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Dry Gulch Junction box art
2008 Ranked #17,796

Dry Gulch Junction

A town-building card game where players manage funds to construct buildings and add improvements. Shared claims create money choices for everyone, and the most efficient builder creates the best town.

American West Card Game Modular Board Hand Management

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

2.22/5

Rating

6.07

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

In Dry Gulch Junction, the players are erecting buildings in the titular town. Each player has a set of Building cards with the Buildings they may construct during the game.

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In Dry Gulch Junction, the players are erecting buildings in the titular town. Each player has a set of Building cards with the Buildings they may construct during the game. Additionally, there is a deck of Improvement cards which have two uses. The first is as an Improvement to your existing Buildings. These Improvements can be the second or third story addition to a Building already constructed. However, the other use of the cards are through the Claims printed at the top of the card. Twice each turn, an Improvement card can be set aside for all players to use as a Claim for money. The Claims allow all players to take money into their general construction fund or to set aside a larger sum of money to improve a specific Building. The player who most efficiently manages their resources and constructs the best Buildings in town will win the game.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
45 min
Age
8+
Complexity
2.2/5
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Designers

1
Alan D. Ernstein

Publishers

1
Hangman Games

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