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?
Thru the Appalachian is a roll & write game about thru-hiking the United States’ most famous trail. It can be a difficult but life-changing journey.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Paper-and-Pencil
Record choices and results directly on a personal sheet.
Push Your Luck
Choose whether to secure current gains or risk them for a larger reward.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Simultaneous Action Selection
Choose actions secretly or concurrently before revealing them together.
Bingo
Mark matching results on a personal grid and complete required patterns.
Track Movement
Advance pieces along a defined linear or branching track.
Read the full game description
Thru the Appalachian is a roll & write game about thru-hiking the United States’ most famous trail. It can be a difficult but life-changing journey. How will you write your story? Players will be competing to have the most enjoyable trek on the Appalachian Trail, gaining victory points by completing sections of the trail, taking photos, logging journal entries, and collecting stamps. —description from the publisher