Objective

The players are cowboys facing one another in a duel. The game plays out in a number of rounds which each consist of a number of duels in which both players place a card with a value that will beat the opponents.

The Rounds

• There are 3 rounds.
• In each round, each player takes 9 cards and discards 2.
• In the first round, there are 6 duels.
• In the second round, there are 5.
• In the third round, there are 4.

Turn Sequence

• The players secretly pick a card which is placed in front of them simultaneously.
• You may not place a card of an immediately higher (+1) value than you previously played.
• This represents one duel and the winner will receive a certain amount of gold to be outlined below.

End of a Round

• The round ends when all but 1 cards have been played.
• The person with the most gold wins the round.
• The players take back the cards they have played and the following round is played with one less duel.
• The first person to win two or three rounds wins the game.

Winning and Scoring a Duel

• The highest card wins the duel if the difference between the cards is no more than 3.
• The lowest card wins the duel if the difference is more than 3.
• Equal cards is a tie. Nobody wins and 2 gold is placed between the cards.
• The winner of the duel scores as much gold as the difference between the cards
• The numbers you will win and lose against are displayed on the card.

Special Cards

• 6: If you are the first to play the 6 then you may take all gold from tied duels.
• 7(pink): The round finished if this is at least the 3rd duel.
• 7(green): Each duel won in this round earns you 1 gold, starting from the next round.
• 8(pink): If your opponent plays a 1 against this card, you win 3 gold.
• 8(green): Take back a discarded card and show it to your opponent. Discard 2 cards at the end of this round.
• Dynamite: Wins against 1-4 but loses against 5-8. The winner of a duel with dynamite gets 3 gold.
• Other cards will enable you play special actions, such as taking back discarded cards, as printed on the card.