''Westward 1847'' (also punctuated as ''Westward-1847'') is a 1979 video game written by Jon C. Sherman published by

The Software Exchange The Software Exchange was a company that produced computer games in the late 1970s and early 1980s, primarily for the TRS-80. It has origins with ''SoftSide'' magazine. Games *''Atlantic Balloon Crossing'' (1979) *''Dragon-Quest Adventure'' (1979) ...

for the TRS-80 16K. It originally appeared as the cover feature for the October 1979 issue of '' SoftSide''.

Gameplay

''Westward 1847'' is a game in which the player has 40 weeks to get to Oregon before winter comes.

Reception

Jon Mishcon reviewed ''Westward 1847'' in '' The Space Gamer'' No. 34. Mishcon commented that "I recommend this game."

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