Game Info
Year
1998
Players
3-5
Age
12+
Playtime
105 min
Complexity
2.3/5
Collection
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Description
Players build towns herd cattle and hire cowboys in a Wild West-themed game with bidding for turn order and conflict mechanics including gunfights bank robberies and cattle rustling
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed to positive
Pros
- Ahead of its time for worker placement
- cool western theme
Cons
- not as enduring as newer titles
- modernization has eclipsed it
Thematic elements
- western placement and blocking
- Western frontier with western-themed action selection
- pioneering-era flavor with family-friendly tone
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — timing and blocking create strategic tension
- area control and turn-order timing — timing and blocking create strategic tension
- Worker Placement — players place workers in exclusive locations to perform actions
- worker placement (early era) — players place workers in exclusive locations to perform actions
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is one of the most iconic box covers. I love this game.
- Saddam Hussein is on the cover.
- I learned this before Access Analysis. And I taught Access and Alice.
- This is such a fantastic game.
- Way Out West was ahead of its time.
- Moving water to plants is good.
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