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Reply: Bang!:: Reviews:: Re: Werewolf with Invisible Horses

kjamma4 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:22:35 +0000

by kjamma4

VixenTorGames wrote:
Summary

Pros:
One of the few games that actually plays really well with a lot of people

I think if this is a Pro, it automatically outweighs every Con except "Doesn't play well with a few people."

VixenTorGames wrote:
Cons:
Doesn't even try to be balanced

Outweighed by Pro above.

VixenTorGames wrote:
Early elimination totally sucks

As opposed to those other games where early elimination is fun?

VixenTorGames wrote:
So much luck that a whole team of chess players threw themselves off a cliff after just one game

If it causes chess players to throw themselves off a cliff, then this is a Pro.:devil:

VixenTorGames wrote:
Routinely nonsensical silliness abounds

As opposed to sensical silliness?

Reply: Bang!:: Reviews:: Re: Bang! I Shot the Sheriff!!

madhujith — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:42:06 +0000

by madhujith

Good that you mention that and thanks for that, I completely missed that part, yes, even worse that I have seen happen. Put a person in jail even before they get a turn and then bang him and eliminate them :-). Whilst it is fun for others, it is definitely not fun for the receiver :devil:

Reply: Bang!:: Reviews:: Re: Bang! I Shot the Sheriff!!

FabienC — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:32:39 +0000

by FabienC

Downsides ?

Yes, actually, there is one. Depending on how the game goes, you can have a player being eliminated pretty early in the game and the game lasting for quite a long time, with the eliminated player having nothing to do but wait.

This doesn't happen very often, but be aware that it can happen, especially with many players.

That said, Bang! is still an excellent game and I agree that I've never seen anyone disliking it.

Review: Bang!:: Bang! I Shot the Sheriff!!

madhujith — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:41:28 +0000

by madhujith

I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy- Bob Marley

Guess most of us have heard this song, well even if you haven't don't worry. The reason I put that line up is because this game is all about shooting people down!! Well not in the real sense, but using cards! And my word is this game fun!! I have not seen a simple pack of cards pack this much punch.

The game is like:

Sheriff: I'll kill all these outlaws and restore peace!!
Outlaws: Let's kill the sheriff whoz in our way!
Deputy Sheriff: Oh no! I can't let the outlaws harm my boss!!
Renegade: Ah haa!! Here's is my best opportunity to eliminate everyone and become the new sheriff!!

Well this is the game in a nutshell. This game is truly multi-player in nature in that it can accommodate 4-7 players. So finally I've come to multi-player games! This my friends is an absolute no brainer, so even before you read the review, just pick this one up..period.

I played this for the first time with a group of strangers at Brew haha (my friend's board game cafe') and fell in love with this and ordered it immediately.Ever since where ever I've been in mid-sized groups this has been a smash hit. So much so that I had to refrain from playing as they became addicted to this game!

This is a fighting, bluffing, little bit of mystery, classic western, role playing (some of my RPG friends may take offense to this being called a Role Playing Game, but it is in a very simple sense though)!

What do you get in the box?

As I mentioned before this is just a small box of cards. Exactly the same sized box as any playing card deck:

* 7 role cards. The roles are- 1 Sheriff, 2 Deputies, 3 Outlaws and 1 Renegade
* 16 character cards. Each player chooses one for the game
* 80 Cards to play

Please don't get fooled by the components. I know some of you might wonder how come Madhu is harping about this game and this game comes just with some cards! You'll see that in the next section.

How does it play?

I'm not going to go through the entire rule set, but giving to give you all an overview of how this game flows:

* Each player get a role card viz. Sheriff, Outlaw etc. and the Sheriff reveals himself/herself. Of course the number outlaws etc. change with the number of people
* Each one is then given a character card that talks about the special ability of the character and also the number of life points indicated by the number of bullet. Now this character card plays the role given to you. E.g. Bart Cassidy one of the characters might play the outlaw, Willy the Red might play the Sheriff.
* Each one gets another character card, but this one he keeps it face down with the bullet side up and covers it using his previous character card to indicate the number of life points. Note: The sheriff has one extra life point as he discloses himself!
* Each player gets 4 cards as a starting hand.

This is the game set up and now the shooting can begin!

* The sheriff starts the play
* During any players turn, they draw 2 cards from the draw pile
* Play as many cards as they want or not play any as well! (which btw is very rare)
* In case they have more cards than their current life points they discard down to match the current life status

With such simple rules, you might wonder where is the fin element?

* The playing card deck comes with a variety of cards, but the most important ones are the Bang and Missed cards. Use the Bang card to shoot someone and missed card to avoid the hit!
* Apart from this there are special blue bordered cards that give you additional powers like increasing your range of shooting(each person starts with a range of one, meaning they can shoot players who are next to them, either side)
* They can put others in Jail (not the most pleasant thing to do)
* Indians attach so shoot them down
* There is a machine gun attack so avoid or get hit!
* Someone can take away your powers!
* Someone uses a dynamite!
* Oh my God! I'm hit! I'm hit! drink beer and save yourself!!

Many many more fun options to play it. There is never a dull moment in the game and it is high voltage action all along. But for the Sheriff none of the other players reveal their roles, so it is going to be a game of cat and mouse trying to guess who is on whose side!

* If the sheriff and his deputy kill all the outlaws and Renegade they win
* If the outlaws kill the sheriff they win!
* If the Renegade manages to be the only one alive- he wins (this btw is the most difficult role and fun role to play)

You don't know who's on whose side, but you keep guessing and shooting at people. There is going to be chaos, pandemonium and lots and lots of laughter.

There is limited amount of strategy, but this game was not supposed to be a strategy brain burner, but just a game of unadulterated fun and laughter for the family and friends alike.

I've seen people seeking revenge the next time around when they play completely disregarding the roles!!!!!! Absolutely hilarious this ine I say!! I have heard stories where people have almost got into fist fights!!

Enough of what I've said, just try this and I can assure you you'll find this very hard to put down.

How long does it play?

A typical game should go on for about 30 min. I would say it lasts somewhere between 30-40 min. So there you go, such a small duration and so much fun. Just that it might take a little longer in the initial games till you get used to the different cards, but once you are through, the fun really kicks in :-)

Who would you recommend it to?

You cannot not have this one..period!! Go get it everyone immediately!

Any Downsides?

Well really there are not too many things that I can complain about this game, but for some small things like the cards are not of the greatest quality and because you tend to play this so many times, may to wear out fast. There is little but of learning curve, but nothing to worry.

The only thing I would say about this game is- the more the merrier. Though you can play with 4 people, I would say 6-7 is the sweet spot. Now you may not have this number all the time, but when you have it don't miss it!

Final Thoughts!

I have played this game more than any other game with a lot of different groups- age group ranging from10-50 yrs and everyone has enjoyed this a lot.NO EXCEPTION! I have never stopped this game at just one round, people always ask me to get it out as their first game on any game nights! I have had to tell some that my Bang copy is with someone so that I could play something else; that is how addictive this game is :-)

Though there is limited strategy/tactics purely based on the fun element this ranks as one of my top rated games!

Recently a friend of mine who did not know what board games were got this through his brother in the US!

I have no hesitation in ASKING you all to go get a copy of this game!!

Reply: Bang!:: Sessions:: Re: I played an oppressive session of Bang! as Sheriff and now I am pondering if I should...

Hockey Mask — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:07:26 +0000

by Hockey Mask

I think the line between rule explainer and tough negotiator was a bit blurred. I think you came across as running the game which played into you winning. now if you're playing for money that may not be a bad strategy...

Reply: Bang!:: Sessions:: Re: I played an oppressive session of Bang! as Sheriff and now I am pondering if I should...

alafter — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:25:26 +0000

by alafter

AndersGabrielsson wrote:
You should probably have stopped after explaining it once. Trying to "run the table" just because you're Sheriff is probably a mistake - you're no more important than any other player.

However, if you can keep from telling people what to do too much, I see no reason for you not to play Sheriff in the future. :)

"No more important than other players" isn't the point at all in my post. The game is about negotiation--so i was just doing my part of the negotiation. Provided that the main objective is to win in your role, trying to run the table successfully is exactly what I should be striving to do as sheriff. All players have their choices, and refuting my logic in order to do what they want while convincing other players that they are doing the right thing is their job too in the game :D (Well at least I was REALLY hoping they would do that)

Negotiation is what makes this game. Otherwise this game is just mindless shooting.

Again, I really wasnt running the table. It was negotiation.

Of course, main objective isn't all about winning for me personally, which is why I wrote everything I wrote here...

Reply: Bang!:: Sessions:: Re: I played an oppressive session of Bang! as Sheriff and now I am pondering if I should...

AndersGabrielsson — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:04:27 +0000

by AndersGabrielsson

You should probably have stopped after explaining it once. Trying to "run the table" just because you're Sheriff is probably a mistake - you're no more important than any other player.

However, if you can keep from telling people what to do too much, I see no reason for you not to play Sheriff in the future. :)

Session: Bang!:: I played an oppressive session of Bang! as Sheriff and now I am pondering if I should...

alafter — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:49:44 +0000

by alafter

...stop playing Sheriff as long as I am playing with my friends.

Basically, I went down to the gaming store with my GF and played Bang! with a group of ppl we know.

So then I got to be Sheriff. At the start of the game, I was still joking, asking everyone whose side they are on etc. etc. In which everyone was doing their best impression of being on my side.

And then I explained what everyone should be doing: the most sensible thing to do is to keep everyone's health equal by lowering health across the board equally (except for me). Of course, as "Sheriff's Deputies" (all 7 of them), they all understand that this is in the Sheriff's team best interests, and we cannot afford to have a large health disparity between the healthiest and the weakest (ie no one should have 4 lives while others have only 2 or 1, etc) until much later in the game when the situation is clearer.

They agreed, and right there, the minorly oppressive atmosphere was set.

My GF was targeted first. When she was getting whittled away, I warned everyone that such extreme act of violence is not the best interest of the sheriff. By killing her, you are stating your obvious nonn compliance with Sheriff's best interest, since there is no magical way to know who she is--what if she was Vice? The guy killed her anyways--and yeah my GF was Vice Dept.

Everyone else was agreeable with my explaination, since we just started, roles arent clear, and there wasnt a better explaination. Anyways the guy who shot my GF wanted to shoot me, so I explained that 2 renegades and 1 sheriff helpers and me, that's at least 4 gun barrels you are staring at, not a good idea. He did, and everyone else shot him including me. He died fast--outlaw.

And the game went on with me explaining to people who and why they should be explaining. One girl was rather miffed because she was trying to tell me that she is Vice, but I explained to her without any hard evidence everyone should keep to the guideline, which I think kind of upset her because she was trying to show her sincerity and I was being calculative. She was a Vice Dept. She also got killed. By then, there was me, a renegade, and an outlaw.

By the game end, I was left with a 3 lives outlaw vs a 5 life me. I was kind of stocked up since no one touched me, so eventually with a little luck I killed him.

Anyways, by setting a groupthink at the beginning of the game, everyone was a little serious rather than having fun. In retrospect I kind of regret it a bit. I mean, everyone was ok after the game, but still...

Btw I was not agressive at all in mannerism. In fact, my voice was calm, I was laughing and being silly as usual, and I was open to hearing everyone at the table out.

Anyways I am done blabbering. Thanks for reading ppl!

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kin2x — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:53:43 +0000

by kin2x

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Thread: Bang!:: General:: Bang! + Naruto + One Piece + Bleach in China

sychen — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:01:02 +0000

by sychen

As you may have already known, there are several Bang!-like games in China now.

Now there's one Bang!-like game: http://www.tongtalk.com/

How about Bang! + Naruto + One Piece + Bleach?

Reply: Bang!:: Rules:: Re: Pedro Ramirez + Jail = Vortex

deaded — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:35:59 +0000

by deaded

bonz wrote:

Also, the jailed player has a 50/50 chance to get free. It's rahter unlikely (though not impossible) to get stuck in the jail vortex for more than a few turns.

What happened during one game I was in had Kit Carlson (see top 3 cards, draws 2, replaces the one) have a turn immediately before the jailed player. As long as Kit chose to replace a card that keeps the player in jail, Pedro could draw the jail and replay it on the guy between them.

New Image for Bang!

Maras — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:49:40 +0000

by Maras

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