Rating: 7.5 Very Good
Popularity:33
Difficulty:Very easy
Year:2002
Players: 4-7 players
Playing time: 20-40 minutes
Age:8+

Official Site: Bang! Page at dv Giochi


Created by: Emiliano Sciarra, Alessandro Pierangelini

Published by: dV Giochi, ABACUSSPIELE, Albi

Alternate Names: ¡BANG!, Bang! Duelul Vestului Sălbatic, BANG! A vadnyugat játéka!, Wanted!, Wanted: Dead or Alive

Description:

"The Outlaws hunt the Sheriff. The Sheriff hunts the Outlaws. The Renegade plots secretly, ready to take one side or the other. Bullets fly. Who among the gunmen is a Deputy, ready to sacrifice himself for the Sheriff? And who is a merciless Outlaw, willing to kill him? If you want to find out, just draw (your cards)!" (From back of box)

The card game BANG! recreates an old-fashioned spaghetti western shoot-out, with each player randomly receiving a Character card to determine special abilities, and a secret Role card to determine their goal.

Four different Roles are available, each with a unique victory condition:

  • Sheriff - Kill all Outlaws and the Renegade
  • Deputy - Protect the Sheriff and kill any Outlaws
  • Outlaw - Kill the Sheriff
  • Renegade - Be the last person standing

A player's Role is kept secret, except for the Sheriff. Character cards are placed face up on table, and also track strength (hand limit) in addition to special ability.

There are 22 different types of cards in the draw deck. Most common are the BANG! cards, which let you shoot at another player, assuming the target is within "range" of your current gun. The target player can play a "MISSED!" card to dodge the shot.

Other cards can provide temporary boosts while in play (for example, different guns to improve your firing range) and special one-time effects to help you or hinder your opponents (such as Beer to restore health, or Barrels to hide behind during a shootout). A horse is useful for keeping your distance from unruly neighbors, while the Winchester can hit a target at range 5.

The Gatling is a deadly exception where range doesn't matter: it can only be used once, but targets all other players at the table!

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Expansions:
BANG! A Fistful of Cards
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Awards:
Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Nominee 2007
Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee 2007
Hra roku Nominee 2005
Hra roku Nominee 2004
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BANG! is a shootout game, in Spaghetti Western style, between a group of Outlaws and the Sheriff, who is their primary target.

The Deputies incognitos help the Sheriff, but there is also a Renegade pursuing his own goal! In BANG! each player plays one of these roles, and represents a famous Wild West inspired character.

Components

  • 7 Roles: 1 Sheriff, 2 Deputies,3 Outlaws, 1 Renegade
  • 16 Characters
  • 7 Summary cards
  • 80 Playing cards
  • 30 Bullets
  • 7 Playing boards;
  • Instructions

Object of the Game

Each player has his own goal:

Sheriff: must eliminate all the Outlaws and the Renegade, to protect law and order. …



Weapons

You start the game with a Colt .45 revolver. This is not represented by any card, but it is drawn on your playing board. Using the Colt .45 you can only hit targets at a distance of 1, i.e. only players sitting to your right or your left.

In order to hit targets farther than distance 1, you need to play a bigger weapon: place it over the Colt .45. Weapons can be recognized from their blue border with no bullet holes, black-and-white illustration and the number into the sight (see picture) that represents the maximum reachable distance. …



  • Bart Cassidy (4 life points): each time he loses a life point, he immediately draws a card from the deck.


  • Black Jack (4 life points): during phase 1 of his turn, he must show the second card he draws: if it's Heart or Diamonds (just like a "draw!"), he draws one additional card (without revealing it).


  • Calamity Janet (4 life points): she can use BANG! cards as Missed! cards and vice versa. If she plays a Missed! as a BANG!, she cannot play another BANG! card that turn (unless she has a Volcanic in play). …



Components

  • 5 Bang! dice
  • 8 Roles
  • 16 Characters
  • 6 Summary cards
  • 9 Arrow tokens
  • Life point "Bullet" tokens
  • Rulebook

Object of the Game

Each player has his own goal, depending on his role card:

  • Sheriff: must eliminate all Outlaws and the Renegade(s);
  • Outlaws: must eliminate the Sheriff;
  • Deputies: must help and protect the Sheriff;
  • Renegade: must be the last character in play.

Setup

  1. Take as many roles as the number of players, divided as follows:

    • 3 players: see special rules, ahead;
    • 4 players: 1 Sheriff, 1 Renegade, 2 Outlaws;
    • 5 players: 1 Sheriff, 1 Renegade, 2 Outlaws, 1 Deputy;
    • 6 players: 1 Sheriff, 1 Renegade, 3 Outlaws, 1 Deputy;
    • 7 players: 1 Sheriff, 1 Renegade, 3 Outlaws, 2 Deputies;
    • 8 players: 1 Sheriff, 2 Renegades, 3 Outlaws, 2 Deputies.

    Shuffle the roles and deal one, face down, to each player. …



BANG! is a shootout game, in Spaghetti Western style, between a group of Outlaws and the Sheriff, who is their primary target.

The Deputies incognitos help the Sheriff, but there is also a Renegade pursuing his own goal! In BANG! you play one of these roles, and represent a famous Wild West inspired character.

Components

  • 16 character cards
  • 80 playing cards
  • 7 summary cards
  • Instructions

Object of the Game

Each player has his own goal:

Sheriff: must eliminate all the Outlaws and the Renegade, to protect law and order. …



BANG! Dodge City is a double expansion that will make your BANG! games even more fun and challenging! The box includes the Dodge City expansion, featuring: new characters, new cards, and roles to accommodate up to 8 players!

The second expansion, High Noon, introduces a deck of special cards which change the rules of the game each turn!

You must have the basic set in order to play. You can play with either expansion separately, or you can combine them for even more "wild west" action! …



A rich expansion for BANG! It's Gold Rush time! A cascade of gold nuggets will be the reward for the quickest gunslinger! Now you can gain new and extraordinary equipment to help you during a gunfight.

But watch out for the ghastly shadow-gunslingers... they have only one single aim: to blow you away! Can you gallop your way to the richest creek?

Components

  • 24 equipment cards;
  • 8 character cards;
  • 1 "Shadow-Renagade" role card
  • 30 gold nuggets;
  • Instructions

Equipment Cards

At the beginning of the game, shuffle the equipment cards in a separate pile, and place it a bit distant from the playing deck. Draw the first three equipment cards and place them face up in a row. …



Components

  • 2 Saloon dice
  • 8 Character cards
  • 9 Special Role cards
  • 1 Special "ghost Renegade" Role card
  • 1 Ghost card
  • 3 New Summary cards
  • 7 Ghost tokens
  • Indian Chief's Arrow token
  • Life points: Bullet tokens
  • Instructions

Setup

Old Saloon is an expansion for BANG! The Dice Game, which includes five "modules". Each module can be added to the base game on its own or combined with the other modules for even more excitement!

Game Play

The game follows all of the normal rules from BANG! The Dice Game, except for the following changes: …



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