Abilene

1983 · BGG

Avg rating

5.88

Bayes rating

5.53

Weight

1.70 (Light)

Players

3-6

Playtime

45 min

Ratings count

153

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Description

Bring your cattle to Abilene, Kansas, in 1870. Hope that your opponents get only your sick cows. If they get another one, then there is the time for a shootout between your cowboys. The player who manages to bring the most herds to Abilene (and earns the most money) wins.

The original Hexagames edition supports only 3 players. The Schmidt Spiele edition supports up to 6 players.



Mechanics

Dice Rolling Memory Pick-up and Deliver Secret Unit Deployment

Themes

American West Fighting

Publishers

Hexagames (I) Schmidt Spiele

Designers

Roland Siegers