It is 1898 and the mine at Silver Creek has run dry. However, before Silver Creek residents decided to pack it in, a miner struck gold! People immediately got back to work with record profits. But rumors of a rich town with soft citizens soon spread and the infamous "Mad Bart," and his gang of thugs, are on the prowl. Silver Creek needs all the help it can get to fight off these threats. Desperados is a complete programmed adventure set in the American West for solitaire or group play. The game includes an adventure booklet, game rules and playing pieces used to resolve the gun fights fought on the game map (also included). It is the fourth in the Legends of the Untamed West series which uses a similar game system to Dark City Games' Legends of the Ancient World, which is based on the Fantasy Trip game system. —description from the publisher