Bounty Hunter: Shootout at the Saloon
BGG rank
BGG #26,959
BGG rating
5.5

Bounty Hunter: Shootout at the Saloon

1982

Rules assistance for Bounty Hunter: Shootout at the Saloon

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 10 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 1.9/5

Rules assistant for Bounty Hunter: Shootout at the Saloon

For 2 players

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Bounty Hunter: Shootout at the Saloon is a board game released in 1982 for 2 players, 10 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Joe Angiolillo, Alfred Leonardi, and Mike Vitale and its main mechanics are Simultaneous Action Selection and Rock-Paper-Scissors.

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About the game

From The Box: Bounty Hunter is an exciting, fast-paced, realistic re-creation of gunfights and robberies in the WILD WEST. Using the revolutionary stop-action picture book system of the award-winning Ace of Aces, Bounty Hunter contains two books, each with 290 views in and around the saloon of an old-time Wild West town. With up to 18 possible moves each turn, you move your character to intercept your opponents and build skill and reputation for use in future games of Bounty Hunter. Keep track of your character as he gains money, becomes more famous and more skilled in his weapons. You will develop characters with stories to rival those of Jesse James, Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson. Components: 2 Stop-Action picture books; 1 lawman and 1 outlaw Character Sheets Reference Tables (shot sequence, skill points, reputation, etc.) Aiming Silhouettes (several pages at different ranges, different positions) Book mechanic also featured in: Ace of Aces: Handy Rotary Series Dragonriders of Pern: The Book Game Star Wars: Starfighter Battle Book

Questions and answers

Bounty Hunter: Shootout at the Saloon supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.