<p>No, in this case draw! refers to flipping a card and checking the suit revealed for something to fire like barrel or dynamite. Players drawing cards for their turn, stagecoach/wells fargo/dodge/bible or any other ability that adds a card to hand does not count.</p>

<p>Here is a guide that gives some more information on the draw! ability.</p>

<p><a href="http://bangcardgame.blogspot.com/2011/09/character-guide-john-pain.html" rel="nofollow">http://bangcardgame.blogspot.com/2011/09/character-guide-john-pain.html</a></p>

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Joe W
<p>The "Wild West Show" character John Pain states:</p>

<p><code>If [John] has less than 6 cards in hand, each time any player "draws!", John adds the card just drawn to his hand.</code></p>

<p>I've always interpreted this as only applying to cards like Barrel, Jail and Dynamite or character attributes like Jourdonnais but not to the two cards drawn at the beginning of a player's turn or cards like Stage Coach and Wells Fargo.  Recently I was playing with someone and the question came up and I couldn't find anything in the rules about it other than the distinct use of the term <code>"draw!"</code> in certain instances.</p>

<p>Does John Pain get cards drawn at the beginning of a player's turn and from Stage Coach and Wells Fargo or just from cards like Barrel, Jail and Dynamite?</p>

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Does John Pain get cards drawn at the beginning of a player's turn or from Stage Coach and Wells Fargo?
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# Does John Pain get cards drawn at the beginning of a player's turn or from Stage Coach and Wells Fargo?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-05)

The "Wild West Show" character John Pain states:

`If [John] has less than 6 cards in hand, each time any player "draws!", John adds the card just drawn to his hand.`

I've always interpreted this as only applying to cards like Barrel, Jail and Dynamite or character attributes like Jourdonnais but not to the two cards drawn at the beginning of a player's turn or cards like Stage Coach and Wells Fargo. Recently I was playing with someone and the question came up and I couldn't find anything in the rules about it other than the distinct use of the term `"draw!"` in certain instances.

Does John Pain get cards drawn at the beginning of a player's turn and from Stage Coach and Wells Fargo or just from cards like Barrel, Jail and Dynamite?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-11-05. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

No, in this case draw! refers to flipping a card and checking the suit revealed for something to fire like barrel or dynamite. Players drawing cards for their turn, stagecoach/wells fargo/dodge/bible or any other ability that adds a card to hand does not count.

Here is a guide that gives some more information on the draw! ability.

<http://bangcardgame.blogspot.com/2011/09/character-guide-john-pain.html>


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