Trajan

Trajan este un joc de dezvoltare cu actiunea plasata in Roma antica in care jucatorii incearca sa isi creasca influenta si puterea in diverse domenii din Imperiul Roman precum militar, negot si altele.

Mecanismul central este unul similar ca in Mancala. Jucatorii au 6 actiuni disponibile: construire, negot, luatul cartonaselor, folosirea armatei, influentarea Senatului si plasarea cartonaselor pe tabla lor.

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At the start of the game, each player has two differently colored pieces in each of the six sections (bowls) of his tableau. On a turn, the player picks up all the pieces in one bowl and distributes them one-by-one in bowls in a clockwise order. Wherever the final piece is placed, the player takes the action associated with that bowl; in addition, if the colored pieces in that bowl match the colors shown on a Trajan tile next to the bowl (with tiles being placed at the start of the game and through later actions), then the player takes the additional action shown on that tile.

What are you trying to do with these actions? Acquire victory points (VPs) in whatever ways are available to you – and since this is a Feld design, you try to avoid being punished, too. At the Forum you try to anticipate the demands of the public so that you can supply them what they want and not suffer a penalty. In the Senate you acquire influence which translates into votes on VP-related laws, ideally snagging a law that fits your long-term plans. With the military, you take control of regions in Europe, earning more points for those regions far from Rome.

All game components are language neutral, and the playing time is 30 minutes per player.