Colt Express: Horses & Stagecoach

During the Horse Attack setup, your Bandit may start in any Car except the Locomotive or Stagecoach. Bandits revealed first go in the Caboose with their Horses beside it; the remaining players may choose progressively farther Cars, and afterward any Bandit can ride any Horse. (Rulebook, p. 3)

If a Horse is at your Car’s level when the action resolves, you ride it and move 0–3 Cars toward the front or back. You then place your Bandit inside the train in the Car next to the Horse, or inside the Stagecoach if the Bandit is next to it; you cannot remain on horseback. (Rulebook, p. 3)

Yes. When you enter the Stagecoach, you must take one available Hostage if you do not already have one; each Bandit may have only one, and it cannot later be discarded or taken by another Bandit. (Rulebook, p. 4)

Punching the Shotgun releases the Strongbox, ejects the Shotgun to the roof of the adjacent Car, and leaves him there for the rest of the game. A Bandit cannot end movement on the Shotgun, and moving across his position gives that Bandit a Neutral Bullet; the Shotgun cannot be shot. (Rulebook, p. 5)

Use a Flask instead of playing an Action card or drawing three cards, and only during a normal turn. A normal Flask lets you draw three cards and then play one Action card; an Old Whiskey Flask lets you play two Action cards in succession, without drawing three cards instead. (Rulebook, p. 7)

Bandits still in the Train—including inside a Car, in the Locomotive, or on a roof—are caught and cannot win. To escape, either play a Ride card during the final round and permanently leave the train, or finish the game inside the Stagecoach or on its roof. (Rulebook, p. 9)