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Great Western Trail: Second Edition – Rails To The North
Requires:Great Western Trail: Second Edition
Designed by Alexander Pfister
Published by eggertspiele, Delta Vision Publishing + 6 more
Expansion
Deep Strategy: 45+ Min Teach
Community Snapshot
Heavy complexity
75–150 min
8.6 on BGG (1.0K)
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Rated 6.4 by the community, Great Western Trail: Second Edition – Rails To The North brings deck building to 1–4 players in about 75–150 min.
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.
Ownership
You can claim and own certain game elements that give you ongoing benefits — mark your territory!
Point to Point Movement
You move between connected locations on the board — the map's layout decides your travel options.
Set Collection
You're gathering matching groups of cards or tokens to score points — the more complete your sets, the better you do.
Solo / Solitaire Game
You can play this one all by yourself — perfect for a quiet evening when you want a fun challenge on your own.
About This Game
The rails have progressed further to the north, which opens new opportunities for you to deliver your cattle farther than before, even to cities outside American borders. Those locations can be highly advantageous, but they require more work and effort, such as constructing branchlets to give you more opportunities to deliver and gain different rewards. Much of the content in Great Western Trail: Rails to the North (Second Edition) was included in the original Rails to the North expansion, but it has been reworked and upgraded, with the player boards being dual-layered, a game board extension that features different rail paths, and the medium town tiles being modified.…
Source: BoardGameGeek