Here are the results of a game I ran at G3 Con in Plano on Saturday. The game took place in my Western town of Leadville:
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The game was actually two gunfights. The first involved a fight between two factions in town who were spurred to action by a controversial court ruling. At the outset one faction started at the lower end of town by the entrance. The rival faction started out on two side streets one by the hotel and one at the top end of town (we'll call them the Up-towners) The Marshall and John Hill the undertaker, both uptowners) made their way to the side of the hotel to wait for the action.
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They didn't have long to wait as Billy the Kid, who had been waiting around the corner, soon jumped out and started shooting. Meanwhile Deadeye Denton sneaked up behind the pair and landed a headshot on John Hill. Fortunately for the undertaker the wound turned out to be merely a graze. The enraged mortician turned and pumped a a slug into each of the backshooting cowboy's arms.
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The wounded Deadeye Denton threw himself back against the wall and took no more action for the remainder of the fight. Meanwhile the Marshall managed to empty his gun about three times at Billy without success. John Hill then turned siz-gun blazing and dealt Billy a fatal head shot.
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On the other side of town things took a little longer to get going. Preacher made his way slowly around the Saloon and up against the wall of the Undertaker where he exchanged a couple of shots with Butch Cassidy who had made his way up the boardwalk.
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Manuel, owner of the Cantina, raced out behind the shops but Harvey the barkeep sneaked up on him and fired a load of buckshot in his back and was rendered unconscious. Butch and Harvey remained the only characters on their still in good order. The Marshall fired across the street at Butch seriously wounding him in the leg. Hearing his partner go down Harvey fled. As the only enemy left on the board was badly wounded the Up-towners were declared the obvious victors. We gained a couple more players and began again.
A few characters switched sides but the scenario was the same.
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The action mainly occurred near the hotel yard near the bath house.
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Here there was plenty of backshooting and it was not long before several characters from both sides were lying in the dust badly wounded. The Frisco Kid, the town Sheriff, and Hoss made there way to the action. Both finished off an opponent with a fatal gutshot (one at long range) much to the delight of the girl who was playing them.
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The sheriff was dealt his death blow by Deadeye Denton and Hoss was wounded.The Up-townsmen were forced to take a courage check and despite their successes failed and were routed. All in all it went very well and everyone enjoyed themselves.
P.S. Thanks to everyone who has answered the many questions I have had regarding not only convention gaming but also gaming and the Old West in general.
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