
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,788
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Trekking the World: Second Edition
- 1–5 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2024

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Trekking Through History: Solo Mode is an expansion for Trekking Through History released in 2022 for 1 player, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by John Brieger and Charlie Bink and its main mechanics are Set Collection, Turn Order: Time Track, and Open Drafting.
Trekking Through History's Solo Mode lets you challenge an automated opponent known as The Historian. The Historian can create obstacles for you a human opponent can't, like destroying your time crystals or preventing you from visiting your ancestors. Solo players can choose 4 levels of difficulty: Easy, Normal, Hard and Extreme (for the masochists among you). —description from the publisher
Trekking Through History: Solo Mode supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Trekking Through History: Solo Mode is 30–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Trekking Through History: Solo Mode for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Trekking Through History: Solo Mode has a complexity rating of 1.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Trekking Through History: Solo Mode belongs to these categories: Adventure and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Turn Order: Time Track, and Open Drafting. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Trekking Through History: Solo Mode are: John Brieger and Charlie Bink. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Trekking Through History: Solo Mode as an expansion for Trekking Through History. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Trekking Through History to use it. Check that your edition of Trekking Through History is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.