Trajan Optimus - Solo rules for Trajan
by Dave Bootz - (bgg: bikefreak) - Version 0.5
Setup
Use the following pieces for Optimus:
o General, lgionnaires/workers, one token for the Senate.
o Shuffle the deck of 18 cards for Optimus.
Setup for a two player game.
Randomize start player and set Senate accordingly.
Play your turns as normal.
Optimus plays as follows:
Flip the next card in the deck. Advance the game clock by the value in
the octagon at the top of the card. Perform the main action at the top
right. Remainder of the card is used for the actions below.
If Optimus takes a Senate token add it to Optimus final Senate vote total.
Place token on Optimus Senate scoring marker for easy tracking.
If Optimus ever takes an extra action token perform that action. If it is an
extra action wild card, flip a card and take the main action.
If there are any decisions not covered in the rules, make the best move
from Optimus perspective.
Optimus does the following depending on the main action on the card:
Trajan
Remove the top Trajan tile matching the next card. If a stack is empty,
draw again.
o If a +2 then perform the main action on the next card.
o If a +1/2 workers add 1 or 2 workers to camp.
o If a +1/2 lgionnaires add 1 or 2 lgionnaires to camp.
Forum
For the first action of each Round: Remove the top-most extra action tile
in the first column of the Forum tiles. Perform the extra action.
Subsequent actions: Remove a tile that matches a turned up demand
token, starting at the top and working your way across and then down. If
you can, take a wild demand token first.
Otherwise: Remove the first tile, include the extra action column, starting
at the top and working your way across and then down. Perform extra
actions / keep Senate tokens.
If all tiles have been removed, do nothing.
Shipping
Flip the next drawn card:
o If a ship: Flip the matching ship if not already flipped.
o If left/right discard: Flip a new commodity card on the left or right
discard pile.
Construction
For the first action of the game: Mark the highest value tile matching the
next card.
Subsequent actions:
o If no worker: Add a worker to camp.
o If worker: Mark the highest value matching orthogonal tile to the
next card. Optimus can freely move through any spaces you may
have taken. Draw until you have a match.
For the first marked tile of each type perform the bonus action.
You cant take any tile Optimus has marked (but you can place a worker
there as you would in a two player game).
Senate
Advance the marker in the Senate.
ins, discard the bonus tile you would have wanted.
If Optimus w
Military
Perform the Military action that matches the next card:
o Named region: Move the general to the indicated region (Redraw
if already there or any lgionnaires are there.) Generals remove
tokens as normal. Perform extra actions / keep Senate tokens.
o Move lgionnaire: Move a lgionnaire from camp to the region
with the general (if no lgionnaires of either player), or move a
lgionnaire to camp (if none there), or move the general to a
new, lgionnaire free, region by redrawing.
Scoring
144 or fewer -> Optimus wins, player loses.
145 - 159 -> Tie Tie breaker: Optimus wins all ties. :)
160 - 179 -> Player wins but barely.
175 or more -> Player wins.