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Long time readers of the blog may recall that Thanksgiving is a time where I get to play Dexterity Games with my family! Normally, we play Total CARnage but this year I came prepared for something different. I brought my plastic Cowboys and Indians for some games of High Noon. Perhaps it wasn't the most appropriate game for the season, but we had tons of fun!

This won't be a battle report per se, as we played about 5+ hours of High Noon over the course of a couple days. I wasn't even involved with all the games that were played as once my relatives had the basic rules, they went on about it on their own. I only got involved in a handful of games myself. Do not worry, we all were wearing masks and socially distanced, a 6 foot table makes that much easier.

However, I will add a few phots and some comments that I can. The lighting isn't always the best because we were in a sun room (with cracked windows for air flow), but it is better than nothing! We played a variety of scenarios from the book, including an Indian Raid on the town, a shoot-out, guarding the Jail, Rootin' Tootin' and more! There were multi-player games and one-on-one match-ups through out the day.



More on the blog.....

https://bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2020/11/battle-report-high-noon-turkey-shoot-out.html

So uhh, how do you play it?

It is a dexterity game, so there are no rulers, templates, or ranges.

It is pretty simple. You get a bunch of plastic toys cowboys and indians. Then, you divide them up however you want. There are some rules for creating a "balanced" battle, but that is a secondary concern.

You put them on the edges of the table, and you take turns moving an shooting. Moving is done by flicking a coin, and then moving the model to that point on the board.

Shooting is by flicking a coin at your opponent. If they fall down, they are dead.
There are various weapons that use different combinations of coin flicks, flips, and other tricks. Plus, there are a bunch of different scenarios too.

The game is entirely WYSIWYG. Therefore, if you bump the table and 2 guys fall down and terrain block falls.... those guys are dead and the terrain stays as is. The scale is 1:1 too, so if a soda can is on the table, it blocks exactly as is.

Very simple, very fast, and very fun. You can find it here:

https://www.wargamevault.com/product/281214/High-Noon-Plastic-Men-Steel-Resolve