Game of the Year? | Great Western Trail: New Zealand

Is Great Western Trail: New Zealand the 2023 Game of the Year?

GWT: New Zealand is the 2023 game by Alexander Pfister and the third in the GWT series, joining Great Western Trail (across the prairies of America) and Great Western Trail: Argentina. It's not just a reskin of GWT, but a reimplementation with new theme, mechanics, and game play.

Join Brad and Toph at the table to watch Brad turn Toph into a goat, and follow along as they break down each section of the game, giving their thoughts on value, weight, game play, and more.

Want to know our thoughts about the game? Be sure to watch through to the end as we discuss our overall BGG ratings and talk way too long about the weight rating vs the other two GWT games.

What are you thoughts on this game? Do you agree or disagree with us? We'd love to know! Leave us a comment with your impression on Great Western Trail: New Zealand.

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00:00 - Start
00:28 - BAAAAD @ Board Games
00:54 - Sheep, Not Cows!
01:43 - Introduction
02:26 - Game and Theme
03:17 - Appearance
04:32 - Marker 6
06:33 - Turn Breakdown
08:08 - Review Breakdown
08:52 - Main Board/Trail Discussion
09:20 - Shearing Sheep: A New Action
10:19 - Sheep Cards
12:04 - Neutral Buildings
13:59 - Worker & Bonus Tiles
15:25 - Two Tile Bags!
15:57 - Bird Track!!!
18:22 - Shipping Routes and Buildings
23:12 - A New Tableau
25:05 - Gold!
27:29 - Brad Realizes He Won the Playthrough!
27:58 - Varied Card Decks
30:23 - Pros
32:00 - Toph's Pro
33:22 - Brad's Pro
34:52 - Toph's Pro
35:39 - Brad's Pro
36:32 - Toph's Pro
37:11 - Brad's Pro
38:32 - Bird Track
39:36 - Cons
41:17 - Brad's Con
43:13 - Top's Rebuttal
45:46 - A Table Hog
46:19 - Weight Rating
51:50 - Value Rating
53:20 - Brad's BGG Rating
54:32 - Toph's BGG Rating
56:39 - What do you think?
57:13 - Comments!