Ruthless

1-2 Leg (only one Move per turn), 3-4 Arm (only one Shoot per turn), 5-6 Graze (no effect), 7 Gut Punch (unconscious only from Fisticuffs), 8-9 Chest (cannot Aim), 10 Severe Wound (knocked unconscious). Aimed-shot hits may be adjusted +1/-1 by the firer.

For each hit on a target, roll 1d10 and cross off the corresponding wound hit on the character card. Hits from an Aimed shot can be adjusted +1/-1 by the firer.

Each shot crosses off a round on the character card; the Reload action restores three shots. Weapons have fixed capacities from the weapon table; bows reload free.

Ammunition is marked off here, then erased as shots are reloaded.

Targets in partial or soft cover give -1 to hit; hard cover (rocks, buildings) gives -2. Lily Livered characters must move to and remain in cover.

-1 Target in partial or soft cover -2 Target in hard cover (rocks, buildings)

Derringer 6"/-, 2 rounds; Shotgun 8"/12", 2 rounds, +2 close -1 long; Revolver 8"/12", 6 rounds, Fanfire; Buntline 8"/16"; Bow -/16" free reload; Repeating Rifle 10"/24", 10 rounds; Sharps Carbine 18"/36", 1 round.

Fanfire allows up to 6 rounds to be fired in a single action at Short Range, but “10s” are needed to hit.

Modifiers: +1 aiming, -1 Lily Livered firer, -1 partial/soft cover, -2 hard cover, -2 firing mounted. When shooting at a mounted target a second d10 decides horse (1-5) or rider (6-10). Fanfire lets revolvers fire up to 6 rounds in one action at short range but needs 10s to hit.

For each Shoot action, roll 1d10 + modifiers to hit. Cross off ammunition on the character’s sheet. SHORT RANGE 6+ LONG RANGE 8+

Toughness is the target number for d10 tests (lower is better): veterans 3-4, experienced 5-6, nervous 7-8; 1, 2, 9, 10 to be avoided or reserved for exceptional cases.

Each character in the game has a Toughness value, serving as a “catch all” score to represent his grit and combat experience.

After each Fire action, the firing player rolls a d10. On 1-4 he is assigned one random citizen's character card for his posse, placed in a scenario-defined area (north of the street for Peacock, south of the railway embankment for Masterson). Citizens stop arriving when all cards are assigned; Jim Masterson must go to the Masterson posse and the last to appear is always the mayor.

After resolving every "Fire" action taken by any character, roll a d10. On a result of 1-4, the player who fired is assigned one random citizen for their posse.

Each model is assigned a card used to reference weapons, track ammunition and mark wounds by location; traits that are once-only have a tick box. Blank templates are supplied.

Each model on the tabletop is assigned a card to reference his weapons, track ammunition, and mark wounds as they occur.

Traits include Bowie Knife, Cool Hand (ignore first failed Toughness test), Dirty Cheat (swap a card with another player), Drunk, Expert Rider, Greenhorn (-2 shooting), Gunfighter (+1), Law Dog (cannot shoot until enemy fires), Loud Mouth, Lucky (one re-roll), Marksman, Stealthy, Tough as Nails, Trigger Finger (+1 snap shot cards), Yella Belly and others. One or two per character recommended.

“DIRTY CHEAT” Once per turn, can pick any card from his hand and swap it with a random card from any other player

At the end of each turn both sides roll 1d10; if the roll is less than or equal to the number of their characters dead, Lily Livered or Unconscious, their remaining men flee and the scenario ends.

If the roll is less than or equal to the number of your characters currently dead, Lily Livered, or Unconscious, the remaining men skedaddle and the scenario ends!

Starting in cover, roll 1d10 plus the value of any card in hand (expending it is optional and declared before rolling); equal to or above Toughness removes Lily Livered. A face card or Ace is 'a shot of whiskey' and passes automatically.

Roll 1d10 + the value of any card in your hand. You are not required to expend a card and any decision to do so must be made before the roll.

Roll Toughness or higher on 1d10 when the character or horse is hit (even a Graze) or a friendly character is killed. Failure marks a Lily Livered token: the character moves immediately to cover and must stay in cover, and shoots at -1.

a character must roll their Toughness value or higher on 1d10. If they fail the test, they are marked with a Lily Livered token.

After each act the Cowboys secretly move one space on a map toward the border while the Earp player guesses their location; a correct guess triggers that location's scenario. Silver Dollars buy extra characters or effects; killed characters are removed permanently and wounded survivors return with one permanent wound.

After playing each act, the Cowboys secretly move one space the map, forcing the Earps to guess their location!

Scenarios define end triggers and VP, e.g. Dodge City Draw awards d6 VP for wounding Updegraff and d10 for killing Bat Masterson, with penalties for citizens recruited or killed.

+(d10) VP for killing Bat Masterson -1 VP for each citizen in your posse

Dodge City Draw (1881) adds random citizens to a posse on d10 1-4 after each fire action; Riding Shotgun includes a stagecoach that can be whipped and used to ram. Characters are supplied as unit cards with Toughness ratings.

After resolving every “Fire” action taken by any character, roll a d10. On a result of 1-4, the player who fired is assigned one random citizen for their posse.

At turn start each player is dealt up to five cards, places one face down, and all reveal simultaneously. The highest card activates all their models first, others follow in descending order; ties broken by suit (Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs). Hands are replenished to five at turn end.

The highest card goes first, allowing that player to take actions with all of their models. Other players activate in sequence, ending with the lowest card. Ties are decided by suit

Got You Covered! is an action that places a marker; the character may later take one un-aimed shot at any enemy taking a Move action in line of sight. Snap Shot: when about to be shot or engaged in Fisticuffs, play any card higher than the opponent's initiative card to take a single un-aimed shot first or move 3" toward cover; the opponent cannot counter-play.

You succeed by playing any card from your hand that is higher than the one the opponent used for initiative at the start of the current turn. Opponents cannot play a card of their own to react.

When a player has the initiative each character they control takes two actions in any combination (Move, Aim, Got You Covered, Shoot, Mount, Dismount, Reload 3 Shots, Get Your Courage Up), including the same action twice. The turn ends when all models have taken two actions. A design-guide option for small gunfights has each initiative card activate only one model.

When a player has the initiative, each character they control may take two actions. If a “7” card was played for initiative, one character can take three actions!

The turn ends when all models have taken two actions. Actions (Move, Aim, Shoot, Mount, Reload, Dismount, Get Your Courage Up) can be repeated, including the same action twice. A leg wound limits a character to one Move per turn and an arm wound to one Shoot per turn. The initiative card played sets whether one character gains a third action.

When a player has the initiative, each character they control may take two actions. If a "7" card was played for initiative, one character can take three actions! Actions may be taken in any combination, including the same action twice.

The character card has wound boxes per location (Leg, Arm, Chest, Severe). A character is killed when he crosses off his last box in any one location. Horses die after three hits. Unconscious models are tipped over and recover when their player uses an Ace or 4 for initiative.

A character is killed when he crosses off his last hit against any single wound location. Horses are killed when they suffer any combination of three total hits.

Cards are played for initiative, to beat an opponent's initiative card for a Snap Shot, as the score in Fisticuffs, and added to a d10 for Get Your Courage Up. Special ranks: A/K/Q/J automatically pass Get Your Courage Up; a 7 for initiative gives one character three actions; A or 4 for initiative revives all Unconscious models; 3 lets the player discard at turn end; 2 is a 'Low Blow' in Fisticuffs.

In addition to determining initiative, cards can also be played throughout the turn to resolve Snap Shots, Get Your Courage Up, and brawling in Fisticuffs. Some cards have special bonuses when played

When opposing characters contact, both immediately select a card from hand; the highest wins and the loser is pushed back 2" and takes two rolls on the wound table. Mounted adds +1 to the card value; a played 2 'Low Blow' wins if it matches the opponent's suit. A player with no card, or an unconscious character, loses automatically.

Both players immediately select one card from their hand. The highest score wins. The loser is pushed back 2” and suffers two wounds on the “Darn, I Been Hit!” table.

On foot 6" in open or 3" in rough; on horse 12" or 8". Rough ground includes scrub, shallow rivers, fences, doorways and agreed obstacles. Mount and Dismount are separate actions.

On FOOT 6” or 3” (Open vs. Rough) On HORSE 12” or 8” (Open vs. Rough)