The world
The Old West is a dangerous place—but the deadliest threats aren’t human.
In the action-packed, award-winning Monster Gunslinger book series by KC Grifant, monsters of all stripes have taken over the Old West, threatening towns and tribes. Stoic sharpshooter Melinda West and her easygoing partner, Lance, make a living hunting everything from soul-stealing demons to giant flying scorpions. Armed with grit, charm and a whole lot of firepower, the duo forms unlikely alliances as they find themselves facing a growing supernatural war. The book series earned a number one spot in Amazon’s Horror Westerns on release, and is geared toward fans of The Witcher, Supernatural, Ghostbusters, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Wynonna Earp, and Bonnie and Clyde.
Now, fans of supernatural westerns can experience this world in a whole new way. The Monster Gunslingers card game features characters and monsters the Melinda West books, with abilities reflecting the personalities of outlaws, gunslingers, lawmakers and more.
The deck, one name at a time
Thirteen characters, one to a rank. Plus, one monster that can flip the odds: the shapeshifting Amalgamation acts as the Joker.
2
Sheriff William Mathings
Put in Holster face up, draw 2 cards.
Holster action
3
Deo "Bad Hat" Varman
Put in Holster face up, all other players discard a card.
Holster action
4
"Lone Gun" Jolene Xue-Min
Put in Holster face up, discard any face up card on Main Street and replace it with a face down card from the deck.
Holster action
5
"Five Time" Clementine Watson
Put in Holster face up. All other players with a face down card in their holster must turn one face up.
Holster action
6
Dyani Sharp
Put in Holster face up, peek at another player's face down holster card.
Holster action
7
Angelo Bravo
Draw 2 cards, then discard a card.
Action
8
Topaz Starr
Switch a face up card on Main Street with any card from your holster.
Action
9
Eloise Jackson
Turn a face up card on Main Street face down, then draw a card.
Action
Ten
Candelaria Hernández
Peek at one face down card on Main Street or in a holster. Draw a card.
Action
J
Tsen
All players that have a card in their holster must discard one.
Action
Q
Melinda West
Peek at a face down card on Main Street. You may discard it and replace it with the top card of the deck. Draw a card.
Action
K
Lance Putnam
Draw 2 cards.
Action
A
Abel Yao
Take 2 additional turns. You cannot play another Ace on these turns.
Action
Jokers
Amalgamation
Wild in a holster, and worth whatever you need it to be. It cannot be played as an action, and if one turns up on Main Street it is swapped straight back out — the Amalgamation does not sit still.
Who made the game
J. Liu
Co-creator: game design. The first prototype dates to 2004 in Boston: revised, fine-tuned and then shelved for over a decade until the world of Melinda West was born.
KC Grifant
Co-creator: writing. The universe, the characters and the story come from the mind of this award-winning author and editor of horror, fantasy, science fiction and weird west fiction.
Jenny Chin
Art. A Canadian illustrator who brought the characters and monsters to life.
Red23
Publishing. Nate Murray and Aaron Brown provided invaluable feedback to the game and published the physical version in 2026.