Dead Man's Hand -- How Many Players Per Deck?

[Mashie]

I'm interested in getting the Dead Man's hand rules. Can anyone tell me how many players I can accommodate with the deck that comes with the set?

TIA

[Johnny Boy]

One Deck will do Two Gangs. Each Gang has it's own suit with the Ace and Picture Cards being Gang  Specific. I've got Dead Man's Hand and think they're a great set of rules. I would recommend getting a second Deck tho so you can have same type Gangs battling it out. Say two Cowboy Gangs in a Range War etc. Hope this helps JB

[hentzau]

I've played 4 players with a single deck before.  Just split the suit colors and shuffle in the appropriate gang specific cards.  Makes for a thin deck with a lot of re-shuffles, but it can work.