Review
Great Western Trail
Great Western Trail is a very enjoyable point-salad game that flows smoothly without asking you to melt your brain. It is not a game of savage confrontation, but it has just enough competition to keep other players from snatching the important things first.
- Published
- 2016
- Designer
- Alexander Pfister
- Publisher
- eggertspiele, 999 Games, Arclight Games
- Players
- 2–4
- Playing time
- 150 min
Great Western Trail gave me the feeling that the American Uwe clone of Lacerda really knows how to cook a point salad. It is a very enjoyable game, with strong elements and exactly the right length, without making you burn your brain from start to finish.
At its core, the experience seems to have you chasing particular tasks and opportunities, trying to arrange what you need before the game moves too far ahead. It all flows smoothly, and the sense of progress arrives without the process becoming overly heavy.
The interaction is not the savage area-control confrontation you find in Mombasa. There is still plenty of competition, though: you want to get the right things done before the others grab them, and that keeps the table alert without turning into a spiteful affair.
When the festivities ended, everyone had great things to say. For me, this is one of those games that leaves a good taste and needs no second thought: it will definitely be back on the table soon.
Source: BoardGameGeek
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