How to Play Great Western Trail
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- Get along, little dogies! Daddy needs a hamburger. Trek your cattle up the Great Western Trail and trade them in for cold, hard, cardboard coins in this heavy deck-building worker movement eurogame.
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0:00 Introduction
1:32 The Goal
8:11 Auxiliary Actions
10:12 Neutral Buildings
18:54 Player Buildings
20:58 Kansas City
23:00 The Rules Gremlin Rides Again
24:18 Scoring
25:56 Setup
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Putting the setup at the end makes a lot of sense. You avoid having to talk about pieces that mean nothing to the player yet. "Put the garble-garble tiles next to the garble-garble deck".
That's exactly my thinking. And i've been working hard over the past few days to split the Setup sections into their own videos, in case players want to use them for reference. Stay tuned for that!
So we'll done. This deserves more views.
Thanks, Benjamin! Tell all your friends!
You've done it again! Your videos almost always explain something that my other efforts to learn a game fail at. We were not using the workers you start with on your board. I have read the directions and watched several other videos and still missed this.
Glad i could help, Steve. This is one where i'm not sure the rulebook captures it well enough in the overview.
The amount of work you put into these videos is so great. This is still a fantastic tutorial for the 1st ed. Many thanks
Honestly the best explanation video for this game on UA-cam.
The effort you've put into this video doesn't deserve the low view count it has. I accidentally bought the game with German instructions, and wouldn't be able to play without this 10/10 explanation! thanks so much!
Is the game still playable even if it is german? Because I am thinking to get the german version as it is cheaper 😄
This just happened to me this Christmas! The video is a lifesaver and gets a sub from me.
Wow - I'm playing this at the weekend and the other 2 how to play videos I've watched suck in comparison to this. You're so clear and precise and speak steadily rather than at 100mph.
Many thanks for the time and effort. I am now a subscriber!
Thanks so much burgek1! More to come.
Beautifully explained, paced and illustrated. Perfection.
Nice Job Ryan. Great overview and summary in under 30 minutes for such a great and big game!
Your videos are one of the best rule videos out there. Thank you so much for making them. Keep them coming!!
Absolutely amazing video. Perhaps the best rules video I have ever watched. Super job! The illustrations and graphics are fantastic. You are now my #1 source for rules explanations.
Thanks, Michael! That’s great to hear.
the effort that takes to make these videos just wow....thank you so much...keep it coming
Goes to show that you should never trust your friends when they buy a new game and you ask "have you read the rulebook?" and their response is "I've watched some videos". I've spotted at least ten things we did completely wrong from this video and it makes sense that I thought GWT was kind of meh now. Thanks for another complete video with a great logical flow Ryan, I'm actually looking forward to trying it again now, and playing it properly this time around.
Thanks, Rick! Loop back and let me know if your next game is more enjoyable.
Consistently excellent videos man, you deserve more subscribers!
I've been using this video to teach new players three times now. It's become required viewing before I teach the game. Thanks so much!
My pleasure! (i'm picturing a Clockwork Orange-style setup.)
Great tutorial. Clear and concise. Thank you
This was highly entertaining! Loved the witchcraft, murder cow joke, and your guitar skills
Great work on this video Ryan, I am super interested in GWT and your explanation was super thorough but also concise. Also the Rules Gremlin is the best rules explanation mascot on the market today, darn tootin'
Thanks, DavidtheBard! Though i'll admit, it's a little discouraging to compare the Rules Gremlin's stack of fan mail to my own. He's also a real hit with the ladies.
Great video and fantastic explanation - subscribed!
This is an excellent presentation of the games rules and strategies. Thank you.
This is a really good how to video!
Excellent explanation - I had started with a playgthrough but was thoroughly confused so I came here. I understand it much better now. Love the extras and the humor!
Thanks, Joellen! Be sure to check the errata section on our website for some minor corrections:
nightsaroundatable.com/2019/07/15/how-to-play-great-western-trail/#greatwesterntrailaddenda
Very well done, thanks for the vid.
Amazing quality video, thank you so much
Excellent job! I watched a different rules summary first and was still none the wiser afterwards. Thanks for making it all so clear, and entertaining!
Thanks, George! Glad i could help.
Ryan, you are an absolute star! This game is so complex (and without much thematic coherence to help retain information) that without your video, I would have to read the rulebook ten times to make it through a game. Not to mention explaining to other players... Thank you, thank you, thank you!
You're welcome you're welcome you're welcome! :)
This is the first time I watched one of your videos and I was really impressed. Well done!! You got an instant subscribe from me and I’ll be checking out more of your videos soon.
Same.
Excellent and entertaining video! Subscribed
Very nice tutorial, clear and entertaining.
Watched as I had forgotten the rules. Great video and enjoyed the humour. Thanks very much👍
Best game tutorials on the web. Great job! Thank you.
i agree!
Great work dude keep it up
Such a well done video! Helped us significantly to learn how to play GWT!
Thanks, Shelley! Happy to help!
Another great video. This is probably my number one game to play right now, I'm just hoping they make a re-print where the cover doesn't include extras from the Planet of the Apes.
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Great vid. Well done.
At 17'50" you say "If you are the first there (on a side track) you can choose to staff the station by trading one of your workers for the station tile". You don't have to be the first there. You can trade your worker for the station tile as long as it is available. Another player can be the first one to place his disc (upgrade the station), but doesn't have a worker to trade in for the tile. So if you reach the side track later, you can still trade your worker to get the station tile, despite you not being the first player to reach the side track.
It is also allowed to stop at the side track and do nothing. This avoids other players to gain the present station tile. In next turn(s) you could move your engine forward and back again (auxiliary action) and reach the side track again and then upgrade and trade in the worker for the station tile. But you are not allowed to trade in a worker for a station tile if you didn't place your disk in the same turn to upgrade the station.
At 20'03" when explaining the extraordinary delivery, the second side track station tile is already replaced by an engineer, but there is no disc at that station. So there has been an illegal move. :-)
It's a fun game. I've played it 42 times now, four of them with the expansion. Played the base game 9 times solo by using the Specialized Automa cards from BGG, and with the expansion once solo (latest version of the cards).
Yes, it's a good point, and i caught that while i was reviewing the video, but it seemed so minor, i didn't bother correcting it. i thought "in what universe would you NOT staff a station if you reached it first?" i didn't even consider the strategy of blocking the station so no one else can have it. A great point!
And good catch: re that staffed station with no disc. After the video was shot, that player was caught red-handed and escorted off the premises.
Phenomenal video! I wish all board game rules videos were like this. So clear and concise both visually and audibly. Thanks for putting this together. I can only imagine how much time it took!
Thanks, Nathan! This one took around 40 hours.
@@NightsAroundaTable are you serious? 40 hours? I thought you’d say 40mins , video is ~28 min. Wow 😮
@@ZampostOk Yeah. These videos are a labour of love, for sure. The shorter ones (at ~12-15 minutes) take about 20 hours.
@@NightsAroundaTable wow but this how to play is great! One of the best ones I’ve seen so far!
@@ZampostOk Thanks, Dan! Tell your friends ! i'd like to produce an update for the 2nd edition, but i'm still working out the details with the publisher.
Finally going to try this game tomorrow night. It seems.....not easy. But your tutorial is fantastic (as always)! May have to watch again before we play! Or while we play....
Thanks so much! i will cop to showing a table of people one of my own videos before we play… especially if it’s been a while.
Best in the business. This game has a lot going on to the point where I took the opportunity to leave the rules explanation 15 minutes into it to even out the games at a game night. I was tired, the game was *daunting*, and it wasn't exactly being explained clearly. I ended up making the game 3p and moving to the table of 2p to make that game 3p, so no one was upset by this.
With that said, even being somewhat attentive tonight I'm having trouble trying to keep track of everything going on here. I'm not shy to heavier games, I'm pretty decent at Brass: Birmingham as an example, but this just seems like a lot. I'm watching this with the intent to learn it in-case I play it in the future and you're easily the best rules explanation channel every single time.
Thank you.
Golly, thanks! You're not wrong: it's a daunting game, for sure. Glad i could help.
Thanks, another great tutorial video making a heavy game look less scary.
Avec plaisir!
Just had a look at this how to play video. Is very well done. Congrats.
Thanks, Vital! i'm really looking forward to finally playing one of your games some day soon!
Awesome video! Subbed!
Excellent.
So well done. You’re awesome.
No - YOU!
“Witchcraft” lol good one
Exceptional rules video. This channel is the best in the business.
Thanks, Myles. Tell your friends! Posting NAaT stuff you like on Facebook or Reddit groups will help me out a lot.
Haven’t played this in a few years and needed a refresher - excellent video!
Thanks, Bob! Are you playing the old version or the new hotness?
@@NightsAroundaTable We played the old version with the expansion - everyone had a great time!
@@bobbasa4135 Yeehaw!
I came here from the BGA tutorial on this game, not even knowing that there were references to an indigenous population in it. Turns out, their version replaced them with outlaws. Probably a good move.
Best video explanation about this title. Thanks.
Moo!
Great game rules
I think I've found 4 mistakes in this video:
1. At 3:47, you say that "spaces with black corners can only take discs with black corners", while it's the other way around - discs from spaces with black corners can only be placed onto a space with black corners.
2. At 18:36, it's 3 VP for every two purple ribbons, not every purple ribbon.
3. At 19:23, you don't get points, you get dollars.
4. At 27:58, you say that you can start with your cowman on any space of the board, while it has to be a neutral building tile.
Otherwise, really good video!
Thanks for catching these, Filip! i already had the first one on the Addenda section, but i've added the three others you noticed:
nightsaroundatable.com/2019/07/15/how-to-play-great-western-trail/
Thanks for the “Indian” disclaimer at the beginning! I appreciate that very much
Great video - I'll definitely be using this to teach new players, so thank you!
At 4:38, I think there should be one more white circle (on the first crossing post)?
Thanks, William. You found the Easter egg!
This is really good. Kudos
Thanks, Carlos!
Well done vid! Wish this existed when I was learning the game. Any chance of you doing a tutorial for the expansion?
Very possible! But i'd need the expansion first. >_>
This game makes GAIA project look like a cake walk.
Excellent video. Informative and entertaining. Sorry, just one minor correction. At 3:47, you mention, "... spaces with black corners will only take discs with black corners." Technically, spaces with black corners can take discs with either white corners or black corners. This is indicated by the black and white dashed (circle) line in those spaces. It's just that in most games, usually it's better to unlock black discs (because they are so much more powerful) into those spaces over the white discs.
Good catch, Mark! i should have said "discs with black corners can only go on cities with black corners," instead of 'black-cornered cities can only accept black-cornered discs." Reflexive error! i've updated the video addenda on the site, added a card, and given you a shout-out. :)
22:10 - Did you just say "Cowy up the breeding values"??? 😂
22:53 - Legit had to pause it while I laughed out loud for a while 🤣
Hilarious video. Please teach us another cowboys and Indians game.
i said "tally," but you're making me *wish* i said "cowy."
Best tutorial video ever for GWT, almost best tutorial video for a board game I've ever seen.
little mistake at 17:29, OR is not correct, AND is correct.
Thanks!
Technically true-ish, but as per 9:57, i feel it was adequately explained. And if we're being MASSIVE pedants (and i hope we are!), neither "OR" nor "AND" are correct... but AND/OR is! ;)
@@NightsAroundaTable Yes, "AND/OR" it is!
@@simsarabin *high five*!
@@NightsAroundaTable Any plan to create a great tutorial like this, for Root? I searched but there are no easy to understand and detailed instructional videos out there :(
@@simsarabin Root's interesting. It would be, like, 4 separate videos. i'll be honest with you: i wasn't thrilled with it, so it'd be pretty low on my list.
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What a great video! Fantastic rule explanation....one caveat tho, You can deliver to both Kansas City and San Francisco multiple times..
Yep - as i say at 3:18, "With the exception of Kansas City on the low end and San Francisco on the on the high end, all of these cities are exclusive: each player can only place a single one of their discs in each city."
Boy I totally missed that... my bad!
@@dr3putt62 Don't worry - i made other mistakes! :) i try to put them in cards that link to addenda sections on the website, like so:
nightsaroundatable.com/2019/07/15/how-to-play-great-western-trail/#greatwesterntrailaddenda
27:20 each building one by one or flip one and all players use that letter?
"Nuts around the table"? ;)
This is the second of your videos I've ever watched and I am trying to find out if you manage to carry the humour you displayed in your channel intro video over to your explanatory videos.
The How to Play vids are mostly informative... i toss a few jokes in here and there just to keep people's eyeballs open, but they're not intended to be laugh fests.
The Unboxing videos are where i get ot just riff about board games off the cuff, so those might be a little more interesting if you're looking for me to goof off a little.
Thanks so much for watching either way!
If you don't put the drawn objective cards into play on your turns, at the end you lose points for them ifnot fulfilled? Or if you didn't play them at the end, then no points added, nor taken away?
Per my patron, Omelet:
“1) Objective goes into your discard pile once acquired
2) If you play it from your hand you "commit" to completing it and lose points if you cannot
3) At the end of the game, if you have not "committed" to it yet, you may do so before the final scoring
4) If you haven't committed to it, you don't lose/get any points”
Well done!!! ... I like you videos even better than the ones from Watch it played (;
Egads! Please don't tell Rodney that. He might beat me up.
Can you take cards from the market even if you already have the max number of cards permited (4 for starters?) Can I have, at one point 5 cards in hand, even if my hand should be 4?
The cards you buy from the market go face-up in your discard pile, so there's no impact on your hand limit.
Very good video in terms of learning rules.
My only comment would be to think about leaving out the "diseased blanket" one-liner. Even by the mid to late 19th century, with most indigenous people severely on the back foot, I'm certain they had many trade goods of value to offer. Certainly, trade was of incredible importance to the French and British in the Great Lakes region throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. The relationship may have become one-sided, accurately represented in GWT, but this was far from the case until rapid Western expansion after the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. The disclaimer at the beginning is fine, the one-liner not so much.
“…[Indigenous people] had many trade goods of value to offer.” Exactly who did you think was giving disease-infected blankets to whom?
www.history.com/news/colonists-native-americans-smallpox-blankets
I apologise wholeheartedly, I can see now that the Americans receive 4 dollars for GIVING the blankets, rather than my thought that it meant that was all that the indigenous people had to GIVE (because that’s what they’d been given). I can retract my comment if that is possible, or post a new one clarifying.
This is solely to do with the game, and how the relationship is often talked about, but I do think it’s a general issue reducing an act like trade to a one-way interaction (hazard) that has to be dealt with - it fails to highlight the important reciprocal nature between peoples, and the fact that it more often than not was the indigenous people “receiving the dollars” (because they had the item perceived more valuable). Glad they addressed it in the 2nd Edition, although just getting rid of them probably was the easy way out! @@NightsAroundaTable
Ah.. I missed the one and only and the most important rule of the game which is by yelling: "SHOW ME YOUR COWS!" to the opponent when they reach Kansas.. thank you for reminding me..
Yelled at the top of your lungs. Otherwise, it doesn't count.
Just picked up the second edition
The crew on the Discord server has been playing through it. They have good things to report! Played it yet?
15:45...Ryan...that one was in poor taste my friend.
Scathing, sarcastic historical commentary isn't for everybody.
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Can you redo this whole thing for the second edition? Cool, thanks!
It's in the works! Still waiting on the game to become available here in Canada.
@@NightsAroundaTable for real? My hats off to you Ryan! I was totally joking since it looks like a butt ton of effort went into this video and the new game is pretty darn similar. But I know the people will love it and I can’t wait to see it!
@@TheLimestoneCowboy Well, i made a couple of small errors, which i noted in the errata on the site, but that kind of thing always drives me a little nuts. i wish UA-cam had a better way for me to correct errors, other than uploading a completely different video.
Nothing to do with infrastructure, and more to do with historically accurate take on railway monopolies…😒😝
Also, thank you. This is a frustrating game to learn
I was dozing off repeatedly while watching the video...first it looked interesting...Then it started to sound so difficult and confusing that i dozed off...Only to be shaken out of my slumber a moment later...
I have recently bought Maracaibo so I thought of peeking through the other hit by same designer...but this one doesn't seem to be going in my head...
Have you played Maracaibo yet? The two games have many things in common.
I don't get the "indians, I mean cows!" joke.
This was a meta-joke call back to the other two times in the video when there was confusion over nomenclature.
The way you prononce your 'ar' sounds make me think you're from Eastern Canada
Interesting! Give me a couple of specific words where you're hearing me go piratey!
i'm from southern Ontario. But ifeel like i have a mariner's blood.
@@NightsAroundaTable cARds
@@NightsAroundaTable btw this is the best game tutorial I've heard for this game
I live in near multiple reservations and the only people I've heard complain about the title, "indians" has been white people 😂
It’s not a one-size-fits-all objection. But if you use the term here in Canada, you’ll be swiftly and sternly corrected.
I don't get it. I guess this April Fool's joke is a little too esoteric for me...
It's admittedly a little meta.
15:43 cringe
Turn down your Cringe Detector, and turn up your Sardonicism Detector.
Very confused, why do you mistakenly call "indians" cattle in the video. And i don't feel u should repeat Phister's insensitive mistake throughout your video. I don't think we'd be thrown off if u used the word native american. This video is very well done, except i had to stop when showing my gaming group cause of the cringe induced by the wording.
It's a jokey callback to my two nomenclature clarifications earlier in the video ("cows" for "cattle" and "indians" for "Native Americans")
@@NightsAroundaTable Right... but you identify it as insensitive... and then proceed to jokingly use it almost as if you figured... well the game uses it so now's my chance to be bigoted for free for a whole video because it's more clear that way. So, what clarity was I suppose to get out of the end? That your bigoted jokes aren't funny or that they are?
@@myles6557 The joke is the callback to using a misnomer, not the misnomer itself.
Since the rulebook uses the word "Indians" throughout, and i'm trying to teach the game to people so that they can more easily play it themselves, i decided to stick with the term they could actually find in the rulebook. There's no instance of "Native Americans" in the rulebook, and so calling them that could lead to confusion. These videos aim for clarity, not confusion.
Second, if you want to get all woke on me, it might serve you to learn that certain indigenous groups have no problem with the word "Indian" to describe them, and that certain other groups object to being called "Native Americans" because colonization is built into the term. It's not a monoculture. So you can do your own research and call them Cherokee or Kaw or Osage (or Pawnee since they have tipis) or whatever else you think suits. The amount of territory covered by a cattle drive from Texas to Kansas City spans the stomping grounds of a number of different bands/tribes. Or better yet, give a bunch of them a call and ask what term they'd prefer you to use while you play your obscure niche German-designed board game, so that you personally don't offend them... if you think that will clear your conscience?
Third, if you're actually asking me whether or not i intend for people to find the jokes i tell funny, please always err on the side of "yes."
What the fuck is wrong with you?
Agree with op. The video is extremely well made, the ‘jokes’ are lousy.
Apologizing for calling Indians Indians?
Indigenous peoples’ acceptance of that moniker is highly regional. It’s best not to assume, and instead to just ask someone what they prefer to be called.
Haha