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Great Western Trail: Rails to the North
Requires:Great Western Trail
Designed by Alexander Pfister
Published by eggertspiele, Arclight Games + 6 more
Expansion
Deep Strategy: 45+ Min Teach
Animals: Cattle / Cows
Community Snapshot
Heavy complexity
75–150 min
8.4 on BGG (4.1K)
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Categories
Designed for 2–4 players and playable in 75–150 min, Great Western Trail: Rails to the North delivers a heavy experience that earned a 7.3 on BGG.
How It Plays
Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
You start with a basic set of cards or tokens and gradually add better ones — watch your engine grow stronger over time.
Hand Management
You have a hand of cards and deciding which to play, save, or discard is the core puzzle.
Point to Point Movement
You move between connected locations on the board — the map's layout decides your travel options.
About This Game
Great Western Trail: Rails to the North introduces a new railway system for players to compete on as they grow their cow herding businesses. With this expansion, players deliver their herds to northeast United States with stops in Chicago, Detroit, and New York City, amongst other cities, in an effort to become the most successful cow rancher this side of the Mississippi. Be advised that business is much more difficult on this rail, so players will want to take advantage of friendly hospitality by establishing branchlets and helping form towns.…
Source: BoardGameGeek