Just thought I'd share a variant that my playgroup has enjoyed over the years. It's somewhat based off the card game, which if you don't know what it is, can be found here. Check here for more information.
Basically, instead of a normal FFA, each player is now given a role. For a 5-player game, one player is the Sheriff, one player is the Vice (Helps the Sheriff), two players are Outlaws (If they kill the Sheriff they win), one player is the Renegade (Lone wolf, must kill everyone else, then kill the Sheriff last). The trick is, no one's identity is revealed (Except for the Sheriff) until they go out of the game.
A few extra rules that we've adopted from the card game:
- Sheriff starts first, and starts with 8 cards in hand and 25 life.
- Whoever kills an outlaw gets to draw three cards.
- If the Sheriff kills his vice, he loses all cards in his or her hand and his or her entire board (Except lands).
- If the Renegade kills the Sheriff before everyone else is dead, Outlaws win, even if all the Outlaws are dead.
You don't need the Bang set for this, just use magic cards to determine roles.
Basically, instead of a normal FFA, each player is now given a role. For a 5-player game, one player is the Sheriff, one player is the Vice (Helps the Sheriff), two players are Outlaws (If they kill the Sheriff they win), one player is the Renegade (Lone wolf, must kill everyone else, then kill the Sheriff last). The trick is, no one's identity is revealed (Except for the Sheriff) until they go out of the game.
A few extra rules that we've adopted from the card game:
- Sheriff starts first, and starts with 8 cards in hand and 25 life.
- Whoever kills an outlaw gets to draw three cards.
- If the Sheriff kills his vice, he loses all cards in his or her hand and his or her entire board (Except lands).
- If the Renegade kills the Sheriff before everyone else is dead, Outlaws win, even if all the Outlaws are dead.
You don't need the Bang set for this, just use magic cards to determine roles.
Commander/EDH:
WU Hanna, Ship's Navigator WU
GW Saffi Eriksdotter GW
BW Selenia, Dark Angel BW
W Heliod, God of Sun W
Retired:
Jenara, Asura of War Thada Adel, Acquisitor Jaya Ballard, Task Mage Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero Lyzolda, the Blood Witch Akroma, Angel of Wrath Nath of the Gilt-Leaf Tajic, Blade of the Legion Selvala, Explorer Returned Maga, Traitor to Mortals
Tiny Leaders:
W Mangara of Corondor W