Coop play

[Brummbär]

In my gaming group there is lately a trend towards Coop gaming (players against a kind of AI system), which means that games like Triumph are a bit "off the table".
As a big fan of the system I surely want to change this

Has anybody ever found a good AI system to control one side in a historical game like Triumph?
Thinking about Roman Legions which need to hold their ground against hordes of barbarians for example...

Thanks for any ideas / input / thoughts...

[Rod]

hmmmm, a lot of people have tried to do that for miniature games as a solo game. Not sure I have ever heard of it for when you have an opponent?

In theory you can try to get them to do Grand Triumph with teams?

[David Kuijt]

Thinking about Roman Legions which need to hold their ground against hordes of barbarians for example...

It wouldn't be hard to do the limited version of Co-op games where there is one player who does the "Enemy" and some number who play the good guys (as happens in Shadows over Camelot, for example). Do a Grand Triumph battle where one experienced player runs a very simple (nearly monotype) army, facing three players with more complicated armies.

I haven't seen an AI, but it wouldn't be hard to make one for slower figures (Early Saxon, for example). It would be very hard to make a GOOD one, of course. But it wouldn't be hard to make one that is challenging to new players of Triumph.

[Brummbär]

Thanks for your tips!
Guess that is the way to go.