High Plains Drifter Tabletop Game

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10 ай бұрын

Today on Little Wars TV we're going to Hollywood! Specifically, back to Clint Eastwood's 1973 classic, High Plains Drifter. He plays "the Stranger," a mysterious gunfighter hired to protect a mining town from the vengeance of three outlaws they sent to prison. But all is not as it appears in the town of Lago...
In our tabletop game, three players refight the climax of the film in 15mm scale featuring a custom-built set of Lago. All the buildings are painted blood red, just like the movie. Why? You'll have to watch High Plains Drifter to find out! The scenario on the table is a free-for-all, with each player claiming their own objectives based on characters in the film. And we're giving away the scenario rules, character cards, and everything you need to play this game at home! Our free scenario is called "Paint the Town Red." The rules used in the video are ALSO 100% free. Saddle up and deal out some vengeance in Lago at the link below:
www.littlewarstv.com/ruthless...
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@DeePsix501 10 ай бұрын

I'm glad you guys could finally get Clint Eastwood to do a voice over. Long overdue!

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

He did this for free. Friend of show!

@df344 10 ай бұрын

@@LittleWarsTVhahaha, that's great. You guys always make my day

@xeltanni8999 10 ай бұрын

@@df344 Sounds like you got lucky, punk.

@matthewtanner5127 5 ай бұрын

you mean Vincent Price

@davehopkin9502 10 ай бұрын

Move sequence: Player A stares at player B Player B stares Back Player A stares and spits tobacco juice Player B sweats Player A squints and stares Player B sweats and wipes his brow Player A Adjusts Poncho Player B sneers nerviously Shooting phase.... :)

@Erich-Battleready- 10 ай бұрын

Best wargame content on KZfaq. Kudos to you Little Wars 👏🙌

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@markthompson9870 10 ай бұрын

loved the commentary...... dying ain't much of a livin' boy.

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

So many great Eastwood one liners to use!

@DiggerDownunderWargaming 10 ай бұрын

Blood in the streets would do nothing but compliment that town's decor. Great fun game.

@KhanUlric 10 ай бұрын

I saw the thumbnail and I was skeptical, but you won me over... Game system is solid, quick, and intuitive.

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

And free! We are big fans

@dandepalma9305 10 ай бұрын

Very entertaining. "Dyin' ain't much of a livin', boy" and You gonna play this game (pull them pistols) or whistle Dixie" are both quotes from The Outlaw Josie Wales and "We all have it comin', kid" is from The Unforgiven. Would have liked to see the mechanism for the Stranger get him into play more.

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

We were pretty liberal with our Eastwood quotes! You clearly know your Clint movies. The Stranger appeared in about half of the turns (which is by design in the scenario). He appears, disappears, and is not predictable. We felt that very much played into the film, where the townsfolk THOUGHT they could count on him. Don't want to spoil the twist ending for anyone who hasn't seen it. The movie is awesome.

@travislogan1482 10 ай бұрын

I liked the Tombstone game and this is interesting. I can see a 'For a Few Dollars More' game begging to be played.

@kevinswanson7247 10 ай бұрын

Looks like great fun. Our group played this scenario as well. Don’t remember who won, but I remember it was a blast.

@dougearnest7590 10 ай бұрын

"When in doubt, make a Western." John Ford

@Lewtube18 10 ай бұрын

Excellent video as usual! Absolutely! Loved the Ronald Reagan voiceover.

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

We thought the guest voice actor would be a fun Hollywood touch!

@tinywargamer3863 5 ай бұрын

The amount of fun those guys are having during the game is INSANE!!!! I mean look at all of the "body language"😁

@redmist1122 10 ай бұрын

HELL YEAAH! The best western game rules - hands down - in the west my friends. We play these about monthly amongst other game periods. I'm really happy you guys came back to a video on the rules and a cool scenario to boot. We played this scenario a few months back, and I think it was about the same results of the baddies with the most VPs. There are many western rules out there and a recent one from the Lardies, but they all are too complex for a fun adventure IMHO. Trust me, I'm a Lardie fan...but, I really enjoy these rules for all things western, and would subscribe to anyone on the fence to playing them is to give them a try. They're free too! Looking forward to more Ruthless videos? Take care.

@winstonjohnson455 2 ай бұрын

I downloaded the Ruthless gunfighter rules about month ago, but have yet to play my first game, as I've been busy scratch building the buildings and assembling/painting the figures. I've come up with a really cool way to keep track of each character's stats. I've cut a pine 3/4" pine board into 4" x 8" pieces, then cut the piece into the shape of an old west coffin lid. At the top there's a place for the character's name and toughness rating, below that a place for traits, below that holes are drilled for 22 caliber and 32 caliber shell casings to keep track of ammo supply and below that four 3/4" holes for the LEG, ARM, CHEST and CRITICAL wounds (I'll use small diameter poker chips to keep track of the wounds). Hopefully I'll be ready to play our first game in another week or two. Here's a link to pictures of my 'Coffin Lid' Stats Tracker panel for use while playing RUTHLESS gunslinger rules: i.postimg.cc/QdSNmgyr/IMG-0488.jpg and: i.postimg.cc/HkkTPc5D/IMG-0500.jpg

@christopherhunt1957 10 ай бұрын

What a fun video! I fell in love with Ruthless when I saw your Tombstone campaign a couple of years ago. I immediately recognized the potential of countless westerns to produce just as many scenarios. Thanks for creating this one.

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

We can take credit for the scenario, but Mark Fastoso and Brian DeWittt get all the credit for writing the rules!

@jamesmcfeters4930 10 ай бұрын

Ruthless. Warriors episode 5 (season 1)..A MUST SEE.. Make it happen!!!... Cheers to you lads!!..

@Sebman_Social 10 ай бұрын

My Favorite wargame content on the whole of youtube

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

High praise! Thank you!!

@BillsHistoricSites-ip3su 10 ай бұрын

Once again you all outdid yourselves!

@jeremybain3830 10 ай бұрын

If you've never heard of or seen it before, The Sacketts is a made for TV western film that features a great gunfight during the last 20 to 30 minutes of it. Could make for another rootinest tootinest shootout tabletop battle yet!

@JohnWise-vg3zj 4 ай бұрын

Another great video. Great job on the buildings and figures!

@winstonjohnson455 2 ай бұрын

@christophwolf663 10 ай бұрын

How fun! I’m always up for a shootout. Yeehaa!

@MrFrateTrane 10 ай бұрын

"Hot Damn, I'm going to declare a holiday"!

@braunx25 10 ай бұрын

Great fun! Please do another game of like this.

@MrMegamike2k 10 ай бұрын

You *HAVE* to do The Outlaw Josey Wales!! Edit: the homestead shoot out.

@markhenderson6389 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic idea! "True Grit" would be another good one!

@Anvilarm07 10 ай бұрын

That looked like a lot of fun. Well done.

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! We had a grand time. Give it a shot at home sometime! It’s all free rules and scenario materials and the game is quite fast.

@BradenWoj 10 ай бұрын

Love the green screen shots you added into your videos. Can’t wait to see you all do with this in bigger more epic games. Another great video!

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

Bigger and better coming right up!

@rustybuttshoe6312 10 ай бұрын

I love it when I think "did little wars post anything lately?" And it turns out they did this morning lol

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

Every Tuesday is a safe bet!

@Nigel296 10 ай бұрын

Well you clearly enjoyed reliving your 9 year old selves and playground gunfights. Lovely to see. Great video. Oh and thanks for putting Knob Creek on the table, something for all us Brits to snigger childishly at.

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

It’s just impossible to play a Wild West game and not have a great time.

@Nigel296 10 ай бұрын

I’m sure you all got even more American as the game went on. Yee haaa

@markhenderson6389 10 ай бұрын

Love to see how much you enjoyed this scenario! Lots of roleplaying fun to go along with the strategic gameplay. Also appreciate the fantastic table - and thanks for the survey reminder!

@haroldmorgan7381 7 ай бұрын

Our Wetpowder group in KC did a rather unique Western Gunfight battle " Indian Attack on Miner's Gulch " where various miners and women were attacked while mining along a creek by Indians with bows and arrows (there were no buildings to hide in or behind) - the rules were "The Rules with No Name" the indians were on the high wooded hills so were in "cover" while the miners were pretty much in the open but the miners had guns ! After the initial attack the miners gathered around a "wagon" and the miners "guns" were supertor weapons in range and effect !! Because the indians were up in the wooded hills they couldn't move fast and concentratetheir "bow fire" and miners could - after about5-6 rounds the miners drove the indians back !!!

@chiproush7480 10 ай бұрын

I enjoy the variety on this channel--and I truly loved all the one-liners that this particular setting allowed. Keep up the good work, LWTV

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, Chip! We love bouncing around to different eras of history. We'll be going waaaay back in time for the next battle!

@ItsDrMcQuack 10 ай бұрын

This game looks like a blast!

@sargeian2 10 ай бұрын

Can’t believe y’all actually got Clint Eastwood to narrate. Well done.

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

We went back in time and got "young Eastwood" to narrate!

@j.b.macadam6516 10 ай бұрын

Thanks guys! Well Done! One of my favorite Westerns! Another wicked scenario would be the final gunfight in 'The Wild Bunch', Gatling gun and all!

@izrador2264 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video, simply great

@mikestevanovic5000 8 ай бұрын

Looks like a fistful of fun👍😊

@charlierichardson613 10 ай бұрын

That was fun! Next up, the Blazing Saddles war game. Nobody dies from a gun shot, just clever puns…

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

Sigh…Blazing Saddles is so brilliant. That movie could never ever be made today. That would be cancelled immediately

@Greg-mo7yd 10 ай бұрын

I've been on a year long binge of Westerns and Old West history. I might have to try to write a scenario, eother from film or fact. Mice work!

@davidnemoseck9007 10 ай бұрын

Nice game. Enjoyed watching it.

@unaiestanconapelaez2526 10 ай бұрын

A amazing idea

@billmasters385 10 ай бұрын

For a cardboard tabletop, I thought it looked pretty cool. A shout out to Little Wars set design!

@leedsu82 10 ай бұрын

The narration on this is just f-in fantastic. This one was a pleasant surprise and very enjoyablw gentlemen.

@oldschoolfrp2326 10 ай бұрын

Great creepy effect with the red buildings; I’ve been working my way through some classic westerns but haven’t got to this one yet

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

Oh you’re in for a treat. High Plains Drifter is amazing. In my personal Top 5 for best western

@markhenderson6389 10 ай бұрын

Also highly recommend Peckinpah's "Ride the High Country" - both that movie and his masterpiece "The Wild Bunch" could serve as inspiration for some great Western wargame scenarios!

@andrewtodd5919 10 ай бұрын

Was rooting for Greg. Was fun to watch

@mattygee37 10 ай бұрын

That looks really fun, need to get myself some small scale western miniatures.

@ogremark5 10 ай бұрын

Next time do the Clint Eastwood / Lee Marvin classic, Paint Your Wagon.

@martinevans9757 10 ай бұрын

You can't kill Dave Drake! He's got to write "Hammer's Slammers"!

@peteenglish8773 10 ай бұрын

Great video, like your drink choices, came across as a fun unpredictable game. Only negative, the soft slow whisper voice made me feel like I was getting “sweet talked”.

@blnematode1267 10 ай бұрын

approves of this gunfight 👍

@anathardayaldar 10 ай бұрын

I just realized the narrator is trying to imitate Clint Eastwood.

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

Haha yes he is. A young Eastwood, as in the 1970s when the movie was made.

@johnryankilker4174 10 ай бұрын

I really wish “High Plains Drifter” was streaming somewhere right now @netflix 👀

@darrylhilbig6459 10 ай бұрын

That why I buy DVD/Blueray discs. I get to watch it when I want and I don't burn any data to do it.

@GrumblingGrognard 10 ай бұрын

He plays the "Low Blow" and "Beat The Stranger off" @12:15 lol

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

You just can’t script that kind of comedy

@WargamesTonight 10 ай бұрын

That was so much fun to watch! Plus it was a a good enough story to keep me in suspense until the end. Well done! Side Question: which do you recommend I try first? Pikesville Rye or Knob Creek 9 Year? I have enjoyed Irish Whiskey in the past but haven't had a chance to experience other types.

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

Love Pikesville Rye personally, but not everyone is a rye fan. Knob Creek is a safer choice, and always a crowd pleaser!

@ericloken7445 5 ай бұрын

SPOILER FOR THE MOVIE ENDING: Well in the movie the outlaws won as well, The Stranger stayed out of the entire fight and the outlaws killed all the town's defenders, and set several buildings on fire. Then The Stranger showed up to kill the outlaws, one by one. I doubt the fight would end here, and so while the details may be different, the game didn't end much different than the movie.

@EmmanuelKa 10 ай бұрын

"He beats the stranger off"

@dougearnest7590 10 ай бұрын

I hope someone runs a "Back to the Future" game at MillenniumCon in Texas next year.

@mrgunn2726 10 ай бұрын

The man with no name.... Do you feel lucky...well do ya' punk?!

@kirishima2370 10 ай бұрын

I'm straighter than a cowboy's route to the saloon following a 1000 mile cattle drive, but I found that narration voice to be the sexiest darn smooth talking I ever did hear.

@duffymakowski5400 10 ай бұрын

Nice battle report!🍻 "Hotel Owner" should be a nice new expletive for your group.👍 Will "Paint Your Wagon" inspire a sequel? It seems to me that these rules might be good a game based on the Dalton Gang's Coffeyville robberies.🤔

@jeromyfisher297 10 ай бұрын

Great game with a lot of twists and turns! What scale are your cowboys?

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

We have Wild West in 28mm and 15mm. This game was all Blue Moon 15mm

@andreleclerc7231 10 ай бұрын

Greed doomed the citizens...

@reglavcor 10 ай бұрын

I HATE Westerns, but this was a cool video. Great to see Zack back!

@thomaswilliams5005 10 ай бұрын

Ahh Knob Creek, I see you have good taste in whiskey

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

We do occasionally like to play tabletop games in our drinking club!

@sample2681 10 ай бұрын

You guys should do the battle of Bosworth field or any of the major battles in the war of the roses

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

Challenge accepted.

@sample2681 10 ай бұрын

@@LittleWarsTVand if I can be so bold as to suggest another thing, after the Napoleonic war campaign, perhaps you can do the hundred years war to really up the scales. Patrons can choose if they want to side with the French or English. Two of you guys can become the kings and the others can represent the generals/court of each side. Perhaps somebody can represent the pope/church and the patrons can vote to either try and stop the conflict or intervene militarily. I think this would be really cool and fun to see.

@t82mazelis95 10 ай бұрын

yes more wild west wargaming and a can't wait for the Napoleonic campaign

@kevlarburrito6693 10 ай бұрын

Uh... where's the link for the survey? The only one I see in the description is for downloading rules

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

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@MercantilismEnjoyer911 10 ай бұрын

The all bleeps episode 😅

@anathardayaldar 10 ай бұрын

Something I never understood about the wild west duel is why do they wait to draw their guns? Drawing first seems to give such an advantage. Why not draw your gun as soon as you are able?

@Greg-mo7yd 10 ай бұрын

Those high noon on Main Street duels are a Hollywood creation.

@rexxprogamer1715 10 ай бұрын

is this also available in germany because i'm from germany and your content is great keep it up my favorite episode was the vietnam episode

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! That’s great to hear!

@scootergsp 10 ай бұрын

So, I've never seen the movie... Your introduction had me puzzled: why are the townsfolk so scared of THREE dudes (regardless of their murderous status)? This is the Old West. Everyone should have guns and the sheer volume of fire the townsfolk could bring to bear if they were to simply assemble for the confrontation against the outlaws would seem to make the entire situation over with pretty quickly? 🤔

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

A fair question. In the film, the townsfolk have no training with weapons and are cowardly. This is why they hired a mercenary to defend them (Eastwood's character). In our scenario, the townsfolk are rated quite poorly with stats. They have bad Toughness ratings and many negative skills/traits. The outlaws are hardened villains and rated quite well. So the 3 of them are more than a match for the 8 citizen characters in game balance terms.

@markhenderson6389 10 ай бұрын

Eastwood's "Unforgiven" poses the same question. IIRC, the bounty hunter Will Munny kills 6 gunmen in the saloon, then explains his strategy as a gunslinger. It's about more than your skill with a pistol.

@GavinTheEnchantedHunchback 10 ай бұрын

I wondered the same thing, having not seen the movie. I watched this, then the film. Absolutely not what I expected, and an amazing ending. This scenario nailed the selfish, backstabbing, cravenly townsfolk and the mysterious motivations of The Stranger.

@moose0081 10 ай бұрын

The Ronald Reagan narration has me 💀💀💀

@Geeko170 10 ай бұрын

Where are these minis from?

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

These are all Blue Moon 15mm from Old Glory

@rbrentw 10 ай бұрын

Link to survey? I only see the link to the ruthless rules.

@dalehurtt4586 10 ай бұрын

Google “wss great wargaming survey”.

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

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@JLee7329 10 ай бұрын

There's no link to the survey.

@LittleWarsTV 10 ай бұрын

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@mmcb2910 10 ай бұрын

It sure does seem to me that Keith just can't seem to keep his characters alive, no matter the period or th' ruleset!

@IronIvanKeith 10 ай бұрын

Seriously! It always happens but I try to make their deaths heroic, or at least dramatic or funny...

@mmcb2910 10 ай бұрын

@@IronIvanKeith And you very much succeeded! Your performance at Marengo was one of my favorite Little Wars stories ever . . . Though I was also rooting for the Austrians.

@gsigs 10 ай бұрын

Now, do "Joe Kidd" or I'll tell you to do "Joe Kidd" again!

@hamsteronthepaintingtable6465 10 ай бұрын

Rooting tooting hoot of a game 😂

@robkoper841 10 ай бұрын

OK, the crinnnge at 0:40 and 15:22 Josey Wales and the Drifter are not the same person. Git yer quotes right! "....when you exploit a man's favorite movie IP, You Better Look At Him....!" (don't go for that unloaded gun)