Gutshot Printing History

First printing does not have a bar code on the back cover, but just a white box. This is the only printing that does not have a bar code on the back cover. Additionally, on page 6 it incorrectly lists the names of two of the Midnight Riders as Gary and Kevin Olivarez. Also note that the copyright page lists this as being printed in February 2005. Finally, this is the only printing that does not have an index or a Works Cited page.

NEVER PRINTED
We contacted a new printer in Oklahoma City for this printing, and paid for the books, and were ripped off. We believe he took our money without ever intending to print the book. If he did print a few, they would have the following characteristics:

• There would have been a Bar Code on back cover
• No index
• No Works Cited page
• Only two pages of advertisements in the rear of the book
• On page 6, the names of the Midnight Riders have been corrected: Gary and Kevin Ortiz.
• The copyright page would list the print date as either March or April 2005

If you ever encounter a copy of this book, please contact us immediately. It is a bootleg, illegal copy, and we can use it as evidence in legal proceedings against the printer.

The copyright page states that this was printed in May 2005. The following changes and corrections can be used to differentiate the first and second printings. These changes appear in this, and all subsequent printings:

• There is a Bar Code on back cover
• There is an index on pages 173-174
• Works Cited page on 175
• Three pages of advertisements in the rear of the book
• On page 6, the names of the Midnight Riders have been corrected: Gary and Kevin Ortiz.
• On page 22, the first photo is printed overly large and you cannot see Cheyenne or her thought balloon.

NEVER RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC: The "Special K" Edition
This was supposed to be a simple reprint of the the previous edition, but the printers made an error and shipped us a book with a serious error. In one of the fonts, the capital letter "K" did not print. This is most notable on page 7 where the letter does not print in our names, "Mike Mitchell" and "Mike Murphy."

Although we have a few of these for file purposes, these copies were never released and, if you see one that has not been signed by Mike Mitchell, then it was probably "borrowed" from a demo game he was running. In certain situations, some of these may be used as samples, but they are not intended for distribution.

A VERY short print run done to test a new printer. All but three of these copies were shipped to England for release through Tabletop Games, Ltd. This version is also VERY easy to spot: the title page includes the phrase "(with Paul Mauer & the Gutshot Posse)" under the authors' names. There are also dozens of tiny typo corrections throughout the book, including a few rule changes:

• The Marshal Character type removes the Reputation Specialty and replaces it with Two-Gun Shootist
• Retaliation Shots are no longer considered to be Wild Shots (see 10.4)
• Index expanded, now includes Action Slips and other items suggested by our customers
• Removed Villain from Random Character Table 9.4.1
• Character Sheets updated on pages 169-170 to include the standard number of Actions a Character receives each Turn
• Many other small rule tweaks and updating/correcting examples on these pages:
  • pages 22-23
  • page 54
  • page 114

Note: This book is a fairly major revision and inlcudes about half the changes/corrections we intend to make for our updated release in Feb. 2007.

This print run was supposed to have significant corrections, but the printer goofed and reran the old version of the files. So, instead of having easy-to-spot changes, this version is an exact reprint of version 7, but without the printer error -- all the parchment edges go to the top of the page and bleed off correctly. As noted above, the copyright page does not have a mailing address and it simply states "Printed 2006." This is a very attractive edition and the only way to tell it apart from printing 7 is the corrected parchment bleed and this press run uses slightly thicker paper, so it feels a little heftier than printing 7. Side-by-side, they are easy to tell apart.

Please note that the corrections made in printing 8 are not in this printing.