Mad Dogs with Guns - A Quick Skim

Look what arrived today! Another gorgeous Osprey book. I have to say I'm quite excited about this one.

The rules seem pretty straightforward but at the same time are quite detailed particularly with regards to gunfights and fisticuffs! There are, of course, also rules for vehicles and car chases amongst other things.

Making up gangs, in particular, seems a lot of fun. You can choose from Crime Syndicate, Irish Gang, Sicilian Mafia, Chinese Tong, Street Gangs, Cops or Feds. You then get to spend money recruiting your gang, weapons and equipment. Each  gang is usually made up of around 9 figures. Within each gang there are different types of basic soldier and specialist to choose from as well as a boss, an accountant and molls...and many of these will have skills to give them some individual character. There's a definite rpg-lite feel to this game.

The book is rounded off with a series of interesting scenarios and a campaign system including the setting up of rackets.

Well, that's enough of that....I'm off to order some Copplestone Gangsters before settling down to The Untouchables!