Great White Games/Pinnacle Entertainment Group

[inlife9]

I have a group during my Deadlands off week that want to play a more historical Old West table top war game. These are not my normal rpg players and they dont want magic or monsters just dust and lead shootin.

Now I have already ruled out the Gutshot rules, for being one model/ person (correct me if I am wrong, please) Everyone wants to have a gang on the table.

Savage Showdown I know most already, being a DL:R Marshall. I am not liking the cohesion rule much for a old west feeling shoot out. I know I can drop it, but then it may get crazy keeping track of things. Still I really like the system and it allows for jumping onto horses and other trait rolling stuff. Another thing is, I am not sure where to find the stats and cost of gunslinges & braves to make a "gang". One final problem is we want to fight each other fairly with no GM, and I dont know enough of Showdown to say that we can.

Then there is WH: Legends of the Old West. I no nothing of it, but it was designed to do what the group wants. However I worry it may not be as gritty fun as I am used to with Savage.

My question; does anyone have some helpful insight on this, or experience with an old west table top war game. Feel free to toss in anything that could be useful. Thanks in advance!
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Eastwood Saves! The rest of you take Full Damage.

[Tavis]

I've played Legends of the Old West and found that it's pretty good fun, and I've found it to be fairly gritty. If you want it to be grittier still, then simply remove Fortune Points from the 'gang leaders' and other 'hero' types.

(Fortune points are a limited number of 'saves' when a model takes a wound)
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Currently Playing:

SWD: 50 Fathoms (GM)

[inlife9]

[Tavis]

http://warhammer-historical.com/acatalog/Legends_of_the_Old_West.html

There you go.
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Currently Playing:

SWD: 50 Fathoms (GM)

[inlife9]

Awesome man! Thank you!
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Eastwood Saves! The rest of you take Full Damage.

[John Goff]

If you don't want to use unit cohesion, you can simply buy each figure individually. You lose the discount for being part of a unit, but it would allow every cowpoke to act on his own, not worry about cohesion, and not have to make those pesky morale rolls.
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John Goff

[doctorduckbutter]

Hello All,

I have notice that LoTOW is sold out in most places. I found Blackwater Gulch which has free rules and they seem pretty good. Enjoy.

http://blackwatergulch.com/

[ogbendog]

cohesion would only make sense for military units, for for random pack of outlaws or whatever