WAGON TRAILS

INTRODUCTION
Card game for 2-4+ players. 
Theme: Overland Westward Migrations in the USA in the mid 1800’s. 

WINNING
The player with the most migrant points at the end of the game wins. 
Use a pen and paper to keep track of points. 

END OF GAME
The game ends when there are no cards left in the deck, and no one 
Can make any more melds. 

THE DECK
Players share a common deck. 
There are 4 types of cards: 
1. Wagon cards
2. Destination cards
3. Journey cards
4. Hazard cards
The deck is kept face down. 
The discard is kept face up. 

TURN SEQUENCE
Players take turns. 
Each turn has 5 phases: 
1. Luck of the Draw Phase
2. Meld Phase
3. Hazard Phase
4. Score Phase
5. Happy Trails Phase

LUCK OF THE DRAW PHASE
Fill your hand to 6 cards. 
If your hand already has 6 cards, draw 1 card. 

MELD PHASE
You may play 1 Meld. 
A Meld consists of:
1. Exactly One Destination Card
2. Exactly One Journey Card
3. One or more Wagon Cards

HAZARD PHASE
If you played a Meld this phase, your opponents may 
Play Hazard cards on you. 

SCORE PHASE
If you played a Meld, score Migrant points equal to the 
Value of the Destination and Wagon cards you played. 
Subtract Migrant points equal to the number of 
Hazard cards played against you. 
Discard all played cards. 

HAPPY TRAILS PHASE
You may discard one card from your hand. 

CARD LIST NOTATION
W = Wagon cards
D = Destination cards
J = Journey cards
H = Hazard cards
MP = Migrant Points


COMMON DECK CARD LIST
Card Name			Type	MP
Miner Forty-niner		W	7
Settlers       			W	9
Mormons				W	10
Wagon Train			W	9
Missionaries			W	1
Farmers				W	7
City Folk			W	3
Adventurers			W	1
Ranchers       			W	2
Prospectors			W	10
Covered Wagons			W	6
Prairie Schooners		W	6
Migrants       			W	5
Families       			W	8
Cattle Herds			W	5
Individualists			W	4
Opportunists			W	4
Pioneers       			W	8
Handcarts			W	3
Fur Trappers			W	2
California Trail       		D	3
Salt Lake City			D	3
Indian Territory       		D	1
Walla Walla			D	4
Fort Vancouver			D	5
Oregon Trail			D	3
Sacramento			D	5
San Francisco			D	5
Carson City			D	4
Utah Territory			D	3
Santa Fe Trail			D	1
New Mexico Territory		D	2
Fort Hall			D	2
Fort Boise			D	3
Go West Young Man		J	-
Guide				J	-
Mass Migration			J	-
Wagon Trail			J	-
Trading Posts			J	-
Mountain Pass			J	-
Explorers			J	-
Expedition			J	-
Scouts				J	-
Gold Rush			J	-
Ferry				J	-
Five Month Trek			J	-
Land Claims			J	-
Manifest Destiny       		J	-
Indian Attacks			H	-
Starvation			H	-
Exposure       			H	-
Floods				H	-
Grass Fires			H	-
River Crossing			H	-
Thirst				H	-
Blizzard       			H	-
Cholera				H	-
Fatigue				H	-
Rocky Mountains			H	-
Arduous Journey			H	-



LINKS
Wagon Train     Wikipedia