Great Western Trail
2016Alexander Pfister
- Videos
- 70
- Creators
- 54
Mainly reviews. Great Western Trail is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 36 reviews, 18 how-to-play guides, 9 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 5 other videos.
2 - 4 players
75 - 150 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
America in the 19th century: You are a rancher and repeatedly herd your cattle from Texas to Kansas City, where you send them off by train. This earns you money and victory points. Needless to say, each time you arrive in Kansas City, you want to have your most valuable cattle in tow. However, the "Great Western Trail" not only requires that you keep your herd in good shape, but also that you wisely use the various buildings along the trail. Also, it might be a good idea to hire capable staff: cowboys to improve your herd, craftsmen to build your very own buildings, or engineers for the important railroad line. If you cleverly manage your herd and navigate the opportunities and pitfalls of Great Western Trail, you surely will gain the most victory points and win the game. -description from the publisher
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Great Western Trail has 70 videos from 54 creators: 36 reviews, 18 how-to-play guides, 9 playthroughs, 2 unboxings and 5 other videos. They date from 2016 to September 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play Great Western Trail" by Never Enough Games, which runs 27 min. For a quicker teach, "Great Western Trail: The Solo Challenge- rules" by La Société des Jeux runs 11 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Great Western Trail - Shut Up and Sit Down Review" by Shut Up & Sit Down. 30 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "jPlay walks through Great Western Trail - Part 1" by jPlay, one of 9 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Boonlake, Great Western Trail: Second Edition, Pirates of Maracaibo and Maracaibo, also by Alexander Pfister. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2016.
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About Great Western Trail
From BoardGameGeek:
America in the 19th century: You are a rancher and repeatedly herd your cattle from Texas to Kansas City, where you send them off by train. This earns you money and victory points. Needless to say, each time you arrive in Kansas City, you want to have your most valuable cattle in tow. However, the "Great Western Trail" not only requires that you keep your herd in good shape, but also that you wisely use the various buildings along the trail. Also, it might be a good idea to hire capable staff: cowboys to improve your herd, craftsmen to build your very own buildings, or engineers for the important railroad line. If you cleverly manage your herd and navigate the opportunities and pitfalls of Great Western Trail, you surely will gain the most victory points and win the game. -description from the publisher
Designer
Alexander Pfister
Artist
Andreas Resch
Publisher
eggertspiele
Categories
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