Mini Games

Mexican Standoff

In the wild wild west,  three particularly dangerous people come into a disagreement.

1. The game has three phases:

   • 🤐 Scheming Phase (3 min)
     No talking allowed. Consider your options carefully and think about what action benefits each player most.
     
     

   • 🗣️ Negotiation Phase (5 min)
     Threaten, beg, or lie your way into alliances. You may agree to something now, but it may change at any time.
     
     

   • 🔫 Shooting Phase
     Take turns choosing who to shoot... or spare. Use your time wisely, as negotiations are not over yet...
     
     

2. Each player has 6 bullets. Every turn will use up one bullet. On your turn, you can choose to:

   • Shoot another player.

   • Shoot into the air (waste a bullet).

   • Break and form new alliances until time is up, at which point you’ll automatically shoot into the air.
     
     

3. The game ends when:

   • Only one player is left alive (they win).

   • Two players are alive but both are out of bullets (they split the victory).

   • Everyone is out of bullets (it’s a tie).
     
     

💥 Think fast, shoot smart… and good luck!

(For a longer variation of this game, try letting every player rotate through all the roles and tally up who wins the most after 3 rounds. A win counts as 1 point, death/tie is 0 points, and a split victory between two players is 0.5 points each.)