<p>Yes.</p>

<p>From the rulebook:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Even though the <strong>Gatling shoots a BANG! to all the other players</strong>, it is not considered a BANG! card. </p>
</blockquote>

<p>(Emphasis mine).</p>

<p>And the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang!_(card_game)#The_Valley_of_Shadows" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia for Bang!</a> says:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>BackFire – Counts as Missed!. Any player who targeted you with Bang! is now a target of Bang!.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>When you play Gatling, you target every other player with a Bang!. So BackFire will respond to Gatling just like it would to a regular Bang! card.</p>

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2018-05-17T14:40:14.557Z
but the rulebook says `[Gatling] it is not considered a BANG!`
Hakim
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2018-05-17T14:41:38.257Z
@Hakim No, it say it is not considered a Bang! Card. It IS considered a Bang!. A Bang! Card is one way to shoot a a Bang!. The difference being that you can only play one Bang! Card per turn, but you can use any number of other things that cause a Bang!.
GendoIkari
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2018-05-17T14:42:07.807Z
Ok, thank you very much for the clarification. I did not see the word `card` at the end of your sentence, it makes sense now
Hakim
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2018-05-17T14:42:55.240Z
No problem! Bang! uses icons heavily for card effects. What matters for Gatling is that it has the Bang! icon on it.
GendoIkari
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2018-05-17T14:36:24.707Z
2018-05-17T14:36:24.707Z
GendoIkari
<p>If a gatling is played by player A and player B uses a backfire (as it counts as a Missed!), is player A the target of a Bang! ?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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2018-05-17T14:37:39.800Z
Related: https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/2829/can-a-barrel-block-gatling
GendoIkari
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Gatling and backfire in Bang!
Hakim
# Gatling and backfire in Bang!

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-17)

If a gatling is played by player A and player B uses a backfire (as it counts as a Missed!), is player A the target of a Bang! ?

Thanks

**Tags:** bang

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Related: https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/2829/can-a-barrel-block-gatling  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-05-17. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Yes.

From the rulebook:

> Even though the **Gatling shoots a BANG! to all the other players**, it is not considered a BANG! card.

(Emphasis mine).

And the [Wikipedia for Bang!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang!_(card_game)#The_Valley_of_Shadows) says:

> BackFire – Counts as Missed!. Any player who targeted you with Bang! is now a target of Bang!.

When you play Gatling, you target every other player with a Bang!. So BackFire will respond to Gatling just like it would to a regular Bang! card.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: but the rulebook says `[Gatling] it is not considered a BANG!`  
> **username_1**: @username_0 No, it say it is not considered a Bang! Card. It IS considered a Bang!. A Bang! Card is one way to shoot a a Bang!. The difference being that you can only play one Bang! Card per turn, but you can use any number of other things that cause a Bang!.  
> **username_0**: Ok, thank you very much for the clarification. I did not see the word `card` at the end of your sentence, it makes sense now  
> **username_1**: No problem! Bang! uses icons heavily for card effects. What matters for Gatling is that it has the Bang! icon on it.  

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