Saturday afternoon at GenCon I came
across a demonstration of Shoot Cows getting started at the designer’s booth. The
little cow cards looked interesting, so I volunteered to participate and within
5 minutes we all had the rules down. I picked up a copy for myself and vowed to
play it within a week. Yesterday I did just that. My husband,
myself, and our 13-year-old daughter gathered around our gaming table at
lunchtime for a quick game.
Opening the box and examining the cards,
I found them to be of average thickness. Not impossible to bend, but thick
enough to stand up to repeated usage. The artwork inside the box compliments
what’s on the cover – a black and white cow palette that fits the game’s theme.
I don’t often delve into step-by-step
gameplay in my reviews (too complicated; read the rules) but as the rules and
play for Shoot Cow are rather simple, it’s reasonable to given them some
coverage. Two survivor cards are distributed to each player and put face up in
front of them, si…
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