ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə fˈaɪt ðə pəlˈiːs, ðə plˈeɪɚ mˈʌstɐv ɐ ɡˈʌn; sˌʌm lˈeɪɾɚ vˈɜːʒənz hæv ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv dˈɛpjuːɾiz ˈɪŋkɹiːs ðɪ ˈɑːdz ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ʃˈɑːt ænd, ɪn sˌʌm kˈeɪsᵻz, ðɪ ˈɑːdz ʌv hˈɪɾɪŋ ɐn ˈɑːfɪsɚ ænd ðə plˈeɪɚz nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɡˈʌnz ɐfˈɛkt ðɪ ˈɑːdz ʌv hˈɪɾɪŋ ɐn ˈɑːfɪsɚ.
In order to fight the police, the player must have a gun; some later versions have the number of deputies increase the odds of being shot (and, in some cases, the odds of hitting an officer) and the player's number of guns affect the odds of hitting an officer.