Help!! Wanted

The Sheriff is dead!! The cry has gone out far and wide for those brave and cunning enough that want to apply for the position! The individual who apprehends the most Wanted Outlaws in the area, gets the job! The only problem is that others want the job just as bad as you do!! So it's time to use your wits, bluff your fellow applicants and start thinking like an Outlaw, in order to catch an Outlaw!

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Help!! Wanted is a simultaneous reveal co-petitive bluffing game, with a dusting of hand management, for 2-4 players. Each Player starts with the same hand of 10 Wanted Outlaws. Each turn Players place an Outlaw from their hand face down in front of them (known as PURSUING) and then say OUT LOUD which Outlaw they are playing (known as CLAIMING), which can be a lie!

After all Players Pursue a card face down in front of them and Claim what they played, all Players then turn over their Outlaws simultaneously and see if they Apprehended the Outlaw they Pursued or not, base on that particular Outlaw's "Apprehend If:" condition. The Player that has the most Apprehended Outlaws after all the Outlaws have been Pursued, wins!

The uniqueness of the game comes from how the Apprehend conditions of each Outlaw interact with one another. Some Outlaws require that more than one Player Pursue them in the same round, while others depend on bluffing to other Players, or trying to call THIER bluffs!

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FAQs:

Q: Isn't it possible to be stuck at some point in the game with "dead" Outlaws in your hand, that you have absolutely no way of Apprehending?

A: Yes! This happens quite a bit. It all matters on how you manage your Outlaws. If you don't play wisely, you could possibly be left near the end of the game with Outlaws that you absolutely CANNOT Apprehend! If you have "dead" Outlaws in your hand, try leveraging them for effective bluffs and try to take a Rival down with you that round!

Q: Can I Apprehend "Bandito" Pandito if I am TIED with a Rival for most/least Apprehended Outlaws?

A: Nope. Pandito can only be Apprehended if you have THE most/least Apprehended Outlaws.

Q: So, if 3 or more Vixen Twins are Pursued in the same round, nobody Apprehends them, correct?

A: Correct! In order to Apprehend the Vixen Twins, there must be EXACTLY 2 total Vixen Twins Pursued that Round; no more, no less. If a Rival Pursues a 3rd Vixen Twins, they just messed it up for everyone!!

Q: Are there any suggested variants on play?

A: Yes, for a 2 player game you can try playing WITHOUT the Vixen Twins or Wild Bunch, but that all depends on player preference. Some players enjoy the fact that a 2 player game makes both of those Outlaws an "All or nothing" deal, but some like the flow of a 2 player game without either of them in. So play around and see what works best with your friend!