Sherwood Showdown (2009)

Robin Hood has some competition in Sherwood forest. His long-lost twin brother Reuben and a band of outlaws have begun encroaching on Robin's hood, and the tensions are rising. Can your band of Merry Men rob more rich to feed more poor?

In Sherwood Showdown, 2 players duel, each using their own identical deck of cards, vying to win the most gold by robbing passing travellers. Players must manage their hands carefully, saving their powerful cards for just the right moment and setting careful traps for their opponent in order to win the most valuable travellers over the course of the game.

The game consists of 104 cards, divided into 3 decks. Each deck has a different, seasonal, background. The 2 otherwise identical player decks contain outlaw, leader, special outlaw, weapon, and ransom cards, and valuable Traveller cards make up the third.

The game is illustrated by Heather Young.

The original version of Sherwood Showdown was created for the Traditional Card Game contest, using a deck of tarot playing cards. The rules and files for this version will remain available here, but please note that game play is significantly different between the printed and tarot versions.

Sherwood Showdown was ranked 2nd out of 29 entries after the Nomination Round of the Traditional Card Games For Two Players design contest, and won the 3rd Place prize after the Final Round of voting.