We will not pay to ferry across any rivers. That sounds like it is taking the easy way out, but it also makes the game last longer, allowing for more things like cholera.Ĥ.

You can alter how fast your oxen go, with settings of 'steady,' 'strenuous,' and 'grueling.' To ensure that our oxen don't get worn out, we'll only travel at a 'steady' pace. These Mavs are about perseverance and playing through pain. A good way to counter these things is to rest. Over the course of this trip, our wonderful Mavs will get sick, tired, and break bones. After that, I can only get more food through hunting or trade.Ģ. I will buy the maximum amount of food to begin the game (2,000 pounds). That tends to be boring and not worth writing about, so I'm instituting a few rules.ġ. However, what I've discovered is that it's pretty easy to go slow, buy a ton of food and take the shortest way to Oregon City and make it without much incident. I'm putting the Dallas Mavericks' starting lineup, Rajon Rondo, Monta Ellis, Chandler Parsons, Dirk Nowitzki, and Tyson Chandler, on the Oregon Trail to see if any of them die from dysentery. So, I did something similar over at Frogs O' War, TCU's SB Nation site, and now, I'm bringing it here. I've been playing the Oregon Trail all day (don't tell anyone), and then I saw this, done by Matt Brown over at SB Nation's Ohio State blog Land Grant Holy Land.

If you didn't know, The Internet Archive just released a ton of old video games online, which you can play for free.

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