# Western Legends

Western Legends is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 60–90 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.6 out of 10 by 77 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $58.73 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2018
- **Categories:** American West, Adventure
- **Mechanics:** End Game Bonuses, Area Movement, Pick-up and Deliver, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Betting and Bluffing, Hand Management, Take That, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.6 out of 10, from 77 reviews
- **Owned by:** 107 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 238
- **Unique players:** 475

**Designers:** Hervé Lemaître

**Artists:** Roland MacDonald

**Publishers:** Kolossal Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 58.73 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/western-legends-matagot |
| Cardhaus Games | 66.39 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/western-legends/ |
| Miniature Market | 66.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/asmwlb01.html |
| Board Game Bliss | 79.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/western-legends |
| Good Games | 86.99 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/western-legends-1 |
| Spelexperten | 665 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/western-legends.html |
| Zatu Games | 51.99 £ | https://zatu.com/products/western-legends |
| Alphaspel | 739 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/97576-western-legends-en |
| Dragons Lair | 739 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/western-legends |
| Hyggeonkel | 519.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/western-legends-34188 |
| Uplay | 74.9 € | https://www.uplay.it/it/gioco-da-tavolo-western-legends--edizione-inglese-.html |
| Fantasiapelit | 79.6 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_191042 |
| Nexus | 11995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/western-legends/ |

## Expansions

- [Western Legends: Ante Up](https://www.ludoya.com/games/western-legends-ante-up)
- [Western Legends: Fistful of Extras](https://www.ludoya.com/games/western-legends-fistful-of-extras)
- [Western Legends: The Good, the Bad, and the Handsome](https://www.ludoya.com/games/western-legends-the-good-the-bad-and-the-handsome)
- [Western Legends: Wild Bunch of Extras](https://www.ludoya.com/games/western-legends-wild-bunch-of-extras)
- [Western Legends: Blood Money](https://www.ludoya.com/games/western-legends-blood-money)
- [Western Legends: Man in Black Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/western-legends-man-in-black-promo-card)
- [Western Legends: Carbine Promo Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/western-legends-carbine-promo-cards)
- [Western Legends: Big Box](https://www.ludoya.com/games/western-legends-big-box)
- [Western Legends: The Man In Black – Multiplayer Variant Promo Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/western-legends-the-man-in-black-multiplayer-variant-promo-cards)
- [Western Legends: Big Box Promo Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/western-legends-big-box-promo-pack)
- [Western Legends: Prospecting Deck Variant](https://www.ludoya.com/games/western-legends-prospecting-deck-variant)
- [Western Legends: The Dark Knight Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/western-legends-the-dark-knight-promo-card)
- [Western Legends: Spieleschmiede Promo Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/western-legends-spieleschmiede-promo-pack)

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## Rules questions

### Can I use the ACTION printed on a card while it’s still in my hand, or do I have to play the card?

You may use a card’s ACTION by spending one of your turn actions and following the card’s steps (place the card face‑up and resolve it); poker card ACTIONs go to the discard pile while character/item ACTIONs just resolve their text (see pages 8 and 20).

### I challenged another player — what are the fight steps, and what if they decline?

Fights resolve in four steps: Declaration, Reveal, Reaction, Reward; the active player plays a face‑down poker card and the target may accept or decline, with declination causing an immediate win for the active player (the active player still discards their chosen card); loser always gains 1 wound and draws 1 poker card, and different fight types (Arrest/Duel/Rob) give different rewards/penalties (pages 8–9).

### How does playing poker at a Saloon work — can people join after the flop and who is the dealer if nobody joins?

Starting poker costs an action plus a $10 ante and draws 1 poker card; other players in the same town may pay $10 to join before the flop; if nobody joins the player to the right becomes the dealer (sets aside their hand and draws 4), then the top three cards are revealed as the flop and players make the best five‑card hand (page 10).

### How many gold nuggets and money can I carry, and how do I turn nuggets into cash/VP?

You can carry at most 4 gold nuggets, and you can carry a maximum of $120 (any excess money is lost); while at the Bank you may spend an action to deposit nuggets for $20 and 1 LP per nugget returned to the supply (page 11).

### When do I gain Wanted or Marshal points and what do those tracks do each turn?

Wanted and Marshal points are earned by specified actions (e.g., Rob/Heist/Rustle for Wanted; defeating bandits, wrangling cattle, or arrests for Marshal); moving on those tracks grants immediate rewards and at the end of each Wanted player's turn they gain LP based on the row they occupy (1/2/3 LP), while Marshal players gain rewards when advancing and score LP at game end by their Marshal row (see pages 16 and 13).

### Do wounds affect my hand size, how many wounds can I have, and how can I heal them?

Each wound reduces your hand size by 1 (you discard down at end of turn) and a player can have up to 3 wounds; you can heal all wounds by paying $10 at the Doctor (and you draw 1 poker card per wound removed), and some items/cards also remove wounds (pages 20 and 12).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/western-legends)
- [Western Legends in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/western-legends)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232405)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._