Cowboys vs. Aliens
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About the Project
A battle report featuring cowboys and aliens.
Related Game: Fistful Of Lead
Related Company: Wiley Games
Related Genre: Western
This Project is Active
Building the Old West
Here’s the link to my main Wild West project blog: https://www.beastsofwar.com/project/1839562/
Final Thoughts
This was an immensely fun game with much hilarity and an incredible number of natural 1s and natural 10s being rolled.
Tactically interesting as the bad guys (Outlaws and Aliens) started in the Northwest and Southeast corners while the good guys (Cowboys and Indians) started in the Southwest and Northeast corners creating a tactical X deployment. The bad guys are outnumbered 9 to 10 but only have one rifle and one shotgun whereas the good guys have three rifles and one shotgun. The outlaws do have an advantage in that they can use the hostages as shields. If someone fires at the outlaws and score a hit, you randomly pick who is actually hit.
The Indians had the scout trait so they had an easier time moving through the terrain which they used to their advantage charging into close combat as often as possible to try and rescue the hostages.
The cowboys and Indians each rescued one hostage and the Aliens successfully took off with two so on the good guy/bad guy front it was a tie.
But as the aliens ended with two and the outlaws none, I’m calling it an alien win!
Ack! Ack!
Ack! Ack! Final Moves
Jebediah Johnson hastens forward and loads two hostages (specimens) onto the saucer. 
Great Eagle and Sees Far take up positions on the high ground as the sole surviving Tin Man staggers away attempting to replace the power pack on his Raygun. 
Running Wolf runs forward and cleaves Bull Ballard in two and rescues one hostage. 
Running Wolf watches helplessly as the false moon rises into the sky with two hostages (specimens) on board. Time to Cowboy up
Ned Logan sees an opportunity to rush Charlie Prince. Charlie is a notorious gunslinger but is terrible in a fistfight. Ned charges in, catches Charlie with a right hook and frees Blue Belle! Probably going to honeymoon in Australia. 
Ben Wade unloads his pistols at Charley Waite and Charley and Boss Spearman return the favor causing Wade to rethink his approach to life. Indian War Party
Ack ack! An alien takes aim and nearly hits Angry Bear. The Tin Man attempts to stand up but can’t so elects to crawl away. 
Great Eagle makes a running leap across the sea shouting encouragement to Running Wolf. 
Running Wolf shakes off the effects of the Tin Man’s magics and cleaves him in two with his tomahawk. 
Angry Bear shrugs off the near miss and rushes forward to discover that sky demons do indeed bleed when hit with a tomahawk. Mobile cover
Charlie Prince uses a hostage (specimen) as a shield as he hastens to the saucer. 
Bull Ballard and Jedediah Johnson hurry through the arroyo cautiously and wisely avoiding the snakes after seeing what happened to one of the Tin MenSplat!
An alien peers cautiously over the crown of a low hill“What in the name of holy hell is that?!” exclaimed Fireman Flanders pointing at the strange creature atop a low hill.
Boss Spearman looked at where Flanders was pointing and cried out, “I don’t know but he’s got a gun and don’t look friendly!”
Dutch Johnson sighted down the long barrel of his Winchester, took careful aim and watched as the creature’s head exploded in an explosive burst of blue/green gore and a satisfactory splat! sound.
“Still don’t know what it was,” intoned Dutch, but seems he’s allergic to lead.”
The Charge of Running Wolf
Seeing Angry Bear dispatch a Tin Man inspired Running Wolf to run, weave and dodge towards the other Tin Man. With unnatural reflexes the Tin Man cracks off two quick shots. The first misses causing Running Wolf to surge forward. The second though hits Running Wolf directly in the chest. But then something… odd? happens.
Mid leap, Running Wolf is frozen in place, unable to move a muscle. Almost as if HE was a tin based figure …
The Tin Man freezes Running Wolf in place. Does the Tin Man trust his superior technology and begin shooting other targets or does he just dispatch the frozen Indian brave? 
