Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Low interaction
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Build an efficient frontier town on a personal board where every shared dice roll activates—and reshapes—your developing action engine.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Open Drafting
Select cards or items from a shared face-up display.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Random Production
A random result determines which players or areas produce resources.
End Game Bonuses
Earn additional points for meeting conditions evaluated when the game ends.
Variable Set-up
Starting conditions, resources, or layouts change between plays.
Read the full game description
West Story: A Town Building Game turns Wild West settlement building into a simultaneous engine puzzle. Players purchase cards for rows on their personal boards, then resolve actions selected by a shared pair of dice. Used spaces remain marked, pushing later activations farther along each row until a reset clears the line and creates new timing opportunities. Trading with towns, buying railroad certificates, and confronting villains add tactical detours, while open drafting and end-game bonuses reward careful planning without leaving anyone idle.
