2015 · Economic

Gold West

Players act as prospectors expanding mining operations across a modular frontier map, placing camps and settlements to gather terrain resources and influence. The game centers on managing five resources—Copper, Silver, Gold, Timber, and Stone—using a mancala-style supply track where placement depth refines value but delays availability. Players acquire metals from hexes, build to increase yields and area control, and pursue shipping, investment, and office objectives that reward timely deliveries. Victory points come from refined metals, majority control of terrain types, and completed contracts, requiring careful timing between long-term refinement and short-term fulfillment.

groupPlayers

2–4 best 3

schedulePlaying time

45–60 min

cakeAge

13+

psychologyComplexity

2.5 / 5