Are you feeling nostalgic for the days of staring at a green screen in front of an Apple II computer in school, hoping to make it down the Oregon Trail without succumbing to typhoid fever? Dubuque Esports League is excited to announce their upcoming Wagon Train Showdown event, where you can relive this experience and test your strategy, grit, and luck against the rugged wilderness.

On Wednesday, December 27, starting at 4 P.M., Dubuque Esports League will host the Wagon Train Showdown Oregon Trail event at their Dodge Street location. Teams of four will compete against each other to blaze the Oregon Trail, with each team member having a maximum of one hour to lead their wagon from Independence, Missouri, to the Willamette Valley in Oregon. The goal is to complete the journey without dying. The league will take an average of each team’s highest and lowest times to determine the winner.

Registration is $225 per team, and teams can win prizes for first place, the best dressed for the trail, the wagon leader who died with the most dignity, and the best family backstory. Teams can compete and join the streaming party during breaks between rounds.

The DEL Wagon Train Showdown is a fundraising event to support Dubuque Esports League’s mission to provide opportunities for tweens, teens and young adults to use esports as a platform to enhance skills needed to thrive in work and life. By having fun and playing your team will make a difference and allow all youth, no matter their ability to pay, to participate in their game-changing esports programs. So grab your team of four, pack your wagons, and prepare to make history! To register and learn more, go to: https://dbqesports.org/blog/oregontrail

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Dubuque Esports League’s mission is to provide opportunities for EVERYONE to use esports as a platform to develop STEM-based skills, grow in their social-emotional attributes and characteristics, discover career pathways, and enhance skills needed to thrive in work and life. Learn more at dbqesports.org.