Cards For Cowboys

Push your luck. Build your deck. Wrangle the most Cows.

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About the Game

Every round is a gamble. Draw cards from your deck to earn Coins and Cows -- but Bandits are lurking. Flip three and you bust, losing everything you drew. Know when to push and when to stop, because the cards you don't draw are just as important as the ones you do.

Solitaire pyramid card store setup

Between draws, spend your Coins on powerful new cards from a shared solitaire pyramid store. Every purchase reshapes your deck, shifting the odds for future rounds. Over three Acts the stakes climb, the cards get wilder, and one wrong draw can flip the whole game.

2-4 Players

Quick to teach, plays in 20-30 minutes. A solitaire pyramid store scales the card pool to your group size.

Push Your Luck

Every card you draw could be Coins, Cows, or a Bandit. Three Bandits and you bust -- but stopping early means leaving money on the table.

Build Your Deck

Buy cards with special abilities -- Jail a Bandit, copy your next draw, peek at upcoming cards, or trash dead weight to slim your deck.

Read the Backs

Every card shows its risk on its back. One cactus means safe. Three cacti means danger -- and big rewards. Use this to count your odds before you draw.

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