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Herd Trail

Lead a hadrosaur herd through an imagined prehistoric landscape. This free dinosaur strategy game asks you to plan a connected route, balance water with energy, and reach a green refuge. Every cost is visible, and the expedition moves only when you choose a stop.

Herd Trail

A turn based hadrosaur expedition

No clock · 3 route maps
Stage 0 of 5
Water7/10
Energy7/10
Stage 1: mildStage 2: mildStage 3: hot · −1 waterStage 4: mildStage 5: mild

Every stop shows its total change; there is no hidden travel cost. A hot stage adds −1 water. Refills stop at 10. Reaching zero water or energy ends the expedition.

Choose the next stop from herd camp

The herd is ready. Inspect the map, then choose a connected route. Keep water and energy above zero all the way to the green refuge.
Route map and planning notebook

Lines show the permitted routes from left to right. Tap any map stop to inspect it; choose a move using the large route buttons above. The map scrolls sideways on small screens.

Your route so far

  1. Start: Herd camp ← herd here

How to play Herd Trail

  1. Choose River Valley, Dry Season Crossing, or Highland Detour. Inspect the entire route map before moving.
  2. Pick one of the connected next stops using the large route buttons. Water bends replenish water; fern groves replenish energy. Other terrain uses supplies.
  3. Read the arrival preview. It includes the total change and any hot-stage water penalty. Resources cannot exceed ten.
  4. Keep both resources above zero at every stop, including the refuge. Reaching zero ends the expedition.
  5. You have two rethinks that return you to the previous stop with the previous supplies. Restart at any time, or try another map after a successful arrival.

On a phone or tablet, tap the route buttons. With a keyboard, use Tab to reach a control and Enter or Space to activate it. The map can be inspected separately from making a move, and there is no time limit.

Did dinosaurs travel in herds?

Some fossil sites preserve evidence consistent with group travel. At Denali in Alaska, the National Park Service describes a large track surface containing hadrosaur footprints of different sizes, including juveniles and adults. These traces help scientists investigate how those dinosaurs used the same landscape. Explore Denali dinosaur and plant fossils.

A footprint is a trace fossil: evidence of an animal’s activity rather than a preserved body part. Muddy footprints can become filled with sediment, harden, and later be exposed by erosion. Learn how dinosaur footprints form.

The science and the strategy rules

The herd, map, resource quantities, heat penalties, and destination in this game are invented. They create a planning challenge; they do not reconstruct an actual migration route or known hadrosaur water requirements. The factual starting point is that fossil trackways can preserve evidence about dinosaur movement and groups.

Try a stronger expedition

A short-looking route can still use the wrong resource. Look two stops ahead: a drinking stop may be valuable before a hot stage, while a feeding stop can make a tiring crossing possible. After a win, replay to arrive with more water and energy.

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