Go West!
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In the late 18th century¸ the fast growing population of the emerging United States of America showed an increasing interest in the Wild West. Millions of poor immigrants were arriving from Europe¸ and the population of cities on the East Coast swelled enormously. Endless plains and huge mountain ranges ? thinly populated by Native Americans and rich in game¸ farmland and minerals - started luring large numbers of them. Settlers traveled in wagon trains¸ and established themselves ever further west until they finally reached California and the Pacific coast. The players represent shrewd businessmen who benefit from passing wagon trains¸ continuously moving westward across the North American continent. It is divided into huge vertical tracts of land: New England¸ the East Coast¸ the Great Plains¸ the Midwest¸ the West and finally¸ California.