Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Bring your cattle to Abilene, Kansas, in 1870. Hope that your opponents get only your sick cows.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Pick Up and Deliver
Collect goods at one location and transport them to another for rewards.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Memory
Remember previously revealed information, positions, or sequences.
Secret Unit Deployment
Place or assign units secretly before their positions are revealed.
Read the full game description
Bring your cattle to Abilene, Kansas, in 1870. Hope that your opponents get only your sick cows. If they get another one, then there is the time for a shootout between your cowboys. The player who manages to bring the most herds to Abilene (and earns the most money) wins. The original Hexagames edition supports only 3 players. The Schmidt Spiele edition supports up to 6 players.