BGG rank #17 · 2016

Great Western Trail

Great Western Trail (2016) is #17 in the BoardGameGeek Top 1000: 2–4 players, 75–150 min, ages 12+. Designed by Alexander Pfister.

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Year: 2016
Players: 2–4
Play time: 75–150 min
Age: 12+

About the game

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.

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Mechanics

Deck, Bag, and Pool Building Hand Management Ownership Set Collection Track Movement Variable Set-up

Designers

Alexander Pfister

Artists

Andreas Resch

Publishers

eggertspiele, 999 Games, Arclight Games, Broadway Toys LTD, Conclave Editora, Delta Vision Publishing, Ediciones MasQueOca, Gigamic, Korea Boardgames, Lacerta, Ludicus, MINDOK, Pegasus Spiele, Plan B Games, Stronghold Games, uplay.it edizioni, YOKA Games, Zvezda

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