Back to Games
Great Western Trail: Second Edition box art

Base game

Great Western Trail: Second Edition

Kritiku rating

Not rated

Published
2021
Reach
Widely known
Players
1–4
Play time
75–150 min
Weight
Not enough ratings yet
Ratings
0

How it plays

Earn the most points by improving your cattle deck, hiring workers, building along the trail, advancing your train, and making valuable deliveries to Kansas City. On your turn, move your rancher along the trail and use the action at the building where you stop. The game ends when the job market triggers it; score deliveries, cattle, buildings, stations, objectives, workers, and other bonuses.

Main mechanics

  • Deck / bag building
  • Hand management
  • Set collection
  • Deck / bag building: You shape your own deck or bag of resources as you play.
  • Hand management: Timing which card to spend is the core puzzle.
  • Set collection: Scoring comes from completing the right combinations.
Full publisher description

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. The changes in the Second edition: Brand New Artwork by Chris Quilliams Solo Mode: A New Challenger in the West Dual-Layered Player Boards Addition of a new breed of cows: The Simmental breed Two new reversible buildings (#11 12) Twelve Exchange Tokens, First introduced in the Rails of North Expansion, for more interaction with other players Four new Master Tiles added for more strategy, replayability, and challenges description from the publisher

Criterion breakdown

ComplexityDepthSkillInteractionTable ExpProduction

No ratings yet — be the first to shape this game's profile.

  • Kritiku average
Criterion
Kritiku
Complexity

Not rated yet

Depth

Not rated yet

Luck vs Skill

Not rated yet

Player Interaction

Not rated yet

Table Experience

Not rated yet

Production

Not rated yet