24th September 2019 Tuesday night gaming at 'The Sovereigns' in Woking continues. The second game of the evening was 'Bang! The Dice Game'. A hidden role game driven by push your luck mechanics. Let's see how this goes? What's in a game? Bang! The Dice Game comes in a small portable package. Components include:
How's it play? First there's set up.
What are the hidden roles? There are 3 types of hidden role in the game. The number of each role that appears in a game will depend on the number of players, except there is only ever 1 sheriff.
And we're good to go. Playing the game is quite straight forward.
Dice and their meanings
So we now know what we do with the dice. But what do they mean. The 5 custom dice all have the same symbols on their faces instead of numbers.
But what about the arrows? There are 9 arrow tokens in the supply, when the last arrow has been taken by a player; then Indians Attack! When this happens, characters immediately take damage equal to the number of arrows in their personal area. Then all the arrows are returned to the central area. Overall Bang! The Dice Game is a little unusual for a hidden role game. There is very little need for questioning amongst players. As is the fact that one role is revealed to all players, putting a big target on the sheriff player's back! The deputy players and possibly renegade players will need to protect the sheriff. That's not the sheriff's only problem, the sheriff needs to figure out who is an ally and who is an enemy and not attack their deputies. Deputies need to identify other deputies if possible (If there are other deputies). But their 2 main objectives are protect the sheriff and attack anyone attacking the sheriff. Outlaws have it easy really, they can concentrate on attacking the sheriff. Outlaws can try a protect other outlaws, but well they're outlaws! Renegades are in a tricky position, they want to get rid of the sheriff, but need to eliminate outlaws first. Bang! The Dice Game is a 'lighter' hidden role game and is quick to learn and play. It serves well as a filler game.
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