The player must first choose one out of four partners. The game starts in Seattle in August 1897 (right before the actual Gold Rush). All your experience will be written to journal. Also you can play cards, bet on races and pan the gold. During your search you’ll meet various famous figures like Jack London, learn about Alaska and Canada. After arriving in Dawson City you have to pick up a partner, buy equipment and build a boat to overpass the mountain river. Play The Yukon Trail online! The Yukon Trail game description Players start out in Seattle and must make decisions concerning supplies, a partner, and travel plans as they head to Alaska before boating down a river to Dawson City and staking a claim. The game is based on the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 19th century. The Yukon Trail is a 1994 computer game from MECC, the creators of The Oregon Trail.