Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Player-count sensitive
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Build a lean gunslinger deck, commit poker-like attacks face down, and fire one-use abilities before your hit cards run out.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Read the full game description
Rattlesnake is a two-player Wild West card duel built around tense, poker-like attacks and in-play deck building. Both gunslingers begin with the same small numbered deck and buy stronger cards from the shared Saloon. Attacks and defenses are committed as sets or runs before they are revealed, while any card can be buried permanently to trigger its special ability. Events reshape the duel as the market turns over, and every lost exchange consumes a limited hit card. The first player to run out of hits loses the shootout.
