amount of money they have (from the entire journey, including gold). Most claims will yield small amounts of gold, but at least one claim can get you the high score. One notable claim is Cheechako Hill, which is always available. Staking Cheechako Hill will always result in the player becoming rich. Historically, the initial wave of prospectors ignored Cheechako Hill because only a cheechako (newcomer) would think there was gold so high up the hillside, but it turned out to contain rich deposits. Reception The game was used as a test product in schools for Analysis of covariance research. References External links Official website 1994 video games Children's educational video games Windows games Western (genre) video games Video games set in the 19th century Video games set in Seattle Video games set in Alaska Video games set in Canada North America-exclusive video games Classic Mac OS games The Learning Company games The Oregon Trail (series) Video games developed in the United States