The Oregon Trail

A recreation of the classic MECC journey. Outfit in Independence, follow the Platte River, ford swollen rivers, buy at forts, and push on to the Willamette Valley. Manage food, bullets, cash, spare parts and your family's health — or die of dysentery.

Based on the classic Oregon Trail. Each leg you choose Hunt, Rest or Continue, or accept a river-crossing / fort visit when you reach a landmark. Food feeds your party, bullets buy meat, and spare parts keep your wagon whole. Reach Oregon with at least one family member alive.

• - Hunt costs 2–20 bullets and yields a random amount of food (risk: injury).
• - Rest burns 2 food per person but cures illness and recovers strength.
• - Continue travels ~5–22 miles per turn (more oxen = faster) and costs 2 food per person; random events may strike.
• - River crossings risk drowning, wagon loss, or theft — choose your method.
• - Forts let you buy food, bullets, wheels, axles and tongues before you press on.
• - Spare parts break at random; repair them or your wagon is lost.