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2003 Ranked #15,248

The Mother Lode Of Sticky Gulch

This prospecting game has players explore gold locations, place tokens, use rule-breaking drifters, and finish with the most money. Random prospecting rolls decide which lode pays next, making every claim an uncertain bet.

American West Card Game Action Points Dice Rolling

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.82/5

Rating

6.20

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.9/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Light, quick game set in the American "wild west." Players explore various Location cards with the potential for gold. Then they set up their tokens on those Locations, which give a chance for payoff on that card.

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Light, quick game set in the American "wild west." Players explore various Location cards with the potential for gold. Then they set up their tokens on those Locations, which give a chance for payoff on that card. Each turn, a "prospecting roll" is made which allows one of the locations to pay out the next lode. Along the way, players may use Drifter cards to help them, each of which breaks a rule of the game. The player with the most money at the end of the game wins.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
3–4
Play time
30 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Scott Starkey

Artists

1
Scott Starkey

Publishers

1
Dogtown Games

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