Turning Showdown into a full-blown and exciting role-playing game, inhabiting a detailed alternate-history Old West.
Publisher's blurb: "By far the most deluxe western ever produced, this softcover tome rides into town with 400 full color pages crammed with beautiful period artwork! Yes, the Aces & Eights: Shattered Frontier RPG is the highest quality, most complete western ever marketed in the adventure game industry. Just be sure to keep plenty of tissue nearby - the drool-factor on this product is through the roof!
"First, there's the innovative and visual Shot Clock game aids, which eliminate the abstraction and complexity of other RPGs - a player can actually see the cover, position and location of his or her target! Of course, the Shot Clock game aids aren't the only innovation in the Aces & Eights game. For instance, the game has a new poker chip-based brawling system that solves the problem of 'temporary' damage; characters actually become winded, tired or knocked senseless in the fight. The realistically deadly combat supports an overall game system that rewards characters for pursuing professions, giving players the in-game incentives to do much more than follow the outlaw trail.
"In addition, the Aces & Eights RPG is the first western to not just allow, but focus on, the rest of the major western movie adventures beyond the gunfight. Prospecting, cattle drives, frontier justice, and so on, all have a complete 'mini game' system tailored for that type of adventure. In fact, the Aces & Eights game has over two score available professions covering the full range of possibilities in the Wild West! With no levels or classes (and only gaining experience in skills used), characters can change professions at will, just like the Old West!"
More when I get hold of a copy!
Book Details:
Authors: Jolly R. Blackburn, David S. Kenzer, Brian Jelke, Steve Johansson, Jennifer Kenzer, and Mark Plemmons
Publishers' Reference: K&C5003
ISBN: 978-1-5945-9086-3
Paperback, 400 pages
Date: June 2007
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Product page last updated: 23 June 2010
