Knuckleduster

Cowtown Old West Building Creator

by Dick Bryant

ISBN 0-9667046-3-0

Knuckleduster’s latest addition to their line of Old West Gaming aids is a 280 page 8 1/2 x 11” book full of almost all that you could possibly need to recreate any western town for your games. I say ‘almost’ because it does not include a section on the colors used in an old western town - how to paint the buildings. There are internal layout for the various types of buildings an a lot of information on how the towns were layed out (several were an eye-opener for me!). A description of the various aspects of life in an old west town gives much information useful to developing realistic and fun scenarios.

The book is completed with a western character name generator and a set of charts, ‘Random Encounters’ that generate NPCs (Non Player Characters). Some of the chapter titles wil give an understanding of how complete this reference is: Design tools, Town Design, The Cattle Business, On The Street, Saloon Types, The Dance hall, The Gambling Den, The variety Theater, The fancy House, The Hotel, the Resteraunt, The Bank, Stores, The Blacksmith, The Barbershop, The Livery Stable, The Stagecoach Office, The Train Depot, The Telegraph Office, The Marshall, The Sheriff, and much more. Something about the Mexican, Chinese and Native American communities that are found in and about the western town could have been included, but are probably the the subject of another book - after all this is already at 280 pages! $24.95 plus S & H from Knuckleduster Publications, PO Box 1024, Normal IL 61761. or www.knuckleduster.com - Recommended!

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