Cards & Components

Every Great Western Trail (first edition) component with a picture: board and player board, all 20 private building sides and 7 neutral buildings, every hazard, teepee, worker and station master tile, all cattle faces, all 24 objective and 4 starting objective cards, and the icons.

Every distinct face, grouped by type, with what it does and a link to the rule that uses it. The board, player board and every tile and card are pictured from the first-edition Great Western Trail Tabletop Simulator mod, whose art matches the 2016 English rulebook; the setup picture and the action icons come from eggertspiele’s rulebook. Effects are in our own words.

Boards

Game board

The trail, the railroad with its cities and stations, Kansas City, the job market, the Indian trade section and the hazard sections — see the numbered board legend. On your first turn, start at any neutral building and use it immediately; ordinary movement and Kansas City begin on later turns. FAQ

Picture	Area
	Cities and railroad — city values 0–18, green arrows, red crosses (delivery). A city must be open to your disc and no higher than your delivery total; Kansas City is always available, while San Francisco may hold repeated discs. Green-arrow rewards need your discs in both neighboring cities. FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ
	Stations 6–10 — cost and points of each (stations). You may upgrade a station again after someone else, stacking your disc; only the first upgrader gets its station master tile. FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ
	Cattle market prices — cowboys and dollars per purchase (buy cattle). Each cowboy can add two cards from the stack before or after a purchase; the market can temporarily grow past its usual limit. An empty market waits for new cattle or the job-market refill. FAQ FAQ

Player board

Four boards, one per colour: auxiliary actions, step limit (phase A), phase B reminder, hand limit (phase C), the three worker rows and the certificate track (legend). Clearing a disc unlocks its printed space; a cleared hand-limit space raises your limit only after you pay its cost. Refill your hand only in phase C, at turn end. FAQ FAQ FAQ

Picture	Tile
	Player count tile, 3 players — covers phase A: step limit 3, upgrades +2 and +1, green hand 2, black hand 1
	Player count tile, 4 players — step limit 4, upgrades +2 and +1, green hand 1, black hand 2

Cards

Cattle cards

Each player’s 14 starting cards carry a star of their colour: 5 Jersey, 3 Dutch Belt, 3 Black Angus, 3 Guernsey. The 36 market cards are bought with cowboys. The big number is the breeding value; the shield, the points at the end. For Kansas City income, count each breed in your hand once, even if you hold duplicates; the shield points score on every cattle card in your deck at game end. Discards stay face up and may be inspected; shuffle them into a new draw stack only when you must draw and the draw stack is empty. FAQ FAQ

Picture	Card
	Jersey (grey) — value 1 · starting card
	Dutch Belt (green) — value 2 · starting card
	Black Angus (black) — value 2 · starting card
	Guernsey (white) — value 2 · starting card
	Holstein (yellow) — value 3, 1 (×7)
	Brown Swiss (red) — value 3, 2 (×7)
	Ayrshire (blue) — value 3, 3 (×7)
	West Highland (brown) — value 4, 3 (×3)
	West Highland — value 4, 4 (×3)
	West Highland — value 4, 5 (×3)
	Texas Longhorn (purple) — value 5, 5 (×2)
	Texas Longhorn — value 5, 6 (×2)
	Texas Longhorn — value 5, 7 (×2)
	Back of cattle and objective cards

Objective cards

24 cards; top left the immediate action when played, in the middle the tasks, bottom right the points and the penalty (objectives). “Value-3 card” means any cattle card of breeding value 3. Play an objective before phase A or before or after one phase-B action, never during one; resolve its top action then, and set it aside. If its action moves your cattleman during phase B, go straight to phase C without using the destination. A draw-three action means choose up to three, draw them all, then discard the same number, including newly drawn cards. At game end, each task must be met, and one piece can satisfy only one card; unplayed objectives may still be scored or removed. For example, two cards needing a hazard require two hazards. FAQ FAQ FAQ

Picture	Card
	Needs 3 value-3 cattle cards, 1 station. 4 , −2 if unmet. Action: draw up to 3 cards, then discard as many
	Needs 1 value-3 card, 1 West Highland, 2 hazards. 5 , −2 if unmet. Action: move your cattleman up to 3 steps, ignoring hands FAQ
	Needs 3 value-3 cards, 1 building. 4 , −2 if unmet. Action: gain 2 dollars
	Needs 1 disc on San Francisco. 5 , −3 if unmet. Action: a single or double auxiliary action (×4: cards 4, 10, 18 and 19 are identical)
	Needs 1 building, 1 blue teepee, 2 hazards. 5 , −3 if unmet. Action: engine up to 3 spaces
	Needs 1 building, 2 blue teepees. 3 , −2 if unmet. Action: gain 2 dollars
	Needs 2 West Highlands, 1 station, 1 green teepee. 5 , −3 if unmet. Action: engine up to 2 spaces
	Needs 2 stations, 1 hazard. 3 , −2 if unmet. Action: gain 2 dollars
	Needs 2 stations, 2 buildings. 5 , −2 if unmet. Action: move your cattleman up to 3 steps, ignoring hands FAQ
	Needs 1 building, 1 green and 1 blue teepee. 3 , −2 if unmet. Action: gain 2 dollars
	Needs 2 stations, 2 hazards. 5 , −3 if unmet. Action: engine up to 3 spaces
	Needs 1 value-3 card, 1 West Highland, 1 Texas Longhorn. 5 , −3 if unmet. Action: engine up to 2 spaces
	Needs 1 West Highland, 2 hazards. 3 , −2 if unmet. Action: gain 2 dollars
	Needs 1 station, 2 green teepees. 3 , −2 if unmet. Action: draw up to 3 cards, then discard as many
	Needs 2 buildings, 2 hazards. 5 , −2 if unmet. Action: move your cattleman up to 3 steps, ignoring hands FAQ
	Needs 2 buildings, 1 hazard. 3 , −2 if unmet. Action: draw up to 3 cards, then discard as many
	Needs 2 stations, 2 blue teepees. 5 , −2 if unmet. Action: move your cattleman up to 3 steps, ignoring hands FAQ
	Needs 1 value-3 card, 1 West Highland, 1 Texas Longhorn. 5 , −2 if unmet. Action: move your cattleman up to 3 steps, ignoring hands
	Needs 2 buildings, 2 green teepees. 5 , −3 if unmet. Action: engine up to 2 spaces
	Needs 1 station, 1 green and 1 blue teepee. 3 , −2 if unmet. Action: draw up to 3 cards, then discard as many
	Needs 1 Texas Longhorn, 1 hazard. 3 , −2 if unmet. Action: draw up to 3 cards, then discard as many

Starting objective cards

One per player at setup; no penalty and no immediate action. It is optional: score its 3 points only if every pictured task is met, otherwise it costs nothing. FAQ

Picture	Card
	Needs 2 buildings, 1 hazard. 3 , no penalty, no action FAQ
	Needs 1 blue teepee, 2 hazards. 3 , no penalty, no action FAQ
	Needs 2 stations, 1 green teepee. 3 , no penalty, no action FAQ
	Needs 1 value-3 card, 1 West Highland, 1 building. 3 , no penalty, no action FAQ
	Back

Tiles

Neutral buildings

The seven tiles anyone may use; their actions are listed under The neutral buildings. At setup, place one on each lettered neutral space. On a building, take its local actions in any order; each is optional, but if you skip all of them you must take one auxiliary action. An “or” is a choice within that action; a second icon separated by a dot is a separate action. FAQ FAQ FAQ

Picture	Tile
	A — Guernsey for 2 dollars; two hires. The free hire and the hire costing 2 dollars are separate choices: either can come first, and you may take either or both. FAQ
	B — Dutch Belt for 2 dollars; place a building
	C — certificate or objective; engine
	D — trade or paid engine move; auxiliary action
	E — Black Angus for 2 dollars; buy cattle
	F — two of a breed for 4 dollars; hazard for 7 dollars
	G — engine; auxiliary action
	Back of the neutral buildings

Private buildings

Ten double-sided tiles per player (shown in blue; every colour is the same). Top left: craftsmen needed (pay 2 dollars each); top right: points at the end; a hand charges other players passing it (place a building). All players use the same side of each number. When you replace your own building, finish its remaining actions first; the old building then leaves the game and scores nothing. Passing an opponent’s hand charges its fee, but you can pay only what you have and never owe it later. A move caused by a building is ordinary movement, so hands still apply. FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ

Rulings that apply to every row below: Can I chain several cattleman moves from buildings?.

Picture	Building
	1a — 1 craftsman, 1 , green hand. Gain 2 dollars for each of your buildings in the woods (1a counts itself if it touches the woods). “In the woods” means the tile edge touches a woods space; 1a earns for itself when that is true. FAQ
	1b — 1 craftsman, 1 , green hand. Discard an objective card from your hand: up to 2 · engine 1 back and gain 3 dollars. The discarded objective must still be in your hand; a played one cannot be chosen. FAQ
	2a — 1 craftsman, 1 . Discard a Guernsey: 4 dollars · buy cattle
	2b — 1 craftsman, 1 . Discard a Jersey: engine 1 forward · discard a Dutch Belt: 3 dollars
	3a — 1 craftsman, 1 . Discard two cattle of the same breed: 3 dollars · move up to 1 step and take phase B again. Resolve the move as normal trail movement, including any hands, then take the destination building’s phase B.
	3b — 2 craftsmen, 3 . a single or double auxiliary action · move up to 1 step and take phase B again. A double auxiliary action doubles one chosen auxiliary action’s cost and reward; it is not two different actions. FAQ
	4a — 2 craftsmen, 3 , black hand. remove a hazard for 5 dollars · move up to 2 steps and take phase B again
	4b — 2 craftsmen, 3 , black hand. Draw up to one card per cowboy, then discard as many · move up to 3 steps and take phase B again. Choose your draw count first, draw all those cards, then discard the same number; the new cards are eligible. FAQ
	5a — 3 craftsmen, 4 . hire a worker for 1 dollar less · engine forward up to your engineers
	5b — 3 craftsmen, 4 . Discard a Black Angus: up to 2 · gain 1 dollar per engineer
	6a — 4 craftsmen, 5 . Discard a Holstein: 10 dollars · a single or double auxiliary action FAQ
	6b — 4 craftsmen, 5 . Discard any cattle card: 3 dollars and an objective card from the display straight into your hand
	7a — 5 craftsmen, 6 , black hand. For each pair of 1 green and 1 blue teepee you have: up to 2 and 2 dollars (you keep the teepees)
	7b — 5 craftsmen, 6 , green and black hand. engine forward up to the number of your buildings in the woods FAQ
	8a — 5 craftsmen, 6 , green hand. trade with the Indians or a single or double auxiliary action · engine up to 2 spaces. Choose trade or auxiliary, then resolve the separate engine move. FAQ
	8b — 6 craftsmen, 8 . Copy the local actions (and risk action) of one adjacent building — neutral, yours or another player’s; no empty space or location between. “Adjacent” means directly beside it; even a single empty space or hazard breaks adjacency. You may copy a different neighbor on a later visit. FAQ FAQ
	9a — 7 craftsmen, 9 . engine up to 3 spaces · extraordinary delivery: move your engine back 1 or more spaces, then place a disc on a city whose value is no more than the spaces moved (occupied and turnout spaces do not count); usual city rules and arrows, no transport cost, no income; then you may upgrade the turnout you stopped on. Turnout spaces can be crossed but do not add to the backward step count; this delivery gives no income. FAQ
	9b — 6 craftsmen, 8 . Upgrade one train station anywhere behind your engine, following the usual rules (station master included), without moving. You may take that station’s tile only if it is still available, and must still give up a worker as usual. FAQ
	10a — 9 craftsmen, 13 , black hand. Move your certificate marker as far as your limit allows · move up to 5 steps and take phase B again FAQ
	10b — 8 craftsmen, 11 , black hand. Gain 4 dollars · engine up to 4 spaces · move up to 4 steps and take phase B again

“In the woods” means a building whose edge touches a wood on the board.

Hazard tiles

18 tiles, 6 of each kind, taken with Remove a hazard. The hand charges anyone passing it while it lies on the trail. Landing on one does not collect it; use a remove-hazard action. A hazard under another player’s cattleman is still available, and the remaining stack does not slide when one is removed. FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ

Rulings that apply to every row below: Do I have to stop on a hazard, teepee or opponent’s building with a hand?; What if I cannot pay a hand’s fee?; Do hazards and teepees used for objectives still count for station master tiles?.

Picture	Tile
	Flood, 2 points, black hand
	Flood, 2 points, green hand
	Flood, 3 points, black hand
	Flood, 3 points, green hand
	Flood, 4 points, green hand (×2)
	Drought, 2 points, black hand
	Drought, 2 points, green hand
	Drought, 3 points, black hand
	Drought, 3 points, green hand
	Drought, 4 points, green hand (×2)
	Rockfall, 2 points, black hand
	Rockfall, 2 points, green hand
	Rockfall, 3 points, black hand
	Rockfall, 3 points, green hand
	Rockfall, 4 points, green hand (×2)

Teepee tiles

Placed teepees charge their pictured hand when crossed; landing on one does not let you take it. Take a teepee only with the trade action, and pay any listed cost in full. FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ

Picture	Tile
	Green teepee (×11) — green hand on the trail (trade) FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ
	Blue teepee (×11) — black hand on the trail FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ FAQ

Worker tiles

During setup, workers with the “2” back fill the job market up to the token’s row: 3 with two players, 5 with three, and 7 with four. FAQ

Picture	Tile
	Cowboy (×18) — buys cattle (buy cattle) FAQ
	Craftsman (×18) — builds (place a building)
	Engineer (×18) — moves the engine (railroad)

Tile backs

Picture	Back
	1 — teepees and hazards placed at setup, foresight space 1 FAQ FAQ
	2 — only workers FAQ FAQ
	3 — tiles that come out late in the game FAQ FAQ

Station master tiles

Five tiles beside the first five stations (stations). A certificate tile adds one permanent certificate to every future Kansas City income. End-game tasks count the pieces in front of you: 3 hazards score 3 points, and each green-blue teepee pair scores 3. The other three tile tasks score only complete pairs too (3 certificates, hazards, or objective cards score 3 points). FAQ

Picture	Tile
	Gain 2 dollars now · 1 per worker in your worker section
	Permanent certificate · 3 per complete pair of certificates, including temporary and permanent ones
	Permanent certificate · 3 per complete pair of hazards
	Remove a hazard free or trade with the Indians now · 3 per complete pair of objective cards, whether fulfilled or not
	Permanent certificate · 3 per pair with one green and one blue teepee

Tokens & pieces

Picture	Piece
	1 dollar (35)
	5 dollars (20)
	Job market token — marks the job market row being filled; 2 to whoever ends the game. Crossing a yellow arrow refills cattle; reaching the red arrow triggers the final round. FAQ FAQ

Wooden pieces per player (pictured in the setup): 1 cattleman, 1 engine, 1 certificate marker and 14 discs; plus a score pad.

Icons

Icon	Meaning
	Dollars: gain (white) or pay (red) that many
	Victory points at the end
	Move your certificate marker 1 space
	Move your certificate marker up to 2 spaces
	Move your engine forward
	Move your engine backwards (a cost)
	Move your cattleman forward, then phase B again
	A single or double auxiliary action
	Hire one worker
	Place a private building
	Buy cattle from the cattle market
	Remove a hazard
	Trade with the Indians
	Gain an objective card