BANG! The Dice Game
84 questions players ask about BANG! The Dice Game. Pick one for the answer. See also the full rulebook.
Updated 2026-11-05.
Setup, Roles and Table Talk
- Can players say or lie about their role during the game?
- Are life points (bullet tokens) hidden or public information?
- Can the Sheriff heal back up to his two bonus life points?
- Is there a penalty or reward for the Sheriff killing his own Deputy?
- Can the two Renegades in an 8-player game team up?
- In a 3-player game, does the game end when the first player is eliminated?
Rolling and Re-rolls
Resolution Order and Arrows
- In what order are the dice resolved?
- What happens if I roll more arrows than are left in the pile?
- Do arrows rolled on a re-roll count, and must I re-roll an arrow die?
- Can Beer save me from an Indian attack that would eliminate me?
- When a Gatling hits El Gringo, do I discard my arrows before he gives me one?
- Are arrows returned before other players use powers in response to my Gatling?
Bull's Eye Shots
- How far does each Bull's Eye reach?
- What do Bull's Eye 1 and 2 do with only two or three players left?
- Are Bull's Eye shots resolved simultaneously, and can I overkill a player?
- Do eliminated players count when measuring Bull's Eye distance?
- Can I split my Bull's Eye dice between different targets, or stack them on one?
Dynamite, Gatling and Beer
Elimination and Winning
- Is a player eliminated immediately when he loses his last life point?
- What happens to a player's arrows when he is eliminated?
- Must an eliminated player show his role, and can he hide it again?
- Can a Beer rolled in the same turn save a player who was just eliminated?
- Does the game end immediately when a win condition is met, even mid-turn?
- Who wins if everyone is eliminated at the same time?
- Who wins if the Sheriff dies after all Outlaws are already eliminated?
- When does the Renegade win, and can he win by killing the Sheriff while others live?
- Can the Deputies win if the Sheriff is dead?
Characters
- Can Black Jack re-roll Dynamite on his final roll?
- Does El Gringo's ability still work if the hit kills him?
- How does Bart Cassidy's arrow ability work?
- How many arrows can Pedro Ramirez discard when he loses life?
- How does Kit Carlson's Gatling ability work?
- How far can Rose Doolan shoot?
- Can Calamity Janet use a 1 as a 2 and a 2 as a 1?
- How many rolls does Lucky Duke get?
- When does Suzy Lafayette gain her two life points?
- Does Vulture Sam gain life if he dies at the same time as another player?
BANG! The Dice Game: Old SaloonExpansion
- Does Old Saloon allow more than eight players?
- How many arrows is the Indian Chief's arrow worth?
- How do character abilities interact with the Indian Chief's arrow?
- Does Apache Kid also take a normal arrow when he takes the Chief's arrow?
- When is a Broken Arrow resolved, and what if nobody has arrows?
- How does the Loudmouth die's Bullet work with arrows and abilities?
- Does a double Gatling face count as two Gatlings?
- Does Doc Holliday count double shots from the Loudmouth die?
- How many arrows can Elena Fuente give away per turn?
BANG! The Dice Game: Undead or AliveExpansion
- Do Duel Wound tokens stay after a lost duel?
- Do Rage cards and Duel Wound tokens count as a separate roll or get re-rolled?
- Can a Duel Wound token cancel a die I already kept?
- How does the Whiskey Bottle work with wound tokens and Dynamite?
- Can Duel dice be re-rolled and when are they resolved?
- Must I resolve a Duel when only one opponent is left or when not using the module?
- Can Chuck Wengam use his ability when another player challenges him to a duel?
- Can Sean Mallory re-roll a duel die?
- Do Greg Digger's double Whiskeys stack?