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Rules assistance for Cowboys & Gunslingers
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
Rules assistant for Cowboys & Gunslingers
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Cowboys & Gunslingers is an expansion for Warlord released in 2012. It was designed by Ed Pugh and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Action Points.
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About the game
A miniatures skirmish system for Reaper Miniature's wild west line of figures using modified Warlord rules which employ initiative cards and randomly drawn skills to make each encounter different.
Categories
Designers
Publishers
- Reaper Miniatures
Questions and answers
Cowboys & Gunslingers belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and American West. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Action Points. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Cowboys & Gunslingers are: Ed Pugh. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Cowboys & Gunslingers as an expansion for Warlord. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Warlord to use it. Check that your edition of Warlord is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.