Build a weird-west deck and settle Gomorra's turf wars with shootouts decided by poker hands.
Doomtown: Reloaded is a weird-west card game set in Gomorra, California, where outlaws, lawmen and worse fight over the town. It is an Expandable Card Game, so you build your deck from a fixed set of cards in the box, around an Outfit such as the Law Dogs or the Sloane Gang. You play dudes to claim deeds, cast hexes, and settle arguments with shootouts, which use a poker mechanism: every card has a suit and a value, so deckbuilding is also about preparing the hands you want to draw. It plays two to four, about thirty minutes in its simplest form and much longer in practice, and rewards players who like bluffing, tinkering and a Wild West with a supernatural streak.
Who it's for
You like deck building with a twist, enjoy Western horror and have a regular opponent to master the poker-shootout system with.
Not for you if…
You want a quick pick-up game. The rules and combos are rich, and it rewards repeated play with the same opponent.
Vibe's take
Clever and tricky, with a gambler's swagger. Each shootout is a mix of bluff, odds and prep work, and your deck feels like a poker hand you built in advance.
older than 67% of games
collected more than 67% of games
Best with 2 · publisher: 12+
shorter than 69% of games · typical 30–90 min
For experienced groups · 3.6 out of 5 · heavier than 93%
Some love it, others really don’t
Lots of text, fluency helps