“51st State: Master Set Solo Rules” is a guide that will help you understand how to play the game on your own. Let me walk you through the steps so you can enjoy this exciting game even when you’re alone.
Firstly, you need to prepare the game by setting up the board according to the instructions. Make sure you have all the necessary components ready. Once everything is set, it’s time to dive into the game!
You will be taking on the role of a leader in a post-apocalyptic world. Your goal is to rebuild your state and create a thriving civilization. To achieve this, you will need to manage resources, make strategic decisions, and build alliances.
On your turn, you will choose one action to perform from a set of available options. Each action will allow you to improve your state in different ways. You may choose to produce resources, construct buildings, or attack your opponents, among other possibilities. Carefully consider the consequences of each action and plan ahead to maximize your chances of success.
As the game progresses, you will gather cards that represent different factions and buildings. These cards will give you special abilities and help you advance your state. It’s important to carefully assess the value of each card and make the best use of them.
One of the key elements of the game is managing your resources effectively. Resources are vital for constructing buildings and making other actions. Make sure you always have a steady supply of resources to avoid falling behind.
The game will end after a certain number of rounds. At this point, you should count your victory points to determine the winner. Victory points can be obtained through various means, such as completing buildings, controlling locations, and collecting certain cards. The player with the most victory points is declared the winner.
Playing the “51st State: Master Set” solo can be an engaging and challenging experience. It allows you to immerse yourself in a post-apocalyptic world and test your strategic thinking. So, if you’re looking for a solitary gaming adventure, grab the rulebook and get ready to build your state from the ashes. Good luck!
To win the game, I need to have more victory points than the virtual player by the end. The virtual player can earn points by destroying my locations and building their own.
The game will end when either I or the virtual player reaches 25 points. Once that happens, we complete the action phase of that round and then add up the number of locations in each player’s State to their total score.
Let’s set up the game as usual, but the virtual player doesn’t need a faction board. We’ll place both point markers on the Victory Point track at the “0” space. And guess what? I get to take the first player token. It’s well-deserved, don’t you think?
Now, here are the rules we’ll play by:
During the Lookout Phase:
1. I reveal the top card of each of the Connection piles.
2. I draw the top four cards from the Deck and place them face up on the table.
- Choose a card from the deck and add it to your hand.
- Take the three remaining cards and shuffle them. Then, draw a card at random and place it face up in front of the virtual player.
- Out of the two cards that are left, choose one and add it to your hand.
- Put the last card face up in front of the virtual player.
- Take one more card from the deck and place it in front of the virtual player.
Production Phase
In the Production Phase, you don’t receive Goods. But don’t worry, I’ve got you covered!
Action Phase
When it’s time for the Action Phase, you always get to play first. That’s because you have the first player marker – pretty cool, right?
If you decide to Raze a location that belongs to the virtual player, the location card is discarded. They won’t be able to keep it as a Ruins, so you’ll have the upper hand.
- When it’s my turn, I’ll grab a connection card if there’s one available. And guess what? It won’t cost me a thing, but I’ll score 2 points! Say goodbye to that card because I’ll discard it. If I have more than one card to choose from, I’ll randomly pick one and put the other card back face up on its pile.
- Once all the connection cards are gone, get ready, because I’m about to attack you. Brace yourself!
- Don’t worry, you’ll only be attacked a maximum of three times per round. Whether my attacks are successful or not, as soon as I’ve attacked three times, I’ll take a break and pass on the next turn. Isn’t that nice of me?
- Oh, and once you decide to pass, I won’t be able to attack you anymore. I’ll pass too.
- When I execute my attack, I’ll reveal a card from my Deck and place it in the attack pile. Every attack I make in the round adds another card to this pile. Once there are 3 cards in the pile, I’ll pass on my next action. At that point, we’ll discard the cards in the attack pile and move them to the discard pile.
- Now, let’s talk about how the attack affects you. We’ll compare the Location Types on the attack card with the ones in your State. If you don’t have any matching Location Types, my attack is unsuccessful. You get to live another day!
- But if you have a Location that matches at least one Location Type on my attack card, your location gets Razed. I’ll earn two points, and you’ll get the Goods shown in the blue Deal field as usual. Your Location will flip face down and become a Ruins, just like it normally would.
So, what happens if, by some chance, you find yourself in possession of multiple cards that happen to match the same location type? Well, fear not, my friend! I’m here to enlighten you on the matter. It’s actually quite straightforward: the location that has the highest number of matching types is the one that gets Razed. Yes, you heard me right!
But wait, hold on a second. What if, by some strange twist of fate, there’s still a tie? Don’t worry, my dear curious soul. We have a solution for that too! In this situation, we have devised a cunning plan to break the tie. Allow me to explain the sacred order of our tie breakers:
- The card with the greater Distance
- Unused Actions
- Used Actions
- Features
- Productions
- Can you believe it? It’s still tied? Alright, fine. Let’s check the goods obtained from Razing the location. The priority is: The card with the most goods of the highest order is destroyed first. Keep going through this list until you break the tie.
- You made it this far? Take a picture and show it to us because we don’t believe you. If two locations provide the exact same goods when razed, you can decide which one gets destroyed. Or just choose randomly. It’s very likely that those locations are identical anyway. We really don’t care which one you lose.
If a card with a is about to be Razed, discard the instead. You got lucky. Discard the card drawn for the attack.
Hey there! Let me explain how you can interact with the virtual player in the game with a few key differences:
First, when you send a 
to an Open Production location, the Virtual Player gets 1 instead of a @m.
Next, when the virtual player destroys your locations, they don’t get any goods. They do get points though. Sneaky, huh?
During the Cleanup phase, go ahead and follow the regular steps, but make sure to hold onto that first player token. It’s your special little power.
Finally, when it comes to the end of the game, just finish up like normal.
The game comes to an end when you or the virtual player reaches 25 Victory Points on the victory point track. Once that happens, complete the Action phase as usual, and then add 1 to your score for each Location in your State. The same goes for the virtual player.
If you have more points than the virtual player, congratulations! You win! But let’s be honest, did you cheat a little?
If you have the same number of points or fewer, unfortunately, you lose. Don’t worry, though. You can always try again, mate. Go ahead, I’ll wait. If you manage to win, you can compare your score to the following table to see just how awesome you are.
Achievement Table
| Points | Rank |
| 30+ | Mutant |
| 40+ | Human |
| 50+ | Trader |
| 60+ | Soldier |
| 70+ | Cyborg |
| 80+ | Grand Master |