BGG rank #140 · 2011

Trajan

Trajan (2011) is #140 in the BoardGameGeek Top 1000: 2–4 players, 60–120 min, ages 12+. Designed by Stefan Feld.

Year: 2011
Players: 2–4
Play time: 60–120 min
Age: 12+

About the game

Set in ancient Rome, Trajan is a development game in which players try to increase their influence and power in various areas of Roman life such as political influence, trading, military dominion and other important parts of Roman culture.The central mechanism of the game uses a system similar to that in Mancala or pit-and-pebbles games.

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Mechanics

Area Movement Hand Management Mancala Open Drafting Set Collection

Designers

Stefan Feld

Artists

Jo Hartwig

Publishers

Ammonit Spiele, Asterion Press, Broadway Toys LTD, DiceTree Games, Evrikus, FoxMind, Ghenos Games, Gigamic, Gigante Jogos, HUCH!, Hutter Trade GmbH + Co KG, Maldito Games, Passport Game Studios, Quined Games, Renegade Game Studios, リゴレ (rigoler)

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