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Great Western Trail

Great Western Trail

Designed byAlexander Pfister•Published byeggertspiele

Rank
43
in All-Time
Total Points
4,820 pts
Borda count scoring

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…

Published
2016
Players
2-4
Play Time
75-150 min
Weight
3.70 / 5
BGG Rating
8.2View on BoardGameGeek
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Mar 15, 2024
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Kyle Murphy
Feb 16, 2025
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Karla Drake
Nov 24, 2024
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Dec 23, 2025
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Oct 9, 2023
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Dec 12, 2025
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Ryan
Aug 8, 2025
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Kyle
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Jess
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Jan 11, 2025
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Jun 10, 2025
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Rank19
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Apr 24, 2024
Rank20
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Jul 15, 2022
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Manfred
Jan 10, 2026
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Jan 4, 2026
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Andrew
Oct 24, 2023
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Jun 10, 2024
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Jan 1, 2026
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Jul 31, 2025
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Oct 14, 2022
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Michael
Mar 22, 2024
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Ross
Jun 10, 2024
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Frank N Dice
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Jan 17, 2023
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Joachim
Jan 22, 2025
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Nick
Oct 26, 2023
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Greg
Mar 25, 2025
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Evangelos
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Rebecca
Nov 9, 2023
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