So I Want To Run A Western Game...

[Ariosto]

But seriously

and (I hope) not too hard to understand ...

How about the "Zorro" movies not so long ago, with C. Zeta-Jones as Mrs. Zorro?

 

[Ariosto]

Anway, it's sort of neat to be reminded that those guys were called "Hunters and Collectors".

Some other group by the same name starred in a film that came around back when.

Didn't sound half as weird, though.

 

[MortalPlague]

Wow... quite a few replies to this thread! These are some quality replies! I'll have to check out a few of these RPGs, though the one that immediately piques my interest is Aces & Eights. Is there a starter PDF that can be browsed somewhere?

 

[Hierax]

Wow... quite a few replies to this thread! These are some quality replies! I'll have to check out a few of these RPGs, though the one that immediately piques my interest is Aces & Eights. Is there a starter PDF that can be browsed somewhere?

Aces & Eights is definitely the way to go Western!

Check it out here:

• Aces & Eights Roleplaying Game

various useful links there, here's one:

• http://www.kenzerco.com/aces_n_eights/downloads/An8s_Preview_01.pdf

It has a very detailed and deadly gunfighting system as well as several sub-systems for doing pretty much anything else that you'd want to do.

If you don't have anything against heavy games, this is the one. If you must have a light game maybe it's not for you ....

but IMO Aces & Eights is sorta like someone dug up some Boot Hill DNA, cloned it, pumped it up on steroids, and force-fed it supersoldier serum as a baby -- now it is all grown up into the biggest and baddest Western game out there.

 

[Hierax]

Oh yeah, In addition to the Kenzer Co. Webpage and the Previews there, there's also some videos that might give you an idea about Aces & Eights:

• GAMA 2006 Aces and Eights promo video
  [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stma2KGl7Ks"]YouTube - GAMA 2006 Aces and Eights promo video[/ame]

There's also some useful tutorial videos to give you an idea of how gunfights play:

• Basic Shots:
  [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zaZ0vBVTpI"]YouTube - Aces & Eights Tutorial #2: Basic Shots[/ame]
  
  
• Shotgun:
  [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoKeLwqfIG8"]YouTube - Aces & Eights: Shotgun Tutorial[/ame]

• Detailed Damage Resolution:
  [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXKNb54fax4"]YouTube - Aces & Eights Tutorial #3: Resolving Damage[/ame]

And the Aces & Eights Forums are full of helpful information:

• Aces & Eights RPG General - Kenzer & Company Discussion Forums

And here's a Review:

• Review of Aces & Eights: Shattered Frontier - RPGnet

Hopefully that should give you enough information to make an informed decision if this is the right sort of Western game for you...