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Wild West Shepherds
2016
Rules assistance for Wild West Shepherds
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- 4–7 players
- 20–30 min
- 10+
- Complexity 1.0/5
For 4 players
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Wild West Shepherds is a board game released in 2016 for 4–7 players, 20–30 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Martin Kuan and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers and Betting and Bluffing.
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About the game
The Wild West Shepherds is a western style shepherd game that takes you on a cunning and funny adventure. To win this game, you must understand all the characters' abilities and observe carefully. In each round, players take a new character card that will help them to collect sheep. The game ends at the close of a round in which a player has 11 sheep or more. The player with the most sheep wins the game. In each round, set 4 location cards as shepherd locations facing down on the table. Starting with the player with Headman’s character card. He looks at 2 location cards first and announces the number of wolves. But the wolf in sheep clothing may count as 1 or 0. After Headman announcing the number of wolves, each player looks at one location card and chooses a location to put his own cowboy meeple on it. Scoring: when everyone has done, reveal all character and location cards. Scores are tallied for each location. Players put their own cowboy meeple on a location with wolves may lose sheep, or a location with sheep may collect sheep. But character ability will impact the result: Hunter cannot effect by wolves and collect sheep base on wolf number, Turkey Mama snatches all the sheep, Banker takes double of the sheep, and so on.
Designers
Publishers
- Wild Boys Studio
Questions and answers
Wild West Shepherds supports 4–7 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Wild West Shepherds is 20–30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Wild West Shepherds for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Wild West Shepherds has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Wild West Shepherds belongs to these categories: Card Game, Humor, and Party Game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers and Betting and Bluffing. 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 Wild West Shepherds are: Martin Kuan. 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 Wild West Shepherds as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.