Provisions 1849: A Tabletop Game for 2-5 Players Ages 10+

The California Gold Rush: A Tabletop Game for 2-5 Players, Ages 10+ and 30-40 Minutes Play Time

By the summer of 1849, the California Gold Rush was in full swing. In this fast-moving game, you and your fellow players take on the roles of competing General Store owners in a boomtown where new gold was just discovered. You must battle it out, selling specific supplies to the gold prospectors flooding into town. However, first you must either buy the goods from local suppliers or trade with a devious gang of vigilantes when supplies become too scarce. And of course, you must move quickly to make your fortune; because in just 6 months, the gold will run out in this town, and the prospectors will move on to another!

The game is played over 6 Rounds, one for each month from July through December. Each Round has two Phases: Production Phase and Buy/Sell/Trade Phase. During the Production Phase, each of the 8 Suppliers produce Goods (or has Goods stolen by the Vigilantes!). Production is random based on the Production Cards that are chosen each round, so some goods may quickly become scarce.

In the Buy/Sell/Trade Phase, players either buy Goods from the Suppliers, sell the Goods needed by a Prospector to make a sale and claim the Prospector Card, or trade Goods with the Vigilantes. Some claimed Prospector Cards include a Contract Goods bonus which can be used to make future sales – making this an "engine-building" game!

Play continues for 6 rounds (representing 6 months) with special rules at the end of September when the Vigilantes flee and drop their stolen goods for players to grab, and during the final month of December when the gold has run out and prospectors are stocking up quickly to move on to the next boomtown.

The goal of the game is to win by collecting the most Provision Points from completed sales to the Prospectors, as well as Bonus Points from individual Bonus objectives achieved at the end of the game.

This fast-moving tabletop game offers interactive fun for family and friends, with multiple game mechanics and strategies to explore.

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