It’s 1985, I am sitting in computer class in front of a Commodore 64. I spend hours over the course of days typing in code to make random blocks on the screen change colors, not the most exciting thing to do and then I am introduced in The Oregon Trail Game, a true game changer. The setting of the game is 19th Century Pioneering life. Travelling The Oregon Trail, hunting, trying to survive and many times dying from typhoid, dysentery and even drowning, at the time it was the coolest thing around. As you can imagine I was excited to hear from Pressman Toys that they were releasing a board game version, The Oregon Trail: Journey to Willamette Valley.
The setting is the same, your family has joined a wagon train leaving from Independence, MO, heading west to find your fortune! The game progresses as you place tiles to discover the trails, rivers, forts, and towns ahead of you and will move you through to this new land. Of course like the original, it is not all fun and games on this scenic journey. We encountered disease, drowning, rattlesnakes and other hazards plaguing us along the way. The need to survive is still there so you will hunt for food avoid starvation, as in real life there are choices to be made because you have limited space in the wagon, you may need to choose between supplies and family members to keep moving along the trail. Eventually, you find yourself safe, in Willamette Valley and ready to strike it rich! It’s time to relive those fond memories of one of the world’s most beloved computer games as you race your friends to victory in “The Oregon Trail: Journey to Willamette Valley.” The game is made for 2-4 players, ages 14 and up. You can find The Oregon Trail: Journey to Willamette Valley exclusively at Target here.
Game Contents
- 1 Game Board
- 48 Trail Tiles
- 32 Coins
- 1 Die
- 1 Hunting Stand
- Cards: 25 Hunting, 60 Calamities, 8 Wagon Upgrades, 8 Market Pieces
- 50 Small Supplies: 12 Pistols, 10 Compasses, 10 Medicine, 40 Meat
- 20 Large Supplies: 4 Shotguns, 6 Wagon Parts, 6 Winter Clothes, 4 Hitchhikers
- Player Pieces: 4 Wagons, 4 Boards, 4 Purple Family Members, 4 Yellow Family Members, 4 Red Family Members, 4 Blue Family Members
- Complete Instructions
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I have never played this game; but am looking forward to my 1st time and introducing it to my grands. Thanks for the chance to win.
no i dont ty 🙂 looks fun 🙂
I’m the right age, but I somehow missed it. Too busy playing Pacman.
Not as a child, but I remember when my children were young.
have never played this game. I would love to play it
I remember others playing the game, but do not think I ever did.
I remember playing it on an old Apple IIgs.
I remember playing it as a kid, I won a few times
As a highschooler as that is when it first came out.
I have never played this game before, but it sounds like a really fun family game to play.
Yes, absolutely! I have wonderful memories of playing the Oregon Trail with my cousins. We’d take bets on how we’d die on the trail! LOL
I loved playing The Oregon Trail in the fifth grade! It’s one of my all time favorite computer games.
No, I don’t have memories of playing The Oregon Trail as a child, but I wish I did. Thanks for the giveaway!
I have never even heard of this game before but I think it looks like a lot of fun
I remember playing the Oregon Trail in fifth grade. back then we had a computer room to teach us word processing and stuff.
I’ve always wanted to play this game!
I remember that we would go to the computer pab in school to play this game. I always loved it and felt we didn’t get enough time.
My brother and I played The Oregon Trail all the time when we were kids.
Looks like a lot of fun! Count me in.
I don’t have memories of this game
I have never played this game before but it definitely looks like alot of fun!
have never played the game, but have heard a lot of stories of The Oregon Trail being as that I live in Oregon!
Of course! It was great making decisions to try to make it all the way.
I have never played this game before but it looks like a lot of fun!
I remember playing in the computer and I always died of starvation! Lol
No, but my kids would love play. Thank you
I loved the game!
Yes! I had an old Windows 95 that I played it on. I still occasionally pull up the free version online.
I’ve never played it, but this looks like a fun game!
My kids loved the game.
Absolutely! Computer lab days were the best days!
I remember playing this in my elementary school. It was so much fun. We would play every lunch hour. It is so cool that they have made a board game out of it. It looks super fun.
Yes I loved playing it as s kid!
Ive never heard of it. Would love to play tho
Yes, I have memories of playing this with my kids as well as when I was young.
I do remember playing this game as a kid. I loved it!
We used to play this game on the computer when we were kids. I’m sure my kids would enjoy playing this board game!
No, I have never played this game
I enjoyed the computer game very much and wish there was a version that would play on modern computers.
YES I REMEMBER IT WELL WE GOT TO PLAY IT IN SCHOOL IN THE 1990’S
When I was a child, one of my friends had a Commodore 64 and Oregon Trail was one of the games we used to play. I remember he would load games off a cassette drive, so we would patiently wait and listen to the bleeps and random noises as the cassette tape played and slowly loaded the game. Technology certainly has come a long way! Thank you for the chance to win.
I remember playing it on the computers at school.
I have never played this game.
Yes I totally played Oregon Trail as a child. Such a fun game but I usually died!
I used to play it on the computer! I always died. lol
I do! At my elementary school we would play it on the computer it was a blast
I remember playing this on the computers at school!
I can remember playing it at my Grandma’s house — she was a BIG game player.
Never heard of this game before!
I don’t recall ever playing as a child, but now that I live in Oregon, I definitely want to check out the board game!
I only slightly remember playing Oregon Trail, but I have memories of playing a similar game called California Gold Rush that I loved.
Yes i loved to play it
yes, and i still play it today when i can
No, I didn’t play The Oregon Trail as a child.
I have a vague recollection of it. Thank you!
Yes, I loved playing this in computer class.
No, I’ve never played Oregon Trail! Thanks and God bless!
No I have never played but sounds interesting!!
Just playing the computer game.
I loved playing Oregon Trail. It was the first computer game I ever learned to play. I also play it today (in a different format of course)
Of course I remember playing Oregon Trail in school.
I never played it nor have I heard of it when I was a kid, somehow I missed this one.
I used to play it on the old floppy disks
Yes, I loved to play that game!!
I remember playing this game on my computer.
Yes, this was one of my favorite games.
I loved computer days when we got to play this!
6th grade computer room where we would pick our friends to be part of our family and wait to scream out how they all died game after game for an hour LOL So much fun!
I have a ton of good memories of curing illnesses and hunting on oregon trail! Thanks so much for the chances to win.
Looks like a cool game.
it has been so long but i do remember playing it in computer class at school
I have to admit I have never played the game but it does look like fun.
Yes, I remember playing it
no i have never heard of this before
I loved it as a kid. I had a couple of editions on our computer.
I never heard of the game before so I did not play it as a child.
I have the best memories of Oregon Trail. We would go to computer class and if we were good and got our work done, we could play. It was so much fun!
no.
I absolutely loved playing Oregon Trail as a kid! It was so much fun!
I’ve never played. My kids have.
No one in my family has.