Well, I played the Oregon Trail again last night since my ISP decided to take the internet down to change servers. Can't they do that at 2am on a weeknight instead of the weekend?
So, I used the same characters again..
Mac was the leader (no surprise there)
Danny and Flack were 30
Stella was 35
Lindsay was 15
Hawkes was 17
I am happy to say that this one of the few times that Danny DIDN'T bite the dust first. The first problem was with Hawkes. He got a bad cold which turned to pneumonia. Then 26 days in, he died from pneumonia.
While crossing a river, the wagon tipped and Lindsay almost drowned. Later on, Flack sprained his shoulder (not sure how). Mac had an unknown ailment but recovered. Then Mac was accidentally shot (but didn't die). Later the wound got infected (then he recovered). Then he went and got himself shot again and still didn't die. He's tough.
When the wagon tipped over, the fishing pole and shotgun were lost so Lindsay was near starving, then she got worse. Mac's wound got infected (then he recovered again) and then Lindsay died of starvation. Followed by Danny, Flack, and Stella.
Mac continued on (even though he was starving) and managed to get another fishing pole and gun. It was the dead of winter and Mac was critically ill but that didn't stop him from fishing, hunting, and gathering fruits and veggies.
I finally ended the game when the wagon party was stuck in the mountains and day after day they weren't going anywhere.
I'd really like to get them all across the country in one piece.