This is exactly what I needed and a lot of this still applies to 2nd edition. Went up against a guy who ended up with like 150 points and I just didn't understand how he was beating us so badly but it's mainly due to playing exactly how this video said. I went too slow, focused too much on selling at different locations, and was always broke. Next time I'll get him though lol

It's-a me, Mario!

Just tried the double Kansas City strategy. Took everyone's by surprise paired it with some nice buys on ranchers and easily won the game.

Thank you. As with your Maracaibo video, this was very helpful to understand the flow of the game and the common pitfalls for players.

Great job Mario! I think this is a really useful primer for GWT beginners. If you've never played it, give it a try: it is a wonderful game!

Great video thanks MariO!

Great video! A good starting point to get a glimpse into some more competitive play and theory.

Good video, easy to understand. I learned some things.  Super excited to see this going to BGA!!!

Great job with this! I've never even played Great Western Trail but I watched the whole video. Your presentation style is super fun. I'll have to give the game a try now. Thanks!

i started playing arnak a year ago.  Looked on YT for some strategy advice as i go high ranked.  Now Im playing GWT and Look who it is!  Im here for it, i think your Arnak videos were fantastic, They were all i ever used (granted its a few hours) but yeah i did really well with them.  Elite ranked.

Thanks so much! Great advice to the beginners

I managed to pull off the same builder strategy as you did with 10b + 8b. It resulted in finishing with double the points of the other players, also ringing the bell! I was the only person who went to Kansas City (2 times) and I didn't buy a single cow the whole game. This really is thanks to your video that gave me better insights in how to play. Thank you :)

Nice birthday gift! :)

(I do stink at this game, so I'll take anything that could help.)

Im a casual player and have played gwt few times, greart game :) Me and my friends always treated delivery to Kansas as very bad thing, as perspective of losing 6 points for each disc seemed as strong punishment.

2 misconceptions I had been thinking wrong:
1) I always thought cowboys were overpowered! Everyone in my playgroup was dead set on building their deck of cows to get those highest number cows.
2) I'm always stopping at every cool building and getting small bonuses here and there. What a Red Herring! You've shown you should use all your movement.

Looking for the “how to play builders” video but am not locating it.  Was one posted?  Thanks!  These are great.

Thank you for this outstanding video. I can see you have a deep understanding of this great game!

Hey, thx for the amazing video (loved your Barrage & Arnak stuff too). What do you think of delivering to Kansas in the 2nd edition? Thx for your work.

Top notch tips; really great strategic ideas.

Side note - I’m getting more ads on this vid than nearly any other and they are getting pushed every several minutes. Not sure what YouTube is doing here.

Great presentation. Loved the video. Does most of these hold up in the 2nd edition and Argentina?
Also, where do you find competitive players? Is there a discord channel?