Saddle up & guide your wagon train along the perilous Oregon Trail! Build a team of hardy folk & gather resources & equipment with a unique dice drafting system But dangers await in the dice you don&t choose! You can hire townsfolk buy wagons pan for gold & take on cattle — all the while preparing for inevitable raids storms & famine Who will best face the perils of the wild frontier & lead their wagon train to victory? Pioneer Days is a dice-drafting game reminiscent of The Oregon Trail While you pursue your strategy you must be prepared for impending disasters such as storms disease raids & famine Round by round players draw dice out of the bag roll them then take turns drafting one to either collect silver hire a townsfolk or take an action based on the die value Townsfolk confer immediate or constant benefits as well as end game scoring bonuses while actions help you collect wood medicine cattle equipment & gold nuggets The unchosen die each round advances one of the disaster tracks based on its color & when a disaster gets to the end of its track all players must deal with its effects During a raid you lose half of your silver During a famine you need to spend 1 silver per cattle or lose the cattle During a disease you need 1 medicine per townsfolk or lose the townsfolk During a storm you need 1 wood per wagon or suffer damage to your wagons At the end of each round you can satisfy the current town&s favor conditions in order to earn their favor Prepare for the disasters while you pursue your strategy & earn the most points to win the game!