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Hotseat-Automa for "Solo" Games on BGA

Posted: 10 September 2025, 09:45
by cigma
I tried to develop an easy to use hotseat automa for playing „solo“ games on BGA. (Please note that hotseat mode is only available for premium members, sorry.) The hotseat automa is not used for gaining points (e. g. producing dinosaurs), only for some smaller competition (worker placement, visitors) and the continuity of the game. Your goal is to exceed your highest score.

You need a common die (1-6) to roll for the worker placements of the hotseat player. If you don’t have any die at hand, you may use the random generator of the BGA search feature instead, picking the leftmost die as your roll. If the roll cannot be executed, roll again. (Or choose the next possible number in ascending order for the whole game. For example, you've rolled a 3 for The Agency, but it is already blocked. So you place the hotseat worker on Uplink (4) instead etc.)

Placement of the hotseat worker according to your roll:
1 = The Farm
2 = Outsource *
3 = The Agency
4 = Uplink *
5 = City Centre *
6 = Ferry

* Outsource
Use in order The Farm, the Ferry, The Agency, Uplink or the City Centre, if possible.

* Uplink
Play the leftmost card in hand, skipping cards which refer to the hotseat player’s dinosaurs or cannot be executed.

* City Centre
Sell the leftmost DNA card of the hotseat player and buy a basic hotel (or, if not possible, buy 3 fences).

That’s it! What is your solo high score?

Have fun :-)