Trading Post is a fun, fast-moving and highly immersive business game that explores the skillsof negotiation, information gathering and network building. It is particularly effective at bringingpeople together and breaking down barriers.

The game is set in the lawless Wild West town of Dodge City in the 1860s — a time of greatopportunity for the wise and quick-witted, but a place of potential disaster for the unwary andill-informed. Each team plays a family that arrives in the city with few possessions — horses,beads, gold, leather, money and most importantly valuable information. Their goal is to maximisethe value of their possessions and by using information, build relationships and deal with theother families in town.

Trading Post is easy to understand but a real challenge to play. After the short briefing the game starts and the action quicklybuilds to what becomes a frenzy of Wild West proportions. To be successful in Trading Post requires more than good networking.It will also take ruthless negotiation, creative thinking and strategic planning to become the richest family in Dodge City.

This is an incredibly versatile activity that can be played in just one hour. It is also a lot of fun, with cowboy hats, props andmusic enhancing the Wild West atmosphere. Add some ranch food, costumes and line dancing and Trading Post becomes thecentrepiece of a hot diggity Western-themed event that will put the “yeehaw!” into any audience.