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Good American Western Themed Boardgames: Suggestions
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After visiting a fellow gamers basement yesterday who has over 500 games many of them old German games never released in the US I got to thinking about good American Western Themed games (she had a number of obscure Western games). I'm designing a card driven euro hybrid from 1900-1940 but I have some other good ideas for a pure western area development game. It seems most games just focus on cowboys and gunfights, but are there any games that focus on a broader development of the region? Any suggestions (Besides Bang! like card games). It seems like a perfect period for a good epic or regular euro game (trains, industry, mining, settlers, natives etc) Anyway, Thanks!
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Posted Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:49 pm
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I had never seen this one last night and although it looked good
The BGG reviews are poor
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This was also unopened (2 copies) but the reviews for this are even worse
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It's got some fairly glaring flaws, but it's pretty fun nonetheless. Does have gunfights, but it's more of an economic/area control game than a shoot em up. But you can use your cowboys to fight other players' cowboys, kill them, or take over their buildings.
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I have heard pretty good things about this new gunfighting game--But I haven't played it yet. Kind of SImplified version of AH's Gunslinger.
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Board Game: Bang!
[Average Rating:6.85 Overall Rank:310]
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Old West train/mining game set in 19th century Nevada. Definitely worth a look if you're into non-gunfighting Western games. I've only played the the "short" game (which ran fairly long by Euro standards as it was).
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Very light mining game with a fairly well implemented (yet ultimately still pasted-on) Western theme.
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Looks to be sort of a cross between a RPG and a boardgame. I have a copy but have not yet played it.
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This one sounds interesting to me, but I have not broken down and bought it yet.
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Almost got to play this earlier this year, but the owner hasn't brought it back to the table yet. It sounded like it played a bit like rummy, though.
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Here's a game which looks to fit your "no guns, land grab" theme request. No clue how it plays. 
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Deals with Ranching, but if you still need a little violence it does have Hired Guns, Cowboys, Undertakers, the Sherrif, a Crooked Mayor and Saloon Girls - amongst many other very thematic events!
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I only know what I read here, but this looks like development rather than gunfights.
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Can't get anymore 'western expansion and development' than this.
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A lot more resource oriented than you would first think. Has a key development theme.
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Board Game: Apache
[Average Rating:4.58 Unranked]
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One side (the white man) must develop the countryside with railroads and towns. The other tries to impede the development.
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Haven't played this one, but it is on my want list. The goal is to have successful expeditions finding Anasazi settlements and score points for treasures.
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This is a pre-order right now, but is also on my want list. Has to do with ghost riders in the Southwest.
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Exploring a deserted Western town in Old Town (2000)
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Board Game: Oregon
[Average Rating:6.84 Overall Rank:421]
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This new game looks pretty good and has the western theme.
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Posted Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:47 pm
Biased as I may be.
See any good western movies that didn't have gunfights and cowboys?
Didn't think so.
Homesteading the farm was BORING work.
Actually there one idea for an area control game with a Western theme mioght work. Oklahoma, March 2, 1889.
http://boardgamegeek.com/browser.php?itemtype=game&sortby=ca...
Something that would be interesting to see would be a game more akin to Spaghetti Westerns. Could you imagine a The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly style board game? Or better yet, a Django board game? I think I would need a few beers to get through an El Topo board game though.
Silverton