# Mexican Standoff

Mexican Standoff is a board game for 3–5 players. It is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5.

- **Players:** 3–5 (best with 5)
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 1.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2017
- **Categories:** American West, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Push Your Luck, Trick-taking, Set Collection, Hand Management, Ladder Climbing

**Designers:** Péter Szöllősi

**Artists:** Tari József

**Publishers:** Vagabund

## Expansions

- [Mexican Standoff: The Black Scorpion Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mexican-standoff-the-black-scorpion-promo-card)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mexican-standoff)
- [Mexican Standoff in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/mexican-standoff)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217680)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-21. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._