GANGS OF NEW YORK SKIRMISH

INTRODUCTION
Board & Dice Game for 2 players
Dead Rabbits vs Bowery Boys.
Simulation of an all out Street Melee between two rival NY urban gangs circa 1864.

DISCLAIMER
Gangs of New York is a copyrighted, licensed property.
This is merely a fan site.

VICTORY 
Kill your opponents Leader.

MEN
Each player gets a set of 16 men:
8 Knifers
7 Axers
1 Leader

COUNTER SET & BOARD INCLUDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Janne. Great stuff.
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THE BOARD
Use a 6 x 8 grid (Cut-down Chessboard).

SETUP
Place your men in your last 2 rows, like thus:
RRRRRRRR
RRRRRRRR
EEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEE
BBBBBBBB
BBBBBBBB
R = Red Gang
B = Blue Gang
E = Empty Space

DICE
10 six sided dice are needed.

TURN SEQUENCE
The turn is divided into 3 phases:
1. Initiative phase
2. Dice Phase
3. Melee Phase

INITIATIVE PHASE
Both players roll 1D6. 
High roll wins Initiative.
Reroll ties.

DICE PHASE
Both players roll 5 dice.

ROLL RESULT TABLE
1D6	Result:
1	One knifer may kill an opponent in an orthogonally adjacent space
2  	One Axer may kill an opponent in a diagonally adjacent space
3  	Your Leader may kill an adjacent opponent
4  	Move one of your men one space in any direction
5  	Move one of your men two spaces in any direction
6  	Move one of your men like a knight in chess

MELEE PHASE
Take turns using one roll at a time.
The Initiative winner goes first
A Leader must be hit (“Killed”) four times before he is finally killed.
Men cannot stack. Only one man per space.


LINKS
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/gangsofnewyork.html
http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/feature-commentary/20021223/202/162
http://www.imagesjournal.com/2002/reviews/gangsny/text.htm
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/03/0320_030320_oscars_gangs.html
http://www.geocities.com/arnzilla/home.html
http://herbertasbury.com/gangsofnewyork/