Game of the Year? | Great Western Trail: New Zealand

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Is Great Western Trail: New Zealand the 2023 Game of the Year? GWT: New Zealand is the 2023 game by Alexander Pfister and the third in the GWT series, joining Great Western Trail (across the prairies of America) and Great Western Trail: Argentina. It's not just a reskin of GWT, but a reimplementation with new theme, mechanics, and game play. Join Brad and Toph at the table to watch Brad turn Toph into a goat, and follow along as they break down each section of the game, giving their thoughts on value, weight, game play, and more. Want to know our thoughts about the game? Be sure to watch through to the end as we discuss our overall BGG ratings and talk way too long about the weight rating vs the other two GWT games. What are you thoughts on this game? Do you agree or disagree with us? We'd love to know! Leave us a comment with your impression on Great Western Trail: New Zealand. Contact us at Badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com 00:00 - Start 00:28 - BAAAAD @ Board Games 00:54 - Sheep, Not Cows! 01:43 - Introduction 02:26 - Game and Theme 03:17 - Appearance 04:32 - Marker 6 06:33 - Turn Breakdown 08:08 - Review Breakdown 08:52 - Main Board/Trail Discussion 09:20 - Shearing Sheep: A New Action 10:19 - Sheep Cards 12:04 - Neutral Buildings 13:59 - Worker & Bonus Tiles 15:25 - Two Tile Bags! 15:57 - Bird Track!!! 18:22 - Shipping Routes and Buildings 23:12 - A New Tableau 25:05 - Gold! 27:29 - Brad Realizes He Won the Playthrough! 27:58 - Varied Card Decks 30:23 - Pros 32:00 - Toph's Pro 33:22 - Brad's Pro 34:52 - Toph's Pro 35:39 - Brad's Pro 36:32 - Toph's Pro 37:11 - Brad's Pro 38:32 - Bird Track 39:36 - Cons 41:17 - Brad's Con 43:13 - Top's Rebuttal 45:46 - A Table Hog 46:19 - Weight Rating 51:50 - Value Rating 53:20 - Brad's BGG Rating 54:32 - Toph's BGG Rating 56:39 - What do you think? 57:13 - Comments!