Trajan (1991)

About this game

Trajan is a two player wargame covering the military campaigns of Roman Emperor Marcus Ulpius Nerva Trajan from 114 to 117 AD. The game is strategic in scale, with units representing Roman and Parthian forces, and their allies. The mapsheet, overlaid with a hexagonal grid, covers an area corresponding approximately to modern day Iraq, Iran and Kuwait. Game components consist of mapsheet, counters, rules and game charts.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 3.2/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.