Card games
Bang!
AsmodeeEmiliano Sciarra2002
- players
- 4–7
- minutes
- 30
- years
- 8+
In the box
7 Role cards · 16 Character cards · 80 playing cards · Bullet cards to track life points · Player aids
Official rules (PDF, publisher's site)
Box details
- Designer
- Emiliano Sciarra
- Artwork
- Stefano de Fazi, Alessandro Pierangelini
- Publisher
- Asmodee
- Mechanics
- Hand ManagementHidden RolesHot PotatoKill StealPlayer Elimination
- Expansions
- BANG! Dodge City · 2009
- Wanted! High Noon / A Fistful of Cards · 2005
- BANG! Wild West Show
- BANG! Gold Rush · 2012
- BANG! The Valley of Shadows · 2014
Where to buy it
Near you and online
In a shop
Within 50 km.
Online
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The basics
Roles are hidden, except the sheriff's: the outlaws want the sheriff dead, the sheriff and deputies want the outlaws and the renegade eliminated, and the renegade wants to be the last one alive. On your turn, draw two cards, play as many as you like, with only one Bang! against a player within range, then discard down to your number of life points. The game ends when the sheriff dies or when all the outlaws and the renegade are eliminated, and the side that has met its goal wins.
Checked against the official rules · September 2026
The rules, step by step
Setup
4 to 7 players, Only sheriff is revealed, Cards = life points
- Four to seven players. One sheriff, one renegade, two or three outlaws, and up to two deputies, depending on the number of players.
- Only the sheriff reveals their role. Each player receives a character, with its ability and life points.
- The sheriff gets one extra life point, and each player is dealt as many cards as they have life points.
- For a first game, you can remove the cards marked with a book.
How to play
Draw 2 cards, Only 1 Bang! per turn, Missed! cancels a Bang!
- The sheriff starts, then play goes clockwise.
- On your turn, draw two cards, play as many as you like, then discard down to your number of life points.
- You can never have two cards with the same name in play in front of you, nor more than one weapon.
- One Bang! card per turn, unless a weapon or character says otherwise, and only against a player within range.
- Distance is counted in seats around the table, the shorter way round; the Mustang and the Scope modify it. A weapon does not change the distance: it sets how far you can shoot.
- The target of a Bang! can cancel it with a Missed!, even outside their turn. Otherwise they lose a life point.
- A player who loses their last life point may immediately drink a Beer to survive. Otherwise they are eliminated, reveal their role and discard all their cards.
- When only two players are left, Beer no longer heals.
Scoring
No points, A side wins, Renegade: sole survivor
- No points: the game is won by a side.
- The sheriff and deputies win if all outlaws and the renegade are eliminated.
- The outlaws win as soon as the sheriff dies, even if they are all dead by then.
- The renegade only wins by being the only character still alive when the sheriff dies.
End of the game
Sheriff's death, Sheriff's enemies dead
- The round ends when the sheriff dies, or when all the outlaws and the renegade are eliminated.
- If the outlaws are all dead but the renegade is still alive, the game goes on.
- Enter 1 for each player on the winning side, 0 for the others.
House rules and pitfalls
A sheriff who kills their own deputy discards all their cards on the spot, in hand and in play…
- A sheriff who kills their own deputy discards all their cards on the spot, in hand and in play: it is the harshest penalty in the game, and the most common.
- Eliminating an outlaw gives three cards to whoever shot them, whatever their role: that is what makes the hunt worthwhile.
- To play several games in a row, survivors may keep their character; eliminated players draw a new one.
Going further
Frequently asked questions · Rules on video · In the same family
Frequently asked questions
How many outlaws for each number of players?
With four players: one sheriff, two outlaws, one renegade. With five, add a deputy. With six, a third outlaw. With seven, a second deputy.
Rules on video
Videos in French, hosted on YouTube.