw

    Kill the Sheriff.

    Two or three

  • Renegade

    Be the last one standing — kill the Sheriff last.

    Always exactly one

Your turn is three moves long

In this order, every time. The whole game is what you choose to do in the middle one.

  1. Draw two

    Off the top of the deck — unless your character says otherwise, and several do.

  2. Play anything

    As many cards as you like, in any order. One Bang! per turn, though, unless you are holding a Volcanic.

  3. Discard down

    Your hand limit is your current life. Get shot and you can hold less, which is the trap.

80 cards and 16 characters

Every card is drawn for this table. Here are six of them.

Bang! — A of HeartsBang!
Bang!
Missed! — K of DiamondsMissed!
Missed!
Dynamite — 7 of SpadesDynamite
Dynamite
Jail — 4 of HeartsJail
Jail
Gatling — 10 of DiamondsGatling
Gatling
Winchester — 2 of SpadesWinchester
Winchester

Look through every card

Deal me in

Bots take whatever chairs are still empty, so a table can start with one player.

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