{"slug":"gun-and-slinger","title":"Gun&Slinger","url":"https://www.ttrpg-games.com/item/gun-and-slinger","agentUrl":"https://www.ttrpg-games.com/api/games/gun-and-slinger.json","summary":{"blurb":"Nevyn Holmes' award-winning two-player TTRPG from Dinoberry Press about a wanderer and the sentient gun they carry. Risky actions are resolved with a modified game of Go Fish from a standard deck, shots use a Blackjack-style Blind Pay, and an optional third player can act as GM (the Maestro).","atAGlance":"Two players (Gun and Slinger), optional GM • Standard 52-card deck, no dice • Short episodic sessions on a dead, twisted planet • IGDN Groundbreakers 2022 Best Rules • $25 PDF on itch.io","whyItFits":"Choose Gun&Slinger when two people want a genuinely two-player game in which the partnership is the point: you trade cards to succeed, both players must agree before the Gun fires, and each session is a short, self-contained bounty. It works with or without a third person as Maestro and needs only a deck of cards, so it suits couples and pairs with tight schedules who want something stranger than standard fantasy."},"constraints":{"playerRange":"2-3 players","sessionRange":"60-180 minutes","setupMinutes":null,"characterCreationMinutes":null,"prepLevel":"Low","priceModel":"Paid"},"fit":{"beginnerFriendly":false,"newGmFriendly":3,"oneShotFriendly":true,"campaignFriendly":true,"soloFriendly":false,"improvBurden":"High","structureLevel":"Open","contentIntensity":"Medium"},"scores":[{"key":"complexity","label":"Complexity","value":2},{"key":"new_gm","label":"New GM Fit","value":3},{"key":"roleplay","label":"Roleplay Focus","value":4},{"key":"combat","label":"Combat Focus","value":2},{"key":"tactical","label":"Tactical Depth","value":2},{"key":"campaign","label":"Campaign Depth","value":3}],"availability":{"quickstartAvailable":false,"pdfAvailable":true,"physicalBookAvailable":true,"vttReady":false},"recommendations":{"bestFor":["Couples or pairs who want a game designed for exactly two players","Players who enjoy card play and fiction-first, theater-of-the-mind action","Short, episodic sessions with little prep, with or without a GM"],"avoidIf":["You want tactical combat, a grid or detailed gear tracking","You regularly play with four or more people","You need a printer-friendly PDF or an easy-to-find print copy"]},"facets":{"genres":["Post-Apocalyptic"],"systems":[],"mechanics":["Campaign","Card-Based","Diceless","GMless","Rules Lite","Two-Player and Duet TTRPGs"],"themes":[],"decisionTags":["Award-Winning","Low Prep","One-Shot Friendly"]},"links":{"websiteUrl":"https://www.dinoberrypress.com/projects/gunslinger","reviewsUrl":"https://forktwenty.itch.io/gun-and-slinger"}}