I sometimes wonder what it would have been like to have lived in the Wild West of the 1800's here in my home state of California: the gold rush, the building of missions, and every man for himself. With wonderful games like Westward, I can play cowgirl and never have to worry about getting bit by mosquitoes. Westward is an iPhone version of the PC simulation/strategy game developed by Sandlot Games, although this version was developed by Binoteq.
Check out Tips & Tricks for the latest from Sandlot Games, Westward:Each Farm can support about 10 people.Trading Posts are especially useful on maps with few resources. A mix of Gunslingers and Deputies is more effective than one or the other alone. Ranches use Wood and Water, but each Citizen working there produces more Food than a Citizen at a Farm. When a character is selected, if you hold down the Shift key and then left-click on the map, the character will move to that location. Focusing ...
The "Golden Age of the Western" began in the 1930s and lasted through the '70s. Stagecoach, A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, My Darling Clementine and High Noon epitomize the best in films. On TV, it was shows like Wagon Train, Bonanza, Maverick, Rawhide and Gunsmoke that kept viewers in the saddle.For PC pardners, however, no "Golden Age" appeared. A handful of decent mainstream titles sauntered into town over the years, but nothing to placate the more "refined" tastes of the casual gamer...until now.