Boot Hill

  • Gunslinger: the anti-Braunstein

    Mr. Wargaming has been exploring Boot Hill. And, he’s got my juices flowing thinking about role playing in a Western context. He’s been emphasizing that the strength of Boot Hill is its tight focus on combat rules. All the social… Continue reading

  • Completing Boot Hill (Part 2) — Professions

    In my previous posts on Boot Hill I discussed animals and random encounters. This is about professions or classes. Boot Hill is a little unusual as role playing games go in that it contains little discussion about characters classes. Class… Continue reading

  • Completing Boot Hill (Part1)

    TSR’s Boot Hill role playing game was originally published in 1975 and then republished again in 1979. There are few differences between each edition. It’s a short game. The 1979 edition clocks in at 34 pages. In comparison, TSR’s AD&D… Continue reading