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Yeeeehaw!! Come out guns blazing with the rip-roarin’est faction to ever ride into Smash Up. The Cowboys are going to call you out at high noon, and make sure you go home in a pine box. Dueling is their strategy of choice, because who better to slap leather than the quickest guns in the west?

Cowboys are from the Oops, You Did It Again set and have a Titan card - Pecos Bill.

Complexity Level: MEDIUM-HIGH

Mechanics

Duels
Temporary Power Boosts

Cowboys are able to start duels with other players' minions that usually end with the destruction of one or both dueling minions. To help them win duels, they have an assortment of cards that can greatly boost their minions' power.

Strategy

Synergy

Aliens
Killer Plants
Innsmouth
Sharks
Explorers
Disco Dancers
Samurai
Mounties
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Lion King

Cards - Minions

1x Sheriff

Power 5 - Special: Before this base scores, this minion may duel another player’s minion here. Destroy the losing minion.

Errata: No

Clarifications:

None

2x Pinkerton

Power 4 - Ongoing: Once per duel, when one of your minions is in a duel, you may place a +1 power counter on it.

Errata: Yes, Functional

Clarifications:

This may affect itself in a duel. The power counter is placed before the dueling cards are placed on the table.

3x Gunfighter

Power 3 - This minion may duel another player’s minion here. Destroy the losing minion.

Errata: No

Clarifications:

None

4x Deputy

Power 2 - Special: On your turn or during a duel involving your minion, you may discard this card from your hand to give a minion +2 power until the end of the turn.

Errata: No

Clarifications:

You may wait until after your opponent has revealed their dueling card to decide whether to discard the Deputy.

Cards - Actions

1x Dynamite Surprise

Special: Before a base scores where you have a minion and are not winning, destroy a minion of power 4 or less there. Special: If another player’s card reveals or looks at a card in your hand or deck, destroy one of their minions of power 4 or less.

Errata: No

Clarifications:

This triggers from your hand, or if revealed from your deck. It is not triggered if another player looks at it in your deck.

1x Form a Posse

Each of your minions gains +1 power and cannot be destroyed, moved, or returned to the hand until the end of the turn.

Errata: No

Clarifications:

None

1x Gold in Them Thar Hills

Look at the top three cards of your deck. Reveal and draw one of them; you may play it as an extra card. Return the rest in any order.

Errata: No

Clarifications:

None

1x Gold Strike

Play on a base. Ongoing: After you play a minion here, draw a card.

Errata: No

Clarifications:

None

2x High Noon

One of your minions duels another player’s minion at the same base. Destroy the losing minion. If your minion wins, you may play an extra minion there.

Errata: No

Clarifications:

If your opponent wins they do not get an extra minion, and neither do you if your minion is destroyed. “There” is where your winning minion is at the end of the duel.

2x Quick Draw

Choose one of your minions. If it is in a duel, it gains +4 power until the end of the turn, otherwise it gains +2 power until the end of the turn.

Errata: No

Clarifications:

The amount of power gained is determined when this card is played and does not change even if the minion’s dueling status changes.

1x Run 'Em Off

One of your minions duels another player’s minion at the same base. The winning minion gains +3 power until the end of the turn, and its controller moves the losing minion to another base.

Errata: No

Clarifications:

None

1x Stagecoach

Move or transfer up to two of your cards on the same base to another base.

Errata: No

Clarifications:

None

Cards - Bases

1x Saloon

Breakpoint 20 - VPs: 3 2 1 - After a minion here is destroyed, each player with a minion here may draw a card.

Errata: No

Clarifications:

None

1x So-so Corral

Breakpoint 19 - VPs: 4 2 1 - After you play a minion here, it may duel another player's minion here. Destroy the losing minion.

Errata: No

Clarifications:

If you play a minion here that lets you immediately play other minions here (e.g. Zapbot, Critter Coach), do their duels in reverse order to how they were played. The duel is chosen by the minion’s controller after the minion is played and resolved.
The losing minion is destroyed by the challenging player.

Card - Titan

1x Pecos Bill

Special: When you become the challenger in a duel, you may discard a card to play this titan there. Do not resolve any titan clashes until after the end of the duel. Ongoing: During duels here, other players may not move minions from here or return them to a player’s hand. Ongoing: After you win a duel, draw a card.

Errata: No

Clarifications:

None

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+[[File:SU1053 CoverPhoto Cowboys.png|none|frame|Illustrated by: Carl Frank]]
-====== ''<s>Purchase the Cowboys Faction on Forgefire!</s> (link coming soon)'' ======
+====== ''[https://connect.forgefire.games/products/smash-up-cowboys Purchase the Cowboys Faction on Forgefire!]'' ======
 Yeeeehaw!! Come out guns blazing with the rip-roarin’est faction to ever ride into Smash Up. The Cowboys are going to call you out at high noon, and make sure you go home in a pine box. Dueling is their strategy of choice, because who better to slap leather than the quickest guns in the west?
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 ====== Synergy ======
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-* '''Faction A''': Sentence explaining stuff
+* '''[[Aliens]]'''
-* '''Faction B''': Sentence explaining more stuff
+* '''[[Killer Plants]]'''
-* '''Faction Etc''': etc.
+* '''[[Innsmouth]]'''
+* '''[[Sharks]]'''
+* '''[[Explorers]]'''
+* '''[[Disco Dancers]]'''
+* '''[[Samurai]]'''
+* '''[[Mounties]]'''
+* '''S.H.I.E.L.D.'''
+* '''Lion King'''
 === Cards - Minions ===
 ====== 1x Sheriff ======
-[[File:00_Temporary_Card_Placeholder.png|none|thumb|420x420px]]
+[[File:SU1053 OopsYouDidItAgain Cowboys10.png|none|thumb|420x420px|Illustrated by: Carl Frank]]
 '''Power 5''' - Special: Before this base scores, this minion may duel another player’s minion here. Destroy the losing minion.
-Errata? Yes/No
+Errata: No
 Clarifications:
-*
+*None
 ====== 2x Pinkerton ======
-[[File:00_Temporary_Card_Placeholder.png|none|thumb|420x420px]]
+[[File:SU1053 OopsYouDidItAgain Cowboys8.png|none|thumb|420x420px|Illustrated by: Carl Frank]]
-'''Power 4''' - Ongoing: When one of your minions here is in a duel, place a +1 power counter on it.
+'''Power 4''' - Ongoing: Once per duel, when one of your minions is in a duel, you may place a +1 power counter on it.
-Errata? Yes/No
+Errata: Yes, Functional
 Clarifications:
@@ Line 50: / Line 53: @@
 ====== 3x Gunfighter ======
-[[File:00_Temporary_Card_Placeholder.png|none|thumb|420x420px]]
+[[File:SU1053 OopsYouDidItAgain Cowboys7.png|none|thumb|420x420px|Illustrated by: Carl Frank]]
 '''Power 3''' - This minion may duel another player’s minion here. Destroy the losing minion.
-Errata? Yes/No
+Errata: No
 Clarifications:
-*
+* None
 ====== 4x Deputy ======
-[[File:00_Temporary_Card_Placeholder.png|none|thumb|420x420px]]
+[[File:SU1053 OopsYouDidItAgain Cowboys4.png|none|thumb|420x420px|Illustrated by: Carl Frank]]
 '''Power 2''' - Special: On your turn or during a duel involving your minion, you may discard this card from your hand to give a minion +2 power until the end of the turn.
-Errata? Yes/No
+Errata: No
 Clarifications:
@@ Line 72: / Line 75: @@
 ====== 1x Dynamite Surprise ======
-[[File:00_Temporary_Card_Placeholder.png|none|thumb|420x420px]]
+[[File:SU1053 OopsYouDidItAgain Cowboys16.png|none|thumb|420x420px|Illustrated by: Carl Frank]]
 Special: Before a base scores where you have a minion and are not winning, destroy a minion of power 4 or less there. Special: If another player’s card reveals or looks at a card in your hand or deck, destroy one of their minions of power 4 or less.
-Errata? Yes/No
+Errata: No
 Clarifications:
@@ Line 82: / Line 85: @@
 ====== 1x Form a Posse ======
-[[File:00_Temporary_Card_Placeholder.png|none|thumb|420x420px]]
+[[File:SU1053 OopsYouDidItAgain Cowboys18.png|none|thumb|420x420px|Illustrated by: Carl Frank]]
 Each of your minions gains +1 power and cannot be destroyed, moved, or returned to the hand until the end of the turn.
-Errata? Yes/No
+Errata: No
 Clarifications:
-*
+* None
 ====== 1x Gold in Them Thar Hills ======
-[[File:00_Temporary_Card_Placeholder.png|none|thumb|420x420px]]
+[[File:SU1053 OopsYouDidItAgain Cowboys19.png|none|thumb|420x420px|Illustrated by: Carl Frank]]
 Look at the top three cards of your deck. Reveal and draw one of them; you may play it as an extra card. Return the rest in any order.
-Errata? Yes/No
+Errata: No
 Clarifications:
-*
+* None
 ====== 1x Gold Strike ======
-[[File:00_Temporary_Card_Placeholder.png|none|thumb|420x420px]]
+[[File:SU1053 OopsYouDidItAgain Cowboys11.png|none|thumb|420x420px|Illustrated by: Carl Frank]]
 Play on a base. Ongoing: After you play a minion here, draw a card.
-Errata? Yes/No
+Errata: No
 Clarifications:
-*
+* None
 ====== 2x High Noon ======
-[[File:00_Temporary_Card_Placeholder.png|none|thumb|420x420px]]
+[[File:SU1053 OopsYouDidItAgain Cowboys13.png|none|thumb|420x420px|Illustrated by: Carl Frank]]
 One of your minions duels another player’s minion at the same base. Destroy the losing minion. If your minion wins, you may play an extra minion there.
-Errata? Yes/No
+Errata: No
 Clarifications:
@@ Line 122: / Line 125: @@
 ====== 2x Quick Draw ======
-[[File:00_Temporary_Card_Placeholder.png|none|thumb|420x420px]]
+[[File:SU1053 OopsYouDidItAgain Cowboys14.png|none|thumb|420x420px|Illustrated by: Carl Frank]]
 Choose one of your minions. If it is in a duel, it gains +4 power until the end of the turn, otherwise it gains +2 power until the end of the turn.
-Errata? Yes/No
+Errata: No
 Clarifications:
@@ Line 132: / Line 135: @@
 ====== 1x Run 'Em Off ======
-[[File:00_Temporary_Card_Placeholder.png|none|thumb|420x420px]]
+[[File:SU1053 OopsYouDidItAgain Cowboys17.png|none|thumb|420x420px|Illustrated by: Carl Frank]]
 One of your minions duels another player’s minion at the same base. The winning minion gains +3 power until the end of the turn, and its controller moves the losing minion to another base.
-Errata? Yes/No
+Errata: No
 Clarifications:
-*
+* None
 ====== 1x Stagecoach ======
-[[File:00_Temporary_Card_Placeholder.png|none|thumb|420x420px]]
+[[File:SU1053 OopsYouDidItAgain Cowboys20.png|none|thumb|420x420px|Illustrated by: Carl Frank]]
 Move or transfer up to two of your cards on the same base to another base.
-Errata? Yes/No
+Errata: No
 Clarifications:
-*
+*None
 === Cards - Bases ===
 ====== 1x Saloon ======
-[[File:00_Temporary_BASE_Placeholder.png|none|thumb|420x420px]]
+[[File:SU1053 OopsYouDidItAgain Cowboys22.png|none|thumb|420x420px|Illustrated by: Carl Frank]]
@@ Line 160: / Line 163: @@
 Breakpoint 20 - VPs: 3 2 1 - After a minion here is destroyed, each player with a minion here may draw a card.
-Errata? Yes/No
+Errata: No
 Clarifications:
-*
+* None
 ====== 1x So-so Corral ======
-[[File:00_Temporary_BASE_Placeholder.png|none|thumb|420x420px]]
+[[File:SU1053 OopsYouDidItAgain Cowboys21.png|none|thumb|420x420px|Illustrated by: Carl Frank]]
-Breakpoint 19 - VPs: 4 2 1 - After you play a minion here, it may duel another player’s minion here. Destroy the losing minion.
+Breakpoint 19 - VPs: 4 2 1 - After you play a minion here, it may duel another player's minion here. Destroy the losing minion.
-Errata? Yes/No
+Errata: No
 Clarifications:
@@ Line 183: / Line 186: @@
 ====== 1x Pecos Bill ======
-[[File:00_Temporary_Card_Placeholder.png|none|thumb|420x420px]]
+[[File:SU1053 OopsYouDidItAgain Cowboys23.png|none|thumb|420x420px|Illustrated by: Francisco Rico Torres]]
 Special: When you become the challenger in a duel, you may discard a card to play this titan there. Do not resolve any titan clashes until after the end of the duel. Ongoing: During duels here, other players may not move minions from here or return them to a player’s hand. Ongoing: After you win a duel, draw a card.
-Errata? Yes/No
+Errata: No
 Clarifications:
-*
+*None