#greatwesterntrail

[clubrulesuk]

Tonight's game of our honeymoon was Great Western Trail. We are seeking to take a trip down memory lane by attempting to get our joint all time faves to the table. A cracking game with an expansion on the way! Can't wait! #boardgames #boardgame #honeymoon #boardgamegeek #bgg #games #tabletop #tabletopgaming #tabletopgames #gamenight #greatwesterntrail (at Center Parcs Longleat Forest)

[lifestyleoverland]

Working our way back to civilization... Along the Great Western Trail! Ok, so this might be the return trip from Canada. #lifestyleoverland #greatwesterntrail #overland (at Arizona)

[decriss]

Played my first game of Great Western Trail staying up to 3am Saturday but I pulled out a win. 

[boardgamermusings]

Great Western Trail 6/24/22

I had a convincing win in a four player game. I ended at 120, everyone else was 30+ points behind. It wasn't really a fair game. One player was new to board games, and it was the first play of this game for another experienced board gamer. I didn't learn anything deep from this play through since it wasn't very competitive.

With only one cowboy in the market, I started by monopolizing the cowboys, leaving none for everyone else. This put me off to a slow start as I had no money left to buy cattle. The first two rounds didn't feel good, watching cattle stock dwindle while my deck was not improving. My first two deliveries were not good because of this, but eventually I was able buy cows. Despite winning in the end, it was a mistake to not buy at least one cow before the deck reshuffled. This allows for placement on station 8 (2+2+3+1/2), which is otherwise impossible with the starting deck.

This play through seemed to reinforce my general strategy for the game: ignore most buildings beyond level 1, and mostly focus on buying cattle and thinning the deck by removing most low power cattle from the game, using engineers to counteract the train moving backwards.

Something I should pay more attention to in the future, is other players engineer level and train location relative to mine. This information can be used to prevent players from getting additional leapfrog movement. It's a minor advantage, but it doesn't take much effort to determine. It is more relevant late game.

Another notable memory is how I used the draw2+discard2 tokens. I saved all of them for use immediately before deliveries, and they played a critical role in enabling high scoring deliveries. I don't think these are typically ever worth using for any other reason.

Takeaways:

-Buy one cow before the deck reshuffles, to enable potential for scoring 8+ on a delivery

-Pay attention to opponent train leapfrog potential when deciding where to leave the train

-Always save draw2+discard2 tokens for emergency situations before deliveries

[sergejbiohazardov]

Great Western Trail. Одна из лучших, уже относительно новых, евро. Обманчивый сеттинг Дикого Запада предлагает нам экономическую стратегию (не сухую) с эклектикой механик. Задача - за отведённое количество времени перегнать и как можно более выгодно, продать рогатый скот. Выставление рабочих, построение движка, сбор сетов и даже какой-то декбилдинг. Каждый ход мы передвигаем своего ковбоя по карте и выполняем действия, привязанные к определённым локациям. Взаимодействие в игруле тоже есть, потому что можно строить свои постройки, модернизируя карту под себя и мешая этим противнику. Дизайн не слишком интересный и тема не сказать, что очень захватывающая, но игруля очень хорошая. 12 место в абсолютном рейтинге и 9 в стратегиях на БГГ. И это очень круто! Порог вхождения чуть выше среднего и сама игруля не совсем для новичков, но в целом можно рекомендовать всем. #GreatWesternTrail #boardgame #bg #game #sergejbiohazardovBG #sergejbiohazardov https://www.instagram.com/p/CXA8cgqMQxN/?utm_medium=tumblr

[play-musine]

Questo sabato intavoliamo insieme giochi ispirati al tema WESTERN, come ad esempio #wendake #greatwesterntrail #neta-tanka #bang! #coltexpress Potete giocare con la collezione presente al circolo o portarne dei vostri. Abbiamo giochi adatti per tutti! Il circolo è aperto dal mercoledì al sabato dalle 15, la domenica speriamo già dalle 10! Si può anche andare fuori tema ma per chi gioca "WESTERN"... un dolcino omaggio Per info e prenotazioni contattateci. (presso Circolo ARCI Play Musinè APS) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSEm0BRMF9d/?utm_medium=tumblr

[drake4ree]

2020-10-11 Invaders and Adventurers 🏝🐄🎲 #spiritisland #greatwesterntrail #boardgame #настольныеигры #понастолим #bgg #legendarylair (at Усадьба Михалково) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQnhhFuMb1P/?utm_medium=tumblr

[drake4ree]

2020-10-10 A cozy game for the evening. Great Western Trail 🐄🚂🎲 #boardgameevening #greatwesterntrail #legendarylair (at Усадьба Михалково) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQnaxHnsOSF/?utm_medium=tumblr