Boot Hill Friday Night

A long shot of Zeb Cook's Boot Hill game
A long shot of Zeb Cook's Boot Hill game

Friday night we had two miniatures games at the club.  Eric ran a Hogwarts themed game with Blood and Swash.  The other was Zeb’s cowboy free for all using the old TSR Boot Hill rules.

A closer view of the town
A closer view of the town

The game was a wild affair with various groups fighting to break a prisoner out of the jail, keep him in the jail, and/or pump him for information.

My deputy caught between two rival gangs -- he didn't survive the encounter
My deputy caught between two rival gangs -- he didn't survive the encounter

In the end I was able to hold onto the prisoner; however, Bruce and his “opportunists” won the game by bartering their services for gold.

The interior of the jail with a homesteader and one of my deputies guarding the prisoner
The interior of the jail with a homesteader and one of my deputies guarding the prisoner

It has been many, many years since I have played Boot Hill.  It was in many ways nostalgic to play a game with percentile dice.  While it had quite a few modifiers and charts, it didn’t take too long to pick it back up.  Everyone had a good time.