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Since the beginning, the Outlaws hunt the Sheriff, the Sheriff hunts the Outlaws. The Renegade plots in secret, ready to take one side or the other. But who are the merciless Outlaws, willing to gun him down? To find out you have to draw! (Your cards, that is!) Now the Sheriff has decided to settle things once and for all in his own way. He has written a name on a single bullet. That name is... BANG! This special edition includes every BANG! card published to date, and a few new extras! Inside, you will find: * BANG! - The basic game * High Noon - The first expansion * Dodge City - The second expansion * A Fistful of Cards - The third expansion Also two new cards for High Noon and three special characters! Plus two blank cards for your own creations, and a special gift: a shiny new Sheriff's badge!
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Includes classic BANG! Game with ALL of the expansions ever produced!
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I'm gonna bang youJun 14, 2008 As far as tabletop gaming goes, there are winners (Dutch Blitz) and there are losers (Monopoly). And there are excruciatingly painful losers (Sorry!) and jaw-droppingly awesomely awesome winners (Settlers of Catan: Cities and Knights). Bang! happens to fall somewhere in the no-man's land between winners and jaw-droppingly awesomely awesome winners. It's a good game. It may even be better than a good game. But it's not a great game. Still, I've only played one card game that was (Before the Wind).
So you guys remember that group game you may have played as some form of youthful individual (I played it in high school) called "Mafia," right? Well, imagine that Mafia was a three-to-eight player card game. Also imagine that it was fun instead of a great big ball of suck (like Mafia inevitably is). That game you're imagining might be something like Bang!
Bang! is a card game set in the world of Spaghetti Westerns. Players take on the typical roles: a sheriff, his deputies, outlaws, and the diabolical renegade. The identities of all players (save for the sheriff) are kept secret and players' roles are made known by their actions (by their fruit you shall know them!). The outlaws are trying to kill the sheriff, the deputy is trying to kill the outlaws and the renegade, the sheriff tries to outlive both the outlaws and the renegade, and the renegade must kill the outlaws, the sheriff, and the deputies. It's a tangled web of life, death, Indian attacks, and life-giving beer.
Building on the unique flavour of the game, each player, in addition to his general role (e.g. sheriff or outlaw), takes on the identity of one of a fistful of colourful western characters. Each character has his own particular strengths. For example: Slab the Killer fires a six-shooter that is very difficult to avoid; Tequila Joe heals better than anyone when alcohol touches his lips; and Willy the Kid is so quick he might as well be firing a semi-automatic.
The playing cards themselves are fun and feature simple icons that make it easy (in an ideal world) to understand how each card operates. There are barrels to hide behind, jails to throw people into, horses to ride, guns to collect, duels to be had, and dynamite to throw. And for added flavour, everything is in Italian (with helpful English subtitles).
The only real problem I've found with the game is what to do with players who have been eliminated (as the game can meander on without them for some time, it can become particularly boring for those who get killed off early in the game). As a partial means of salvation, fans of the game have developed a variety of "ghost's rules"ways in which ex-players can continue to affect the game even as the dearly departed (albeit with less direct influence than the living players).
This brings me to Bang! the Bullet. While it's certainly a cool set and is great way for those who love the game to get all the expansions without hunting, it's just a shame that the Bang! basic set is no longer available. When I first purchased Bang! to give it a try, the reason I gave it a try was that it was only $[...] (discounted from $14). While I now know that The Bullet is a great deal, I wouldn't have likely given the game a chance way back when if it was retailing for $[...]. And again, my wife and I wanted to get some Bang! sets for friends this last Christmas and while $[...] or $[...] is fine for Christmas spending for us, $[...] to $[...] per gift certainly is pretty far outside our budget. So while there's nothing wrong with the Bullet and it's a great game, I'm sad that its existence killed the basic set.
Great Party GameJun 02, 2008 This is an incredibly entertaining game, reminiscent of the cardless "mafia" game many of us played in junior high and high school. It has become the game of choice among my friends and me in the last few months. Each player is dealt a role that he or she plays in the game (sheriff, deputy, outlaw, or renegade). All the roles are secret, except for the sheriff's. Game play proceeds as players eliminate each other in hopes of doing what is best for their role. The sheriff tries to stay alive and kill the outlaws and renegade(s). Outlaws try to kill the Sheriff, and so on. It gets pretty addictive and aggravating at the same time, but in a very good way.
Just read the rules and deal everyone the picture-instruction cards, and the game is relatively easy to understand. The game is the most fun when you have about 5 or 6 players. It doesn't make much sense with 4 (too easy to guess others' roles), and the pace slows a lot with 7 or 8 unless everyone is paying attention and knows the rules.
One small downside to the game is that it is an elimination game--when you die, you're out of the game/round until either the Sheriff/deputies or renegade(s) or the outlaws win. Usually this doesn't take very long, but it always sucks to be the first one out. When I play, I usually usually go through at least 3 or 4 rounds during one sitting. Also, for very conservative families, it might be noteworthy that "beer" and "whisky" cards heal your character.
Bang! The Bullet comes with several expansion packs that keep the game interesting and add new rules/restrictions that change up game play. Start with the core game first as you learn. Then you can add expansions later. It also comes with a nifty badge that Sheriff gets to wear.
Quite possibly the most addictive game ever!Mar 18, 2008 Bang! has bceome a huge favorite of ours. It is addictive beyond belief -- our friends always ask us to bring it with us when we get together. It does take a bit (at least one round through) to get the hang of the rules and the strategy, but is pretty easy to play after the initial learning curve. I would suggest that someone read through all of the rules and review all of the cards before playing with a group -- just so that there is an expert around for answering questions.
Also, Bang! the bullet contains all of the expansion packs. When teaching new players how to play the game, it is wise to start with the core pack first and then add in the expansion packs as people get more comfortable with gameplay.
Enjoy!
Great Fun at Get-TogethersMar 10, 2008 What a blast! We were introduced to Bang! over Christmas break. It's a ton of fun - strategic and fun, yet light-hearted and easy to play.
The expansion packs included here are worth the extra few dollars from the original game. They add a lot more characters and the green-bordered cards. Both increase the variety of the game - definitely worth the trouble to get this entire package.
Only downside - it takes at least 4 people to play (the more, the merrier). Would definitely recommend to any group game collection.
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Steep learning curve, but fun once you reach the topJan 12, 2008 Bang! is an Italian card game based on the American wild west. Players take the role of lawman, outlaw or renegade and play to eliminate the others and control the town.
The game itself is fun but we found it complicated at first. In fact, the first few sessions took hours as we tried to decipher each card's purpose and comprehend the strategy. The game can also elicit some hostile attitudes as players are forced to target and gang up on one another. Remember, don't hate the player, hate the game.
Once you get the hang of it though, the game can be fun and fast paced. I find playing with groups no larger than five (max is eight) makes the game much more fun. Very large groups bog things down and Bang! is much more enjoyable as a fast paced shootout. A slow moving game of Bang! becomes tedious.
Bang! is good for avid game players who play together regularly and enjoy games with complexity and high competition. I also recommend picking up an automatic card shuffler. You'll go through the cards quickly and the shuffler will save some time.
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