BANG! The Duel

A Wild West shootout for two, with lawmen who draw cards against outlaws who play dirty tricks.

Designer: Emiliano Sciarra
Published by: DV Games
Editions by: Gém Klub Kft., Hobby World, Swan Panasia Co., Ltd., Edge Entertainment, Albi, ABACUSSPIELE, Bard Centrum Gier

The Wild West shootout, boiled down to two people and two decks. Before the first card, you each pick a posse of characters from your own pool: lawmen on one side, outlaws on the other, and the bigger the posse, the longer the evening. Two characters stand in play at a time, one in front of the other, and everything you do is about thinning out the other side. The lawmen's deck leans on drawing cards, the outlaws' deck on dirty tricks, so the two sides genuinely feel different. As characters drop, fresh ones step in. Last posse standing wins. If you know the multiplayer BANG! with its hidden roles, set that aside: this one is a straight, hand-managed head-to-head of about half an hour.

Pick your own posse before the duelLawmen draw cards, outlaws play tricksTwo characters in play, one shielding the other

Who it's for

You are two people who like western flavour and want a quick card duel with real choices, built around your own hand rather than luck of the dice.

Not for you if…

You are looking for the bluffing and hidden roles of the big BANG! party game. There are no secret identities here, just two decks fighting.

Vibe's take

Tense and tactical, like a poker hand where every card is also a bullet. The two decks pull in different directions, so each side has its own rhythm and its own way to bleed the other.