In an abandoned warehouse a gangster band is splitting its loot, but they can't agree on the split! It's time to let the guns talk and soon everyone is aiming at everyone. The richest surviving gangster wins the game!
Ca$h 'n Guns helps you relive the best scenes of your favorite gangster movies. The goal is to have more money than anyone else after eight rounds while still being alive.
Each round, one player is the Boss, and he controls the pace of play. First, loot cards are revealed on the table to show what's up for grabs. Next, players load their guns by secretly selecting either a "Bang!" or a "Click! Click!" card from their hand. The Boss counts to three, and on "Three" each player points his foam gun at someone else; due to his status, the Boss can tell one player who's pointing a gun at him that he needs to point it in another direction. After a pause to observe threats and measure the seriousness in an opponent's eyes, the Boss counts to three again and anyone who doesn't want to risk getting shot can chicken out and remove themselves from the round.
Everyone who's pointing a gun at someone still in the round now reveals their card, and anyone who's the target of a "Bang!" takes a wound marker and gets none of the available loot. Starting with the Boss, everyone still in the round takes one loot card at a time from the table — money, diamonds, paintings, the position of Boss, medical care (to remove a wound), or a new bullet (to add a "Bang!" card to your hand) — until everything has been claimed.
After eight rounds, the game ends. Whoever has the most diamonds receives a big bonus, and paintings score based on the number of them that you've collected. Whoever has the most valuable stash wins!
- high tension and dramatic moments
- great party game energy
- theme can be intense for some players
- gambling and risk with real stakes (talked about real money in variants)
- bank heist with foam guns
- high tension, cinematic
- Las Vegas Royale
- Winner's Circle
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- risk-taking bets — Players decide who to shoot (metaphorically) in a bank heist.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- This is Camel Up.
- Gambling with your life.
- This is the loudest game at this convention.
- Poker is the number one gambling.
- This is the purest gambling game.
References (from this video)
- Mafia Loot Division
- Heist Scenario
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Betting and bluffing — Players threaten each other with foam guns
- bluffing — Players threaten each other with foam guns
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Christmas and gifts are not only to please the people around us but primarily they give us an opportunity to convince them to start playing board games
- One great thing about picking smaller board games apart from the fact that they are cheaper is that they can fit anywhere
References (from this video)
- Makes players laugh
- Fun party game
- Silly interactions
- Robbers dividing loot
- Heist scenario
- Comedic
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Betting and bluffing — Players point foam guns to intimidate each other
- bluffing — Players point foam guns to intimidate each other
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- just being on the top 100 is an honor
- my criteria of course on this list is always fun