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2016 Ranked #10,261

Gads Hill 1874

A city-building reconstruction game has players contribute information to recreate a vanished Wild West town. Relevant placements and recalled details determine who best maps the places, people, and conflicts of Gads Hill.

American West Deduction

Players

2-4

Play time

45-60 min

Age

10+

Complexity

2.5/5

Rating

6.60

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 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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Description from the publisher: The city of Gads Hill was founded in 1872, and it gained popularity through the first train robbery in Missouri committed by the James Younger gang.

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Description from the publisher: The city of Gads Hill was founded in 1872, and it gained popularity through the first train robbery in Missouri committed by the James Younger gang. Today, there is hardly anything that remains of Gads Hill — only a sign at the place where the gang stopped the train gives evidence of the earlier existence of the city. How did Gads Hill look like 140 years ago? Where did the duels take place? Where was the hotel located where the Pinkerton detectives spent the night? Where had the Younger brothers been seen? Take your part on reconstructing the city in Gads Hill 1874. The player who brings the most relevant information to this reconstruction project wins the game. Gads Hill 1874 is based on the concept of the award-winning game Old Town.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
45–60 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.5/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Stephan Riedel

Artists

1
Christian Opperer

Publishers

1
Clicker Spiele

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