The game Bang! falls into a special category of games, western card games. I was first introduced to the game by a friend many years ago, and was incredibly skeptical about playing a game about sherifs, deputies, and outlaws, though after playing a full round, my mind was quickly changed. The premiss of the game is as follows. Each player gets a character card, each with their own special ability, and a role card. The base game can have up to 7 players, though with expansions there are rules for 8 players, and enough character cards to work in as many as 13 people(a feat that I've never dared to attempt).
The sheriff wants to kill all of the outlaws and the renegades.
The deputies want to protect the sheriff at all costs.
The outlaws want to kill the sheriff.
The renegade wants to kill the sheriff themselves, and has to kill the outlaws first.
From there, each player draws cards from the deck, full of Bang!'s, Missed!'s, Ten Gallon Hats, Mustangs, Beer, Wels Fargo Wagons, countless guns, and more until one team wins.
Now for the good part, how to turn it into a drinking game.
What you will need:
Bang!
Beer/Regulated Mixed Drinks
I suggest playing a game without drinking if you have more than 3 new players so that they can be familiar and comfortable with the rules. Once everyone is good to go, put the following rules into effect.
Whenever a player says "Bang", they take a drink.
Whenever a player plays a card from their hand and it isn't their turn, they take a drink.
Whenever a player regains health, they take a drink for each point of health they gained.
When a player dies, everyone finishes their drink in their honor.
When a player dies, they may write a new drinking rule for the current game.
It's just that simple.
The game really picks up near the end of the game when a player is getting killed off each round and new rules make you drink more, which then makes the second round that much more fun.
-Happy Playing!
