As could be expected, those running Quickdraw leagues across the country are as varied and independent-minded any of the settlers of the Old West. Here's a couple o' anecdotes to let y'all know why we call it the Weird West". "Buckshot Brown" reports that Beyond Comics in Medford, OR is doing themes related to the outfit of the season. For Blackjack season, they used open deck construction. Anything was fair, outlaw style. We're not sure if they broke the rule of no more than four per deck, but that sure would have been interestin'. With the Law Dogs season, they used poker-format non-cheating decks. Legal and fair play is Sheriff Hunter's preference, right? With the Collegium season they emphasized the use of gadgets by all Outfits. We have not heard details but their plans were to have a Smith & Robards card permanently in play that every player could use once a turn. Everyone could order from the "catalog" by paying 2 ghost rock shipping, and pulling to ensure the gadget wasn't damaged en route. What did they do for the Sweetrock season? Well, we ain't heard, so it musta been bloody... HobbyTown USA in Oak Park, IL, has been sprucing up their store with Wanted posters of all the league members, several of which are featured here. 'Nuff said. Back to The DoomTown Epitath Issue 3 Table of Contents Back to The DoomTown Epitath List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by Alderac Entertainment Group This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com