COWBOYS II has larger reconfigured 11 x 11 mounted boards, new game boards, SOLITAIRE rules, a wagonload of new episodes, new player mats, new characters, a role playing system (play one character through any number of scenarios).

New to the Cowboys game system are Indians. They are numerous and are very skilled at hidden movement. The game has some great episodes with attacks on settlements, outposts, etc. Some episodes with Indians include:
Battle of Adobe Walls
Circle the Wagons
Yellowstone
Stagecoach

Players take control of between 1 to 10 characters, maneuvering them across the boards trying to complete the objectives for the scenarios. Sometimes its escaping, sometimes it’s finishing off all the other Cowboys, it varies by scenario.

The new chit draw mechanic means no two turns or games will ever play the same.

The game is playable by 1 to 10 players depending on the episode being played. With a wagonload of scenarios, plus easy design it yourself episodes possible, the action is never ending.