Yesterday marked the release of the new edition of the weird, wild west skirmish game Blackwater Gulch from Skirmish Games. This second edition, made possible through a successful Kickstarter run, places differing factions of good and evil in a struggle for control of the gold rich area near the titular town. You can dip your toes in the blackwater of the gulch – hehehe – with a free download of the basics or dive right in and grab the full corebook which, unlike the free rules, includes plenty of background information and more for $25.00. The miniature sets look as if they’re on sale right now for $25.00 too.
From Skirmish Games:
A massive gold rush brought a flood of greedy fortune-seekers to Blackwater Gulch, sending prospectors out into the wild to stake their claim, strip-mine the land and and defile sacred grounds, all in search of just one more chunk of that yellow rock. Rampant gang violence erupted in the streets, and fiendish things stalk unsuspecting travelers and treasure hunters on the outskirts of town. These are dark times indeed, but all is not lost. Even among outlaws, heroes emerge to combat this dark threat before the town becomes consumed by evil. Will you fight to save Blackwater Gulch, or fight to destroy it?
Blackwater Gulch is a character-driven tabletop skirmish game featuring gangs of mortals and immortals all vying for control of the land and its resources. You and your friends will collect and build gangs from our highly detailed miniatures and do battle in the town streets and outskirts for fame, fortune, glory or survival. Games are fast and fun, and usually only take about 30-60 minutes to play. The rules are simple to learn, yet provide a great deal of thematic and cinematic actions and events, and valuable loot can be found and used to give your gangs an edge over their enemies.
Founder/Editor-in-chief of The Gaming Gang website and host of The Gaming Gang Dispatch and other TGG media, Jeff tackles any and all sorts of games but has a special fondness for strategy, conflict sims, and roleplaying games. Plus, he's certainly never at a loss for an opinion...
