BUY OR SKIP Bantam West (2nd Edition)? BEST Open World Role Playing Board Game?

Is Bantam West Second Edition worth backing on Gamefound? We spent hours analyzing every piece of gameplay footage, campaign details, and community feedback to bring you this comprehensive buy-or-skip review. This open-world sandbox board game drops you into the Wild West as an immortal Deadly Stranger fighting, trading, building cabins, and yes, even burning them down to rack up notoriety points in Gallow Springs.

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What We Cover in This Video:
Overview of Bantam West Second Edition and the Graves of Gold expansion
Complete game breakdown including player count, play time, and pricing
How the grit token system creates meaningful decisions every turn
Eight different endeavor tracks from hunting and mining to firemaking and coin carving
Card-driven combat mechanics with rock-paper-scissors cancellation system
PvP gameplay, cabin arson, and the meta-game of chaos
Notoriety point scoring through to-do lists, mounts, bounties, and personal keepsakes
Day-night cycle mechanics and how they impact gameplay tension
Solo and co-op modes available only with the Graves of Gold expansion
Production quality, component upgrades, and table presence
Modular gameplay systems that let you customize your experience
Our honest assessment of what works and what doesn't
Final verdict on whether you should back this campaign

This is not a sponsored review. We did not receive a review copy, so this analysis is based entirely on independent research, available gameplay footage, campaign page details, and community discussions. We break down the mechanics, evaluate the value proposition, and give you our unfiltered opinion.

Campaign Page:
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Playthrough Video:
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Overview
00:05:09 What We Like
00:07:19 What We Don't Like
00:09:49 Buy Or Skip