<p>A duel is a special attack that must be responded to by discarding a bang. If the person the duel is played on is unable to discard a bang they take a hit. If they are able to it goes back to the person who played the duel. If they can't discard a bang they take a hit however if they can the process repeats by going back and forth between the players until one of them is no longer able to discard a bang and that player takes a hit.</p>

<p>Duel</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>With this card you can challenge any other
  player (staring him in the eyes!), regardless
  of the distance. The challenged player may discard a BANG!
  card (even though it is not his turn!). If he does, you may
  discard a BANG! card, and so on: the first player failing to
  discard a BANG! card loses one life point, and the duel is
  over. You cannot play Missed! or use the Barrel during a
  duel. The Duel is not a BANG! card. BANG! cards discarded
  during a Duel are not accounted towards the “one BANG!
  card” limitation.</p>
</blockquote>

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2019-01-13T15:27:58.750Z
OK thanks Joe.  We were arguing because if the player that it is played on doesn't have ANY bangs, the player that played the duel card technically doesn't have to have a bang card either to win the duel.  That didn't seem fair in the spirit of an actual duel.  I think a couple of us had the concept of playing "war" with a deck of cards in mind...with both players throwing down head to head.
Will McHale
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2019-01-13T16:56:19.837Z
Think of the duel card as the first bang that starts it off and if the player doesn't have any bangs in their hand they are just risking it.
Joe W
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2019-01-13T04:07:42.317Z
2019-01-13T04:07:42.317Z
Joe W
<p>Not sure how a duel works in the game BANG! If both the person playing the duel card has a single bang card, and the person they challenge has a single bang card - is it a draw? 
Or does the person playing the duel card have the advantage of going second - meaning when the person they challenge runs out of bang cards - they win without having to put down a bang card? Like can they win without throwing down a bang card?
Or does it work like an actual gun duel works - where each player has to throw down bang cards head to head until someone runs out?
Can there be a "draw" if both players have the same number of bang cards?  Or is the challenged player always disadvantaged...?</p>

<bang>
How does a duel work in the game BANG?
Will McHale
# How does a duel work in the game BANG?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-13)

Not sure how a duel works in the game BANG! If both the person playing the duel card has a single bang card, and the person they challenge has a single bang card - is it a draw?
Or does the person playing the duel card have the advantage of going second - meaning when the person they challenge runs out of bang cards - they win without having to put down a bang card? Like can they win without throwing down a bang card?
Or does it work like an actual gun duel works - where each player has to throw down bang cards head to head until someone runs out?
Can there be a "draw" if both players have the same number of bang cards? Or is the challenged player always disadvantaged...?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-01-13. Score: 4

A duel is a special attack that must be responded to by discarding a bang. If the person the duel is played on is unable to discard a bang they take a hit. If they are able to it goes back to the person who played the duel. If they can't discard a bang they take a hit however if they can the process repeats by going back and forth between the players until one of them is no longer able to discard a bang and that player takes a hit.

Duel

> With this card you can challenge any other
> player (staring him in the eyes!), regardless
> of the distance. The challenged player may discard a BANG!
> card (even though it is not his turn!). If he does, you may
> discard a BANG! card, and so on: the first player failing to
> discard a BANG! card loses one life point, and the duel is
> over. You cannot play Missed! or use the Barrel during a
> duel. The Duel is not a BANG! card. BANG! cards discarded
> during a Duel are not accounted towards the “one BANG!
> card” limitation.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: OK thanks Joe.  We were arguing because if the player that it is played on doesn't have ANY bangs, the player that played the duel card technically doesn't have to have a bang card either to win the duel.  That didn't seem fair in the spirit of an actual duel.  I think a couple of us had the concept of playing "war" with a deck of cards in mind...with both players throwing down head to head.  
> **username_1**: Think of the duel card as the first bang that starts it off and if the player doesn't have any bangs in their hand they are just risking it.  

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