Shoot N' Skedaddle, 2nd Edition - Snake Oil Expansion PDF now available.

[Elbows]

I just put up a multi-part game report from a hectic game I ran today (solo, mind!).  If you're into Old West gaming, take a look:



http://shootnskedaddle.blogspot.com/2016/09/an-iron-snake-without-head-part-one.html

[Elbows]

Just a couple of teasers from something I'm play-testing.

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Just a couple of teasers from something I'm play-testing.

This looks very interesting, tell us more.   

[Mason]

This looks like it could be fun.
A bit of random madness always livens up a game.
 

[Elbows]

I had been play-testing the idea of a henchmen expansion (cards which represented small groups of disposable baddies etc.).  It didn't work that well and really didn't fit with the rest of the game, so it became a small expansion simply called the "Snake Oil Expansion".  I had been creating a few spare characters and one of them was a Snake Oil Salesman - so what should his rules be?  Well he should have Snake Oil of course!  So I added a Snake Oil deck which is part risk, part reward etc.

As you can see there are two more Lawmen, two more Outlaws and five more Neutral characters.  As with the other characters they all add some unique and interesting game-play opportunities.  I won't spill any of the silliness that the expansion really contains as I think people will enjoy figuring that stuff out on their own.

Mason, you're correct...but then again anyone who's played SnS knows that it's all about carefully controlling/reacting to random madness essentially.  A good example from my last game:

-Lawmen and Outlaws deploy for a simple "shoot em dead" game.
-Outlaws have a Bushwacker and he deploys near the Lawmen area inside a building (using his special rule).
-The Bushwacker is well placed with a rifle and starts really harassing the Lawmen so they surround the building.
-Outlaws draw a bonus town person who the players immediately put in the same building with the Bushwacker...now it's becoming a small fortress.
-Lawmen then draw a card which forces Outlaws out of a single building...so they choose the Bushwacker's hide-out, forcing them into the street.
-Immediately after being evicted the Outlaws draw a card which allows a single Outlaw to take a hostage...so they give the Bushwacker a hostage so the Lawmen are leery to shoot at him.

Add to that the Outlaws stole a Lawmen's loyalty on one flank and the game turned real quickly on the Lawmen (and they never recovered). 

[Janus71]

I have downloaded the rules from wargamevault, but some bits seem to be missing on the pdf (mostly titles I'd say). This is the table on page 75, is this the way it is supposed to look?

[Elbows]

Hmmm...nope, let me take a look and see if it's the same for me.

Janus, it appears that mine looks normal.  I downloaded a copy from WGV and it shows fine on my end (identical to the master file I originally uploaded).  Here is how mine appears:

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Could you please try downloading it from the following link:
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/shoot-n-skedaddle

Scroll down on the left-hand side until you see Downloads.  This is free and doesn't not require any payment to Gamecrafter. If that is still showing up wonky it may be your software which is reading the PDF?  I'll put up a post on Facebook and see if anyone else is having similar issues.  Failing everything else I can try to email you a direct copy of the rulebook itself.

[Janus71]

You are right. For some reason I can see it correctly when I open it with my browser but not with my pdf reader. I had never noticed this issue before…

(I feel silly now  )

[Elbows]

No worries!  Thanks for bringing it up.  I would have been mightily angry if it had been a bad file for the past few months.    Let me know if I can be of any further assistance!

[Elbows]

Hey folks, check the opening post for information on the new expansion(s).  Any questions, let me know.  Rulebook update coming up to address a few issues and the new cards.

Rulebook updated to the December 2.2 version on The Gamecrafter and Wargames Vault.

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

I've ordered my set of the new expansion cards, looking forward to adding them to my game, cheers!

[Elbows]

Cheers, as always, let me know how it goes and post pictures - I'm always looking for player content to add to the Facebook page, etc.

[Elbows]

After an unfortunately long delay, I got a friend to set up the Shoot N' Skedadle Snake Oil Expansion in PDF.  Available now via Gamecrafter and probably tomorrow for the Wargames Vault.

https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/shoot-n-skedaddle:-snake-oil-expansion-pdf

Link also available on the blog's purchase page. 

[Tenebris]

What a pleasant surprise!  thank you !

[Elbows]

Anytime, sorry it took so long!