Revolver

Outlaws against a posse in 1892: a two-player Western card duel about a bank robbery gone wrong.

Designer: Mark Chaplin
Published by: Pegasus Spiele
Editions by: Stronghold Games, White Goblin Games, REXhry

The year is 1892, the bank at Repentance Springs has been robbed, and a good number of citizens, the sheriff and the schoolteacher among them, are dead. Jack Colty and his gang are shooting their way out of town, and Colonel Ned McReady and his men are sent to bring him in. Revolver is a two-player card game of that chase, outlaws on one side, the Colonel's posse on the other, played with hand management and card-by-card conflict resolution. Western through and through, with a story told in the voice of a grizzled old narrator. A 2011 game of about forty-five minutes, from age twelve.

Jack Colty's gang against Colonel McReady's menCard-by-card conflict resolutionStory told in an old frontier voice

Who it's for

You and one opponent want a quick Western duel with a story and plenty of flavor.

Not for you if…

You are more than two, or you want a big strategic world. This is a compact card duel.

Vibe's take

Gritty and quick. You manage a hand of cards, pick your fights, and enjoy the Western swagger of a story told like a campfire yarn.