Bang!
| Bang! | |
|---|---|
|
|
| Game data | |
| author | Emiliano Sciarra |
| graphic | Alessandro "Alex" Pierangelini |
| publishing company |
Abacus Games , Mayfair Games , daVinci Games |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| Art | Card game |
| Teammates | 4–7 (with extension 3–8) |
| Duration | about 30 minutes |
| Age | from 10 years on
|
| Awards | |
|
Origins Award 2003: Best traditional card game |
|
Bang! is a theme in the Wild West located somewhere card game for 4 to 7 players. It was developed by Emiliano Sciarra , and Alex Pierangelini is responsible for the game graphics. The game was first published in Italy in 2002 by daVinci Games , and in 2005 Abacusspiele published a German version. Over 500,000 copies have now been sold worldwide.
Gameplay
In bang! is a typical Italowestern -Schießerei ( "Shootout") discharged by means of cards. The players take on one of four classic western roles and have to try to hit their opponents by playing certain cards and vice versa to avoid opposing balls. The distribution of roles is initially largely unknown to the players, and each player can only attack neighboring players within a certain "range".
Game flow
At the beginning of a game, each player is assigned a role face down. There are four roles in total, which - depending on the number of players - are represented differently in the game:
- Sheriff (1 player), the main character of the game
- Deputy ( Deputy , 0-2 players)
- Outlaw (" outlaw ", 2-3 players)
- Bounty Hunter (in the English version Renegade , 1 player).
The roles determine the cooperation and the objectives of the players: the sheriff and deputies form a team, they fight together against the outlaws and the bounty hunter. The outlaws in turn form a team and try to kill the sheriff. The bounty hunter finally fights alone against everyone and only wins if he is the last survivor. With the exception of the sheriff, the roles are kept secret. The players must therefore deduce from the actions played which of the other players are allies and which opponents, which gives the game a deductive element .
In addition, each player receives a randomly drawn personal card . It is laid out face-up and gives the player in question a special advantage, such as the ability to draw additional cards. The person cards show characters, some of which are allusions to historical and fictional personalities of the Wild West, such as Bart Cassidy ( Butch Cassidy ), Jesse Jones ( Jesse James ) or Lucky Duke ( Lucky Luke ).
The shootout is now carried out using the 103 playing cards. At the beginning of his turn, a player draws two new cards and then plays any number of cards in hand. The focus is on the eponymous “BANG!” Cards : They enable a player to shoot at an opponent if he is within shooting range. Other cards allow you to repel attacks ("Missed shot!" - cards, barrels), to increase your own firing range (horses, better weapons) or to increase your life points ("beer"). If a player cannot repel an attack, his character is hit and thus loses an initial 3 to 5 life points (depending on the character card and role). If a figure dies, the respective player is eliminated from the game.
The game can end in three ways: If all outlaws and the bounty hunter are out of the game, the sheriff and deputies win. The bounty hunter wins if he is the last one left (that is, he kills the sheriff after all outlaws and deputies have been eliminated). Otherwise the outlaws are the winners.
Extensions
To bang! four extensions have appeared so far. They complement the game with additional cards and new game elements and can be combined with the basic game independently of each other. The titles of the first three expansions are also allusions to the English titles of well-known western films.
- High Noon (2003, title of the film Twelve Noon ) contains 13 special event cards that are played by the sheriff at the beginning of his turn. They show certain rule modifications that each apply for one round.
- Dodge City (2004, English title of the film Lord of the Wild West ) adds 15 new characters, additional role cards and 40 new playing cards to the game. With this expansion up to 8 players can participate, there is still a special rule for the game with 3 players.
- A Fistful Of Cards (2005, alluding to the English title of the film For a Fistful of Dollars ) contains 15 new event cards .
- Wild West Show (2010) expands the game with 8 new characters and 10 playing cards.
- Gold Rush (2011) contains new character cards and equipment cards that can be bought with the gold nuggets that are also included and provide players with additional skills.
- Armed & Dangerous (2018) contains 8 new character cards and 24 new playing cards with a new mechanic. These can only be used for a limited time due to the charge tokens that are also included, but they are more powerful.
In 2007 a deluxe edition called Bang! The Bullet! published, which contains the first three expansions as well as several special maps. The title bullet (eng. Projectile) of this version refers to the game packaging in the form of a large cartridge. There is also an expansion called Face Off (2005) that has not been published in Germany . This is a board game implementation for two players, for which, however, the cards of the basic game and optionally also those of the expansions are required.
Standalone games
The gameplay of Bang! forms the basis for two separate games, Samurai Sword and Bang! - The Dice Game .
Samurai Sword (2012), also Bang! - Samurai Sword , is a standalone card game based on Bang! and uses its game system. Medieval Japan forms the background of the game , where players compete against each other as samurai and ninja . A major technical innovation is that players can no longer retire early, but only have to hand in honor points - game author Emiliano Sciarra has thus dealt with one of the frequently cited criticisms of Bang! accepted.
For August 2013, Bang! - The Dice Game announced another standalone game based on the card game but played with five special dice. Elements such as the distribution of roles and special skills should also be found in the dice game. The authors of this game are Michael Palm and Lukas Zach.
Reviews and awards
The reviews of Bang! varied, but mostly very positive. Many reviewers praised the game as entertaining, uncomplicated game "in between" that the spaghetti western converts -Thematik succeeded, the game increases with the number of players. Opinions were divided about the high percentage of luck and the possible early departure of individual players.
The game was honored with the Origins Award 2003 for “ Best Traditional Card Game ” and for “ Best Graphics in a Card Game ”.
Web links
- Game description on the website of Abacusspiele
- Bang! in the Luding games database
- Bang! in the games database BoardGameGeek (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cover of Bang! German 4th edition in the board game database BoardGameGeek (English)
- ↑ Samurai Sword in the board game database BoardGameGeek (English)
- ↑ Bang! The Dice Game in the games database BoardGameGeek (English)
- ↑ Jochen Traub: Review by H @ LL9000 from October 14, 2003
- ↑ Frank Biesgen: review at the Empire Games October 31, 2005
- ↑ Jörg Lehmann: Review by Brettspiele-Report from April 14, 2010
- ↑ Shannon Appelcline: Review at RPG.net from October 1, 2003 (English)
- ↑ http://www.spiele-offensive.de/Auszeichnung/Origins-Award-8.html