# BANG! Bloody Mary

## General Info
- **Year Published**: 2016
- **BGG Rating**: 6.7
- **BGG Rank**: —
- **Players**: 4-7 (Best with: 7)
- **Duration**: 30 min
- **Weight**: 2.00 / 5
- **Designers**: Emiliano Sciarra
- **Artists**: Riccardo Pieruccini
- **Publishers**: DV Games
- **Categories**: American West, Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Expansion for Base-game, Fighting
- **Mechanics**: Hand Management, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers

## Verdict
If you enjoy BANG! and want another card to turn the tables, Bloody Mary is a great pick! This ability to draw an extra card when you're defended can save your skin and give you that much-needed edge.Draws extra card when defendedAdds strategic twistGreat for BANG! fansEasy to integrateCan be promotionalRelies on being defendedSimple but useful abilityFOR GENRE FANS

## Description
Meet Bloody Mary, a special addition for those who already enjoy the Wild West chaos of BANG! This promotional character card, which first appeared in Spielbox #6 of 2016, introduces a game-changing ability: every time your BANG! card is Missed!, you draw an extra card from the deck. Imagine the advantage! This same ability, with different artwork, also shows up in the BANG! Armed & Dangerous expansion. Although the exact card text might vary slightly between versions (one mentions 'cancelled,' another 'Missed!'), the intention is clear: to give you an extra boost when your shot goes awry.

With BANG! Bloody Mary, the base game's fun gets an extra kick. It's the kind of card that rewards persistence and can help you recover from an attack that seemed to hit its mark. If you're already a fan of the BANG! series and love the twists characters bring, this card is a gem. It doesn't radically alter the experience but adds an extra layer of strategy and surprise, especially in longer games or when luck doesn't seem to be on your side. It's one of those additions that makes you think: 'What if I had this card earlier?'

## FAQ
### What does Bloody Mary do in BANG!?
Bloody Mary's main ability is to draw an extra card from the deck every time a 'BANG!' card played by you is Missed! (defended).

### Is this card an expansion or a base game component?
Bloody Mary is a promotional character card that can be used with the BANG! base game and also appears in the BANG! Armed & Dangerous expansion.

### How many players can use this card?
As a character card, it fits into BANG! games with 4 to 7 players, depending on the base game version you are using.

### Is Bloody Mary's ability too strong?
The ability is useful for maintaining cards in hand and recovering from defended attacks, but its impact heavily depends on the game's flow and your hand.

### Do I need to know English to use this card?
The card text is very short and the mechanic is easy to understand and memorize, making language dependency minimal.

### Is it worth looking for this promotional card?
If you're a big BANG! fan and like having all the character options, then yes! It adds an interesting dynamic without overly complicating the game.