Great Western Trail: Argentina
48 questions players ask about Great Western Trail: Argentina. Pick one for the answer. See also the full rulebook.
Updated 2026-11-05.
Setup
Gameplay and Movement
- Can I use a dark-corner disc where a white-corner disc is required?
- What if I have to place a disc but have none left?
- Must I perform every local action on a building?
- Are railroad shortcuts mandatory, and do they need a building at the branch?
- Where do the coins I pay when my estanciero moves through a farmer tile go?
- What happens to the coins if I land on a farmer space but lack the strength to help?
- Where does my estanciero go after helping the granjero on my last granjero space?
- If I replace a building my estanciero stands on, can I use the new building's local actions?
- Do icons on building spaces give a bonus when a building covers them?
Buenos Aires and Ships
- How do I tell which city a ship delivers to?
- Can I load more than one of my discs onto the same ship?
- Can I have several discs on the same quay, and can a black-corner disc go on a quay?
- Can I pay 2 pesos per missing grain when moving a disc from a quay, or while I still have grain?
- How does the Quay II discount work?
- How can I afford the 9-grain extra delivery to Liverpool South?
- What does the +1 grain tile on a station master do?
- Are the plus-grain bonuses on quay spaces one-time or permanent?
- Can I keep grain from one loop to the next?
- Do I still get certificate income in Buenos Aires if I deliver no cattle?
Actions and Workers
- How do I build a private building needing more carpenters than I have?
- Can I chain "move your estanciero" actions and use each new building's actions in one turn?
- When hiring a granjero, must I pay its cost?
- Do granjeros on my board count as wild workers?
- Does a worker I make a station master still count as my worker?
- Do granjeros left next to my board count for buildings and worker sets?
- Can the Maquinista immediate action upgrade the last station, and do I pay the cost?
- Can my train enter a station upgrade space when another engine is on the turnout?
Granjeros
Cards and Exhaustion
Pedro (Solo Mode)
- How does Pedro draw cattle when the market lacks his target?
- Does Pedro take rewards when placing a disc?
- How does Pedro choose his route?
- How does Pedro choose which worker to hire?
- What does X on Pedro's cards mean?
- What do Pedro's cards 15 and 10 do?
- What if Pedro's criteria tie for cattle or buildings?
- Where does Pedro make an extra delivery?