
HOOK Poker meets worker-placement DESCRIPTION The West is growing day by day & you’re looking to stake your claim To win you have to gamble your relationships with the most powerful bosses in town to win influence This influence comes in many forms Law Money & Force If you’re clever enough you’ll be able to take claim over the buildings in the evergrowing boomtowns & gain powerful abilities At the end of the day the boss who has the best combination of wit & bluff will become the most powerful tycoon in the Wild Wild West GAMEPLAY The game is played in a series of rounds Each round poker cards are dealt between the locations which are laid out in a circle Players place posse members on these location cards which will both give an action & count as a bid for the location&s valuable resources Players also get a poker card of their own which uses the two adjacent cards from a location to form a three-card hand This creates a clever mix of modern worker placement & poker that drives the game In addition players must manage their resources of Law Money & Force to buy buildings & gunfight If you have the highest stake in the most lucrative industry at the end you will be rewarded bonus points Add these points to the points you&ve collected from buying buildings & determine the winner! Yippie kay yay a! Players 2-4 Suggested ages 14 Playing time 30-45 minutes