Dead Man’s Hand: JayHawkers

This gang was released as free bee by Great escape games. You can download its rules and details along with a specially designed Set of scenes HERE.

<<<< update – great escape games have now added the specific cards to their shop, they come along with the Stranger and Bushwhackers cards, I have not got a copy of them so I am keeping up my suggestion below as well >>>>

Now the only real problem with this gang is it’s gang specific cards – it says in the free download you can buy them from Great Escape Games – however there are NO specific cards for sale. In the write up though it says they do use the RED CARDS – so I’d say you could chose from any of the Gangs that use red – these are.

• The Law – Core Rules Cards
• Cowboys – Core Rules Cards
• Pinkertons – Legend of DMH Cards
• 7th Cavalry – Legend of DMH Cards
• State Police – DMH Down Under Cards
• Daughters of the West – Unique set
• The Boys – Unique Set
• The Bucks – Unique Set

So if you’d like to learn more about the history behind this gang check out WIKIPEDIA.

There is no specific model set for this gang – but in my mind I think of the Yankee Red legs from the Outlaw Josey Whales.

The Jayhawkers are introduced in Ride with the Devil

The JayHawkers have 4 model types available (yes these are identical to the Bushwackers)

CAPTAIN – the gang must have 1 of these and they are armed with a pistol and a sword.

SERGEANT – this is an optional model type but a gang can take upto 1, who is then armed with 1 pistol.

GUERILLAS – the gang must have at least 2 of these, they can be armed with a pistol ,musket or repeating rifle. Remember like most gangs at least 50% must be with a pistol as their sole ranged weapon.

RUFFIANS – the gang can include upto 4 of these and they are armed with pistols, muskets or repeating rifles.

I can hear you say what is a musket? .. Well a Musket is a single shot weapon with ranges like a Repeating rifle but it goes out of ammo after each shot. WHAT you say – so why would you use it?. Well if you don’t automatically take a character out of action it always causes an under fire marker and nerve test result. So basically any thing that isn’t a 19+ is counted at a 15-18 now that is worth an out of ammo token in my book.

They have 2 special rules are

• REPEATERS – any musket armed troops may replace their musket with a repeater rifle. (I have actually incorporated this into the write up on the 4 options)
• BLOOD FEUD – at the start of the GAME nominate 1 enemy model – all shots against this model are at +1 for the rest of the game.

The JAYHAWKERS are quite an interesting gang with the option of 50% having either MUSKETS or REPEATING RIFLES, my initial reaction to this would be to always bring 4 RUFFIANS 2 with MUSKETS and 2 with REPEATING RIFLES, to use as a back stop firing line.

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