Oregon Trail - Student Journals by Coach Sonnen

Mr. Randy Hendersons

SONNEN — 2016-04-09 07:04:14 UTC

On the Oregon Trail I lost very early on and then I died of Cholera. The problems I ran into were though. For instance, it was hard when all of my kids died and we ran out of food. I think this game is very similar to those that traveled the Oregon Trail because we know they got very sick and many died as well. I had a lot of fun playing this game, especially when you get to go hunting. I just do as I've done in real life and imagine the shot feeding us. I skillfully take aim, patiently waiting for the right moment. Overall this was a good game.

Oregon Trail Game

SONNEN — 2016-04-09 07:12:56 UTC

Mr. Bo Johnson

SONNEN — 2016-04-10 12:26:17 UTC

I did well up until the end. I kept on knocking into the shore and people kept drowning. I got 795 points. The game was more difficult than I expected. People were getting sick, people died, and the wagon kept on breaking. In real life, it took longer to get to the destination. Yes, I had fun. It made me want to keep people alive.

Mrs. Dorothy Harris

SONNEN — 2016-04-10 17:24:02 UTC

I did well achieving 1248
points. We encountered
severe snow, wrong trails,
and rivers. More difficult
then I expected. It would have
taken more than a couple
months for those brave pioneers of the 19th century. I think this game is similar
because of all the
harshness of it. I had fun
putting in the names and 2
of them died.

2016-04-10 20:03:24 UTC

Finished
I finished quickly but two of my members died

Billy "Get 'er Done" Davis

2016-04-11 01:13:12 UTC

I did not know I did as well as I did until I compared statistics with others. Although I had a lot of problems like diseases and constant wagon breakdowns, I still got a score of 2173 on the first try. I also struggled from the lack of food in the beginning. All of these issues were easy to resolve, which made the game kind of easy. I can't make an estimate about the contrast other than to suggest the situations seem realistic, and those originally blazing the trail west were brave sun-of-a-guns. In other words it was a little fun.

20jbrier — 2016-04-11 02:56:24 UTC

As i finished the game of oregon trail I thought I did pretty well knowing that I finished without having a single family member die, made it before winter, and ended with 1118 points. Usually the biggest problem was figuring out the best and cheapest way to cross a river without losing anything or dying. Although I found the game quite easy because of how short it is compared to the original game. I found the game surprisingly fun, I think I thought this because the randomness of everything caused an exciting type of chaos.

WADSWORTH, Eliza Ann

2016-04-11 16:02:15 UTC

I will choose to believe that I did fairly well. Most of my problems were my members kept getting sick and thieves would come steal supplies when the sun fell. The game was more difficult than i expected. I think i would be taking care of several others and I think i would have separate options as to which path or career I would take. I think the game was a similar to the trail as you could get when playing an interactive game. They had the fleet of people, the number of days, names of the different supplies’, landmarks and all that. Although the people on the trail probably didn't know what their health as well as others was on a daily basis. I did have fun playing the game because It held my attention and was creative.

Oroando Beardsley

2016-04-11 19:03:29 UTC

I started out both healthy and happy, as it was quite easy at first. But then we lost half our food because of _________. Then, when a certain disease began to spread everything when down hill. After a long time, (not sure how long exactly but it was exorbitant) we finally made it! I was so happy I could "cry me a river."
My experiance with the game seemed to convey just how dire those on the trail had it at times. It provided a lot of good examples of how and why it was a very difficult journey.
Yes, I did have fun because I like video games.

Mrs. Rebecca Jane

2016-04-11 22:09:38 UTC

I didn't do so well because all of my family members passed away. Then I died. Conditions were tough on the game, so it is hard to imagine making the trek in real life. But the game was revealing because it really expresses what people on the Oregon Trail went through.

WYNKOOP, Archimedes

2016-04-11 22:52:30 UTC

I died on my way to Fort Hall. In the beginning, shortly after the Kansas River Crossing encounter, I lost 3 of my children for unknown reasons. Later, everyone else died from cholera. It was kind of comedic, however, because two of my children lost all of their arms and legs before passing away. I wasted all of my bullets while hunting for game, because I forgot I had a limited supply of them. However, I had fun overall, with both naming the characters and divvying up the cash for the right supplies.

Mr. CRIGGINS

SONNEN — 2016-04-12 03:13:03 UTC

Surprisingly the game was real fun. It took me about 30 mins to beat it. I started March 1st and I got to Oregon right before December. I was booking it. I soon learned that there was no way to earn money so I was smart with the money I had. I also hunted a lot to get free food. Sadly two of my members died from snakebites. For a game made in the 90’s it was very realistic. I had fun with the game because I was doing good and the hunting was fun.

Mary Ann Farr

2016-04-12 15:02:35 UTC

I did alright, for the most part my party was healthy. Kent and Annie did get sick, but everyone else was OK. We had enough food and clothes most of the time anyway. We did run into problems, like Kent and Annie getting sick, and sometimes I wasn’t able to shoot enough food to eat. The difficulty level was about the same as I expected. Though it can’t have been nearly as difficult as the real Oregon Trail. Also the hunting isn’t accurately represented (squirrels don’t run right in front of your face). I guess I had fun, it had a survival objective.

Loretta Denny

2016-04-12 15:07:32 UTC

After a seemingly endless round of playing the game more than 5 times, I quit after dying. But, after going back to play again, I was able to reach Oregon. For the most part, the only way to make it all the way there was to choose to be a banker because it gave you plenty of money and to leave during May. If you did not choose to do these things, you would run into a lot of sickness, thieves, a shortage of grass, and very little food. It was a lot more difficult than I would ever have thought, but it was actually quite fun. It was realistic. I’m sure anyone who had traveled the trail would run into just as many issues as the players of the game.

Elijah Bristow

20rfolma — 2016-04-12 18:44:39 UTC

I had been a banker from Boston when I had started. It was surprisingly easy in the beginning but got extremely difficult near the end. It was quite fun and I played it several times because I could control my family's food supply like a god. Since I was a banker, I didn't need to conserve money. When I was nearly to Oregon, I started to slowly starve due to the fact I was not near towns to buy food. My story ended on the final step, floating on the river to Oregon when my raft hit a rock and killed my entire family, plus my oxen. It was very well made and took into account of many factors that happened in real life.

Nell Tombs

2016-04-12 19:00:41 UTC

I bought alot of necessities like food and clothes and started out as a banker so I could get more money but everyone still died for some reason

Jan Gunner & Gretta River

2016-04-12 19:00:54 UTC

The problems we faced on the trail was lack of good water and our party kept falling out of the wagon. The weather was not a great help either. We did pretty okay, but we died at Ft Dallas. We tried to float down the river but we crashed into a rock. It was quite easy because the game told us what to do throughout the whole thing.
For starters we didn't really have to experience it, nobody really died in real life and neither did we have to really travel anywhere. The game was fun until we died and Ja yelled at me (Gretta). Whenever we lost, it was frustrating. There was also thefts.
Overall, the game was fun. :)

Callie Justice

2016-04-12 19:49:37 UTC

I did pretty good on the game. I didn’t know what to answer sometimes. The game was easier than I thought it would be. I think the game was different than real life because people didn’t have that many choices back then. Yes I did have fun it was cool to act like i was part of the Oregon trail.

Tami Holmes

2016-04-12 21:52:17 UTC

This game was fun and all of my characters stayed alive until I went I was 50 miles to Oregon. I ended up with only $2.50 left after I finished the game. I all ways made sure that I had more than 100 pounds of food. A trick I learned is that when someone is sick move up the food rations to filling and rest for a day and their health goes back up, this didn't save them from drowning all at the same time though. I learned that the trail was not good and many people died.

2016-04-12 21:54:49 UTC

I did "ok", but sadly all my friends died, even me. Reason for broken bones, bad weather, and some food problems. I thought it was going to be easier but turns out dealing with food and health is a lot harder then I expected. I don't believe this is what it was like in real life, true all that probably happened, but humans aren't robots so we could have died in human ways as well. Over all I injoy seeing my friends die.

Kimmy Shade

2016-04-12 22:21:37 UTC

I think I did pretty well on the trying to navigate through the Oregon Trail in those conditions. At least only 2 people died before I made it to Willamette. Many issues that I ran into include the thieves, wagon fires, and dealing with food/water. there was also the slight issue with the river, but fortunately I didn't have those problems. The game was easier than I expected mostly because of the formatting (not sure if that's the right word) of the game where it only requires a handful of keys to use. I think it portrays the experience of the trail pretty well. It was easy for people, especially kids, to contract those diseases and suffer from those problems because the medical field wasn't that developed in the 1800's. It also gives us close to accurate depictions of time because back then its didn't take 2-8 hours to travel halfway across the country it took multiple months or even years. Honestly, I had fun playing the game. In fact, I was in that group of people who was addicted to playing the game, because of the simplicity and challenge of surviving of the game.

My trouble

2016-04-12 22:30:19 UTC

when i played Oregon trail i had a hard time and i could not get past Ohio..... by john anakin mayer

Ally Albright

2016-04-12 23:05:20 UTC

I did good for the most part. I only lost one person and 2 ox. The heath was poor because of lack of water, but when I got to some of the rivers the heath went up. It was harder that I thought. It took me a while to figure out how to shoot. Also, I lost some days because some of my people would break their leg or from the wagon getting wet. I think it was pretty similar. People would run into problems like getting off trail, broken bones, wet wagons, snake bites, trading, and death. I thought it was fun. I like games that are pretty challenging like this was.

Elle Gilber

2016-04-12 23:40:24 UTC

I died a lot in the game but over all it was fun. I thought the game was going to be super easy but it turns out it was very hard. It is different because in the game when people died it did not matter but in real life it did matter.

Jones Gander

2016-04-12 23:51:09 UTC

I did really bad at game, most of my team died and we made it Oregon in very bad shape. Some problems were that my members kept on getting sick and bad weather causing days to be wasted. This game to me was a little difficult to me because I'm not a person who could deal with caring for other members who don't do anything and since I didn't know what to do I failed a lot. I really felt like I was travelling through the Oregon Trail, having to care to my members and being wise with my money to buy things to help get through the trail. Even though I did really bad at this game. I made it to Oregon! I had a lot of fun playing this game and will keep on playing, until I get 4 members to Oregon.

20racome — 2016-04-13 00:37:29 UTC

I didn't do well; 3 people died and the remaining 2 were in poor health, I had 0 pounds of food left and 7 of my oxen died. Some problems I ran into were: losing the trail, bad weather, thieves, people drowning, etc. The game was a bit harder than I expected, but if I knew how to maintain everything better, I probably would have done better. I think the game is similar to the real Oregon Trail because they still had problems like exhaustion, disease, bad weather and all the other problems in the game. I had fun playing the Oregon Trail even if I didn't do so well.

Stanley, John

2016-04-13 01:20:52 UTC

Turns out the game really was really fun. Sometimes, i would get annoyed because a thief would always steal my oxen. Then at one point, my wagon caught on fire when it was snowing. The game was easy at first but then it got really hard because i ran out of money so i had to hunt and attempt to trade the whole time. My character in the real Oregon Trail game really resembles how people were thriving in the Oregon Trail. People had to worry about food, water, clothes they needed for weather, how much money they could spend, Native Americans throughout the trail, and thieves. Overall i think this game was really fun.

Frazar, Thomas

2016-04-13 02:14:30 UTC

The Oregon Trail game was actually a very eye opening. I initially thought the game was going to be a breeze, but I was shortly proved wrong. The game definitely had its ups and downs, it tested your ability to be able to budget, which is a life skill. I do believe that the game is similar to how the journey on the Oregon Trail was. I loved how the game included the options of how to cross the river because that was a major part of the struggle during the trip to the west. Many settlers died crossing the rough rivers.

During my experience playing the game I ran into some trouble. My player was a banker so I started the game with 1,800 dollars, which was a major advantage. I made sure to spend most of my money on food since I knew we’d have a long, treacherous journey to Oregon. What surprised me the most was how easily everyone got sick. It really threw me off course, because it would effect how many days we rested. I actually did pretty well in the game; each person made it to Oregon in good condition. In conclusion I really enjoyed the game, it tested the way I think and made me think more in depth about my choices.

Amy Waters

2016-04-13 04:05:10 UTC

I played it twice the first time I failed miserably since I did not know you had to save your money. So I spent all of it at the store and when I got to the last fork in the road I had to chose between floating the river and the toll road and since I couldn't pay the toll road k had to take the river where my wagon crashed and my whole family died. The second time however I saved my money and got safely to the end where I even scored number seven in the top ten on the leaderboard.

Kam Molder

2016-04-13 13:18:48 UTC

On my journey I encountered many obstacles such as rivers, sickness leading to death, starvation.The game was challenging when you cross the river you had to make sure your party did not fall out of the wagon. It was more difficult making all those decisions. I think the game really showed real life on the trail like experiencing loss of people due to disease, also crossing the dangerous rivers, and making some scary trade.

Candi Keller

2016-04-13 13:41:14 UTC

I didn't do so well in the game. The weather was a big source on why the people that were traveling with me got sick. It was always very hot and we kept on drinking too much water. Once all of the travelers dies in the game, then I died. I didn't make it to the end, but I think I was half way there.

Wilson, Darby

2016-04-13 14:43:37 UTC

a) How did you do?: I decided to be a farmer at the start of the game because being a banker seemed lame and too simple. I had a few oxen lead the wagon while we traveled our way across the land. I knew there was only a few ways to gain money so I tried my best to be smart with it. Regardless of how much money you had, you can’t fight exhaustion or illnesses during this time period. A few of my family members had exhaustion and some of them died from diseases. For something that came out in the 90’s it was extremely realistic.

b) What problems did you run into on the trail?: There was so many problems! A lot of my family members got diseases and ended up passing away. Thieves would constantly come and steal my supplies when the sun fell. Also worrying about how much you have when it comes to supplies. You have to watch it or else you will run out of everything which could lead to death.

c) Was the game easier or more difficult than expected?: It seemed like it was just going to be an easy game, something a programmer threw together to try out new coding because they didn’t know what they’re doing yet. It was more difficult than I predicted.

d) How do you think the game is similar or different from the experiences of real people who went on the Oregon Trail? I think the game probably had to simplify it a little bit because this isn’t the actual Oregon Trail. I do believe this was as close as you could possibly get with an interactive game.

e) Did you have fun? Explain. Yeah, I can say I enjoyed it. It was kind of fun to have second hand experiences with something like this. It was portrayed in a very different way.

Max Matthews

2016-04-13 15:33:10 UTC

The game was actually pretty fun. It took me about 10 minutes to beat it. I played it a couple of times and it got easy after a while. While on the trail my most common problem was probably getting the fever. The game was actually easier than expected I thought it would be super hard. They experienced hardships similar but it was a lot harder because they would live those problems and they wouldn't just go away after a couple of days. I had a lot of fun playing it messing with random names and it would get pretty funny.

Mr. Robert Montgomery

2016-04-13 15:37:58 UTC

This game was HAAAAARRRRRDDDD........ When I first tried this game I was GARBAGE. Comparing the game to what the people in real life Isay they had a harder time.

William Howlett

2016-04-13 15:44:49 UTC

When I first played the game it was great. I tried as farmer instead of a carpenter because they had loads more money but it was so hard to get from Boston to Oregon. I have been playing over and over again. I also tried to go from lllinois to Oregon and that was easier. So what I think of the game is that it was great.

Mrs. Mary Costello

2016-04-13 17:54:23 UTC

When I was playing I did pretty bad. Supplies were starting to get low as I traveled on the trail, and I couldn't buy more because I had used up all our savings at once. We did get stuck when we were crossing the river and we began to float across like a boat. Then sadly, the wagon broke and my family drowned, except for the main character. My character didn't continue much farther however, due to the broken wheel of the wagon. I really liked the game, because it allowed me to experience what it was like to travel to a long distance in the 1840's.

Asa Saunders

2016-04-13 18:43:36 UTC

The game, despite what the opinions of others, was actually surprisingly easy for me. I started as the banker and bought 2000 lbs of food. One of my members died by drowning, and the other broke like 3 bones and then died. However, one of my people had 3 diseases, cholera, typhoid, and dysentery and lived! So, the game was really fun and educational, something that not a lot of things are.

Tom "Nearly Mute" Marshall

2016-04-13 19:05:55 UTC

It was so fun. Even though all I bought was food and ammo. All of my ox's died or got stolen, I never got to the end. Every one died. It was just like people back then. I thought it was easyier than I thought.

Peter "BBQ" Brenner

2016-04-14 03:22:10 UTC

On my trip on the trail lots of things happened, some bad, some good. But overall I did well, I never ran out of food or supplies, which may have been a different story if I had been a farmer instead of a banker. On my trip there weren’t too many problems until the end, with all of it’s path and dangerous roads. As for the difficulty, as a banker playing isn’t hard at all, and I feel that it closely relates to people back them who crossed the trail. Easy for people with money, hard for those without. The game was long but in my opinion very fun.

Sheppard, George

SONNEN — 2016-04-14 07:17:04 UTC

William Cline

2016-04-14 12:29:10 UTC

I was doing great until a river had made a big dent in my supplies and I had some trouble recovering because I relied on bullets. I always got nervous on the rivers and we dealt with starvation and illness but they didn't give us too much trouble. This game was a little easier than expected and this could be linked to when people were moving west but with probably more factors and issues along the way. I had the most fun in this game than any game so far in US history.

Mrs. Susanna "Sew You Up" Morrison

2016-04-14 13:21:29 UTC

The game was a lot of fun! It was kind of hard at first and I had no luck at keeping my food. The first time I tried it, I thought 2 pounds of food would be enough, but it wasn't so my team and I died quickly. During the game, I didn't know what was going to happen next like whether one of my partners would die or if thieves would come and steal all of our stuff. That's how it went for the people on the trail because everyday, they didn't know what to expect on their journey.

Mrs. Helen Walton

2016-04-14 14:39:16 UTC

I think I did good, I didn't want my family to die so we constantly rested and had a lot of food. I ran into snakebites, broken arms, sickness, exhaustion, and we were running low on money. No one died though. The game was more difficult than expected because I didn't want to die so it was a lot of pressure on me to take care of my fake family. I had a lot of fun playing the game because, I kind of liked the feeling of wanting my family to get to Oregon safely.

Thomas "Master Huntman" Sampson

2016-04-15 18:13:10 UTC

This game was great! I got a ton of meat in this picture because Master Hunter!!!

Dylan s

2016-04-15 18:34:50 UTC

I think the game was very difficult, maybe because i chose the summer, which made my thingy catch on fire many times losing a lot of items worth a lot of money and eventually starved, but no matter what I did SOMEONE DIED. Almost every time I played, there was a fire. Overall, I think the game was unique and was fun to control how the family went along the Oregon trail, and I chose to be a banker which gave me a lot of moolah.

Laura D.

2016-04-15 18:38:02 UTC

I got pretty far except when I was really close my whole family died. There were a lot of storms that slowed us down. It was easier then I thought it would be. They had illnesses and weather that slowed them down. But yes I had fun playing Oregon trail.

Reagan H.

2016-04-15 18:54:35 UTC

I enjoyed this game even if it wasnt too accurate. I thought it was fun. I didnt die from anything broken and only lost one person from drowning i a river so I think I did pretty good. I found it to actually really easy and I made it to Oregon with money left over and several pounds of food and spare parts.

I had alot of fun playing the Oregon trail i didnt think i could learn so much from a game at first i thought the game was going to be bad because it was 8-bit but i was wrong.One of my favorite parts was when i went hunting.-Diego G.

2016-04-15 20:19:01 UTC

Kate "Mayonnaise" Lowe

2016-04-16 01:04:33 UTC

On my Oregon Trail, I started off as a banker. Yes, you get less points in the end, but honestly I just wanted to get to the end of the game. (Which, I didn't, sadly.) I started off, picking the month of April. It was hard, as the characters would get random injuries, and things like that. Then, December came. December by far, is the WORST month in the game. I was stuck blizzard by blizzard, losing days and in the end it killed off my remaining Oregon Trail travelers. It was harder than expected, and I had many problems along the way. I know this isn't exactly the way the people traveled through Oregon, but I know it was similar. Although it must have been a lot harder considering there was no "roadside child birth" and then cannibalism in the Oregon Trail that I played. Overall, I had alot of fun though. Tying to dodge challenges by resting and hunting lots of animals, the game certainly kept my interest.

Sarah Rose

2016-04-18 17:52:34 UTC

In the duration of this game I feel as though I played very poorly. Everyone died prior to our reaching our destination. We encountered heavy blizzards, thieves, diseases, broken body parts, oxen's dying, no one wanting to trade, deaths, and being held back due to going on the wrong trail, which is odd because I never chose to go those directions. It wasn’t hard nor difficult because I started off with no expectations. They must have been similar or else you wouldn’t have had you history class play the game. But everything is similar except there were probably more harsh things that would’ve happened on the way to wherever. Such being killed for your own goods, not knowing how to swim so it was harder to get over river, your oxen's freezing to death, not having food for the oxen's , getting attacked by animals while you were hunting, someone stealing your giant buffalo, and a lot of other events. If you consider my wanting to play again as having fun then yeah. It was fun “hunting” and seeing how bizarre some people’s trades are.

Naomi K.

2016-05-08 02:59:19 UTC

I liked playing, it was fun and challenging at the same time. I My family of 5 died about 600,0000 times. but I liked the educational background behind it.

Alexander "All Smiles" McClelland

2020-02-13 19:43:00 UTC

This game was breathtaking for me as I was able to make my own choices and interact with people in the game. Sadly in the game I was the only survivor but there are endless possibilities. This is a great game that I would highly recommend to anyone looking to do a little Oregon Trail activity.

Billy "The Gruff" Aiken

2020-02-13 22:09:09 UTC

I won and made it to Oregon. I had a real good time, and only one person died.

David "Doc" Lenox

2020-02-14 14:14:06 UTC

Day 1: I'm this cool yet dangerous environment traveling through the Oregon Trail for another chase at life . . . I Hope . . .
Day 2: Welp . . . one of the oxen are sick. we crossed the river safely but there's another river I don't know if this was a good idea . . .
Day 3: One of me family members was bitten by a snake. Luckily I am a doctor! We eventually found a fort & refilled on food and bought an extra ox. I swear MY FAMILY KEEPS EATING ALL MY FOOD!!
Day 3:Well . . . I Measles! And My friend Was bitten by a snake(AGAIN)

Merchant James Beagle

2020-02-14 15:43:23 UTC

This game is really fun! Depending on who you choose you can get a lot of money which will help depending on how far you get. I did pretty good with the merchant. I made it all the way to Oregon and to the leader board on my first try.

William "Big Bank" Hess

2020-02-14 15:45:20 UTC

The Oregon Trail is a very awesome game and it even lets you pick a month to start your journey. One challenge I went through was a snake bite. I would say it was easy because you just have to take care of your people and hope you do not get robbed. I had fun because of the survival elements depicted in this version of the Oregon Trail.

TYPE YOUR NAME HERE PLEASE

2020-02-14 18:50:47 UTC

The Oregon was hard and challenging I did not understand most of it, I started May 1, 1848 I had 10 oxens, 10 sets of clothes, 400 bullets, 2 wagon wheels, 1 wagon axle, 2 wagon tongues, 1,000 pounds of foods, and $1,010.00.
May 6, 1848 Janie was bitten by a snake. May 12, 1848 I reached the kansas river

The Oregon Trail is a really good game. The graphics, system, and things you could do made it really fun. The choices you had to make and the things you did made the game so life like.

2020-02-14 19:04:20 UTC

Mark Hammel

Thomas "Carefree" Shadden

asanchez3202 — 2020-02-14 19:55:36 UTC

I liked the Oregon Trail game and I did pretty good. The main challenge I had was attempting to cross the many rivers, it was so annoying. Every time I chose to get a ferry ride instead, I would. But then on my next turn I could not sail forward and it was very annoying. Lastly, I guess I was a bad parent or something because someone would get lost and I would have the least amount of care in the world.

Jimbo "Simple Man" Millican

ymedina5406 — 2020-02-14 19:58:34 UTC

This game was a lot of fun! The thing that I hated the most was that my cow ate a lot of food even though I changed the rations down but I made it.

John "The Pioneer" Cason

2020-02-14 20:02:47 UTC

One of my most memorable moments while playing Oregon trail was when I was really close to winning and I was going through a river, then I slightly crashed into a rock and lost a couple of supplies. Luckily I didn't lose the game after a long time. I feel that this game is challenging and you have to play smart because one wrong choice can cost you. Challenges I faced was crossing rivers and choosing what I would do to cross the river and this was very risky. Another challenge was running out of food way to fast. I luckily won my second game I played of Oregon trail. This was my only game I had won out of 2 tries. Oregon trail was actually a bit easier than what I thought it would be. I had fun because all of the choices were slightly risky which made the game interesting to see what would happen with the choice you picked.

Louis "Lone Wolf" Robidoux

aquinonez4111 — 2020-02-14 20:03:06 UTC

While I was hunting I shot five deer and three buffaloes. Gladly I got 3000 pounds of food but sadly I could only carry 200. I was on my last challenge and I lost my last two teammates because they had drowned. This made me feel sad because my companions were gone. The game was easier than I thought at first because some of the challenges were simple and others required luck. I had a lot of fun because it was a good game and it was really creative. I was however, having trouble keeping track of the amount of food we had remaining

Louis "Long Way" Montreuil

2020-02-14 20:27:38 UTC

While I was trying trying to cross the river my companions died and only one person remained. Then she died as well because she got the fever and I was stuck by myself with no one. Next, while I was hunting for food I killed 4 buffalo and I got lots of food just for myself. Lastly I was bitten by a snake and my game ended.

Jesse "Welcome to the dream land" Applegate

2020-02-14 20:30:19 UTC

This game is so much easier than I thought. If you take your time and make good decisions, you and your team of adventures can make it all the way to Oregon!

Robert "Shortcut" Arthur

nsanchez3143 — 2020-02-14 20:32:12 UTC

I had one death in my group. All of the other people in our group survived. The river was the most challenging part to play. Overall, this is a good game. One lucky thing was that I somehow had enough food to last the game. The funny part was when we got to a fort, I took a shortcut around so as to not mess with them.

Fabian Sambrano

2020-02-14 20:32:43 UTC

At the start I hat the game but it was very fun dorn the game and it got fun drent the step like i kill all of my parte mers and it was very fun in the army.

Victor M

2020-02-14 20:33:02 UTC

I had a really fun time just that everyone died expect for me,and that was my experience

Diego Sanchez

2020-02-14 20:33:03 UTC

I made it all the way! Hallelujah, I made it! This game was fun and was easier than expected. Me and two of my friends made it, but sadly the other two died of disease. I could not buy food or supplies for the rest of the tripped so I rationed the food and played it carefully. I think I dd pretty well, besides the deaths and all. Overall I made it and it is all over!

ANDREW SANCHEZ

asanchez3202 — 2020-02-14 20:39:05 UTC

I would like to thank mom,my 2 sisters, my 3 brothers my uncle, and my grandma.
this was a long and hard journey and i could not have made it without motivation.

Jose Banker

2020-02-16 02:36:10 UTC

I would say it was a very awesome game because you have to travel and take care of your person. Some challenges I went through was wasting money getting bit by a snake. It was easy because all you just have to do is travel and make it to Oregon. I had fun you buy stuff you can hunt and it shows a little map and it shows when you are almost there to Oregon .

Iuclid Saldana

isaldana6606 — 2020-02-18 19:13:18 UTC

It was fun hunting because it was easy but it was risky going through the river.

rene

2020-02-18 19:17:11 UTC

it was kinda boring but it was fun too when you hunt for food and trade

Name?

2020-02-18 19:19:38 UTC

I Shot down a buffalo and only was able to carry half of the food i got i was weakk. But i made it towards the end.

Liliahna Jimenez

2020-02-18 19:22:38 UTC

It was ok I guess.It could have been so much better on the graphics and I didn't quite understand what to do.

Victoriy A. Robinson

2020-02-18 20:22:21 UTC

Some Memorable moments were when we would worry about our crew when they got sick or hurt. We would always try our best to ensure everyone's safety on the trip. We were presently surprised with our experience on the Oregon Trail on completing and flabbergasted when found out all of our crew members survived through this menacing trip. Some problems we ran into were the long resting days and the multiple people being injured at once. The games was easier than expected because we worked together and with our quick actions towards to the problems we were able to come back stronger. This game was very fun when you have a partner to help you make some difficult decisions on the trail.

Marcus

2020-02-18 20:23:44 UTC

This game was cool. I would rather play this game than take notes. I like how you can pick the names of the people in your wagon.

Malcom Bacon

2020-02-18 20:24:18 UTC

this game is really good and fun i just have a couple of problems. I wish it had more challenges and better graphics but i do like that you can hunt and trade and sell my favorite part is hunting and my favorite character is the banker because you get extra money.

kiaya

2020-02-18 20:25:37 UTC

The main concept of the game is cool and all but I would prefer to take notes and learn more about the oregon trail in class as result I can gain more knowledge on what I need to know and not a game.

Chris Escamilla

cescamilla5141 — 2020-02-18 20:27:54 UTC

I really enjoyed this game because you had to stay on top of your crew and make sure they were ok. At first my chromebook died... I really liked the hunting and decision part. I was extremely happy that only one person from my crew died and i made it onto 6th place onto the leaderboard. I was doing my game with basketball stars ad Kobe got bit by a snake 3 times and still survived. Devin Booker died but everyone else made it. I hunted and got over 400 pounds of food but I could only carry 200.

armando

2020-02-18 20:28:27 UTC

well i think the game was good i like hunting a lot but the bandit stole my bullet and there was a fire that burn my stuff. the good thing is that all my people survive and that i got food and oxen and some more parts for my wagon

Emmanuel Najera

enajera3467 — 2020-02-18 20:30:57 UTC

My favorite part of the Oregon trail was when i was able to hunt especially in the beginning because since it was starting it was challenging to shoot the squirrels.overall i feel like i did good the second time.i got more than half way across the map but died when i was 2 miles away from the landmark.some challenges i faced was my men kept hurting themselves and i did to si i took days to heel which caused me to be delayed.in my opinion it was easier all u do is rest hunt and just move to landmarks.I did have fun and would like to play it again

SONNEN — 2020-02-19 20:35:52 UTC

Jesse

William "Yes Jennings" Martin

2020-02-20 15:53:16 UTC

A beautiful game. No one died in my game but it was exciting to get robbed by burglars. Also we had about 16 wheels brake, but other than that, it's a great game

Juan Rodriguez AKA Louis

2020-02-20 17:31:02 UTC

This Game was very interesting and it was like i was on the trail to explore the Oregon Trail like the Pioneers had

Juanita V. Cortez

jcortez6185 — 2020-02-20 17:32:45 UTC

I was successful in reaching my goal ~~with a death of 1 ox~~ but no people died along the trip. Beth kept getting snake bites though, Poor beth. Above all the trips and decisions of the trip were fun to do and decide, my favorite part was the hunting since it was a good activity.

Elegant Thompson

2020-02-20 17:34:55 UTC

the game was real fun i feel like it was putting me in the position of the people in the game and i liked doing that i felt like i had responsibility that i don't have in real life and what i need in real life

Gabriella Reyes

2020-02-20 17:34:56 UTC

Serenity Mora

2020-02-20 19:35:11 UTC

Mary died how did Mary die she was was barley on the ride for a day other than that the rest made it to the valley alive but i dont know if good.

William "Tragic" Manning

2020-02-20 19:37:10 UTC

The game was fun! When we were crossing the river, Sara drowned and we lost a lot of our supplies.

Santiago Delgadillo

2020-02-21 14:45:48 UTC

The game was fun. I almost died of hunger but i went to go hunt and i got 1243 pounds of food. When i was crossing the river sara drowned and lost alot of our supplies. We were passing by the village and one pf my persons got bit by a snake. Finally all of us drowned and the ended.

Miles "The Truth" Jones

2020-02-21 14:57:50 UTC

The game was fun! But i ended up starting with 30 pounds of food and i was so close to beating it but it was the end of the period so i ended up leaving the game and never beat it

George W. "Trail Froze" Rice

jugarte6706 — 2020-02-21 15:41:45 UTC

This game is honestly fun! The hardest part in this game was probably crossing a river. Some of the experience was bad because I had to leave and I came back and my game was frozen. Overall this is a really great history game.

John "Journey called the Oregon Trail" Lauderdale

2020-02-21 16:42:30 UTC

The game was fun and I enjoyed it. Everyone ended up dying by crossing the river and by diseases, but it was still a fun experience and I would continue to play this game.

Main Man Moreno

2020-02-21 20:36:31 UTC

Some Memorable moments that we had were when we would worry about our crew when they got sick or hurt. We would always try our best to ensure everyone's safety on the trip. We were presently surprised with our experience on the Oregon Trail on completing and flabbergasted when found out all of our crew members survived through this menacing trip. Some problems we ran into were the long resting days and the multiple people being injured at once. The games was easier than expected because we worked together and with our quick actions towards to the problems we were able to come back stronger. This game was very fun when you have a partner to help you make some difficult decisions on the trail.

Margaret "So Cold" Richardson

2020-02-24 15:45:40 UTC

Their were many killed by diseases and they struggled through cold winter. The game was fun I enjoyed it.

Gertrude "Optimistic" Applegate

2022-01-28 15:02:17 UTC

Playing the Oregon trail game was very fun and enjoyable I did come across a few difficulties on the way like for example my oxens were dying, and my crewmates were getting diseases, breaking arms, ect. My first crewmate to die was Diana, then shortly after Ariyana died.Me, Leslie, and Jovanni lasted a while until I went hunting and came back and everyone was dead!
Over all this was a very good game.

Ivan "The Big Dawg" Decatur

2022-01-28 15:05:27 UTC

This was a fun game and I completed the game. Also, I enjoyed playing the game.

Rachel "Bored" Belden

2022-01-28 18:19:19 UTC

Playing the game was kinda boring but is was kinda cool making decision to survive.

James "Didn't Make It" Applegate

jmartinez7242 — 2022-01-28 18:25:55 UTC

The game was pretty fun. I didn't make the best choices and I lost all but 1 ox and some of my members died to illness.

John "Sure Thing" Thompson

2022-01-28 19:42:13 UTC

This game was a super fun game and I successfully made it to the end. I had a great time playing.

Henry "Speedy" Spencer AIKEN

2022-01-28 19:49:57 UTC

Playing Oregon trail was a trip. I literally had fun and ended with two, it was FORTnite and Andreas, rest in peace. Most of the time I got to enjoy at a fast pace even though it was a poor mistake, barley making it with 5 pounds of food remaining.

Jacob "Not Too Easy" Reed

2022-01-28 19:50:43 UTC

Playing the Oregon trail was fun and truly entertaining.This was supposed to be easy as my team names imply but I have lost all but one of my friends a rip e s y.

Anna "Lets Go" Cruz

2022-01-28 23:42:12 UTC

I completed the Oregon Trail game.People got hurt and sick.One died,but overall we made it 2,000 miles.From east to west across the US.This was a great game and I had a lot of fun playing it.

Shirley "Lets go back" Jefferson

2022-01-31 13:44:38 UTC

This was a very good game I lasted a while till i ran out of bullets and food so I died of starvation after I took the Donner Pass.

Miles ¨The truth¨ Davis

2022-01-31 15:49:36 UTC

The Game was great i always hunted but when i did i would only be able to carry 200 out of my 700 pounds food overall it was great.

Sammy "The Great" Traveler

2022-01-31 15:55:24 UTC

It was harder than i expected all my people had gotten hurt and it delayed it took longer than i wanted it to At first i didnt know how to play it

Trail

2022-01-31 19:40:52 UTC

This game was very fun but vincent my fellow class mate broke his arm about 20 times , besides that I really enjoyed the game and I think its very fun,we should do more things like this.

Cindy "Great Cook" Baker

2022-01-31 19:49:10 UTC

My family died of a snakebite and other diseases. In the end I was the only person alive in the end.

Ray Ellen

rtorres8694 — 2022-02-01 03:20:25 UTC

Playing the game was fun but I died quick and my teammates too. It was just hard trying to stay track and alive. R>I>P to my teammates.

The Oregon Trail: Mike "We can make it!" Wallace

2022-02-01 13:56:47 UTC

The game was fun! I ended up beating the trail and not everyone died but one time my boat sinked, and everyone got sick.

"Diva To Be" Debbie Smith

2022-02-01 15:19:12 UTC

It was super awesome. It is difficult to traverse with all the things that keep happening as we try to progress.