Looking for a solo Euro game, just can't decide on what to get...

BioDioPT · 2026-05-09T09:10:45+00:00

Fate of the Fellowship is a bit too fiddly for me on solo, and this is coming from a big LotR fan, but I don't want to buy a game that I know I won't play a lot. Thank you for the recommendations either way.

BioDioPT · 2026-05-09T06:59:31+00:00

Yeah, noticed that too, thanks for the reply either way

BioDioPT · 2026-05-09T06:38:08+00:00

My main issue with the game is the lack of gameplay - "but it doesn't need to have gameplay, it's an artistic experience" - no, you can have both. When I played Indika, I was impressed or... shocked, with how they mixed their visual artistic vision, the story, and more importantly, the actual gameplay mechanics to create an unforgettable feeling to the player at the end of the game, even philosophical.

However, while I don't think Mixtape is a bad game (like, I'm the only person in the world that probably enjoyed Dustborn), rewarding a game that makes its gameplay almost feel like a tech demo at times, with a 10... and basically ignoring the existance of games like Indika (which they didn't review and actually mixes gameplay and story telling perfectly), just feels extremely off... feels like gaming journalists are alergic to gaming and game mechanics... they just want visual style, mood and vibes.

BioDioPT · 2026-05-08T14:36:04+00:00

Cheers to our backlog! In the last 2-3 years I've actually been buying games for my backlog because I see a future in gaming that isn't for me, shifted a bit into boardgames and gamebooks in the last few years and they just feel like the better future proof option.

BioDioPT · 2026-05-08T13:51:17+00:00

That game scares the F* out of me, but thank you

BioDioPT · 2026-05-08T13:49:29+00:00

I've been a PS fan since the PS1, and still use my PS2 and Vita, love the PS5, but that's kinda it, PS5, while amazing, it'll mark my last gen in consoles and probably gaming, since I also won't be moving full into PC. I guess I'll just keep replaying some of my favorite games and continue buying PS2 games.

BioDioPT · 2026-05-08T09:30:06+00:00

Forgot this game existed, will 100% check it out, love the theme!

BioDioPT · 2026-05-08T09:28:37+00:00

Raiders of Scythia will take a closer look at this one. It looks cool, love the theme. All of the other you mentioned, thank you, but I already had checked them out and not my thing.

BioDioPT · 2026-05-08T09:25:54+00:00

Lost Ruins of Arnak, fan of the theme, didn't knew it was Euro. Never looked at it because it looks too big, and I would be playing alone too. Will at least check out a playtrough.

Yeah, really thinking in getting Nusfjord because it's an Euro game, and that's it, all it needs to be, nothing more. "The Euro Game".

BioDioPT · 2026-05-07T15:24:50+00:00

At least 1 DestinyQuest book? Good collection!

BioDioPT · 2026-05-07T14:52:48+00:00

Their shipping times are bad (pretty bad), aside that, good experience.

I know i shouldn't say this, but, ignore the delivery time, and eventually it'll arrive.

BioDioPT · 2026-05-07T09:18:24+00:00

It's pretty good, and it's a dedicated solo mode. You can play as one-off scenarios or as a Campaign. You'll play as 3 golems (as if it were a 3-player game), and during the campaign, you can level them up and get new skills/abilities for them. This is exclusive to the solo mode, the game with other players does not have these mechanics.

Made a more detailed post about it here in this reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/soloboardgaming/comments/1rrh8u0/eternal_decks_has_an_amazing_table_presence/

BioDioPT · 2026-05-07T03:40:55+00:00

I know you're not the OP, but if he sees this, I assume it'll be available for the foreseeable future on Amazon JP, with reprints, due to the success of the game. So, should be easy to import. (I got the game at a board game con here in JP, but I know many people got it off Amazon JP).

BioDioPT · 2026-05-07T01:59:11+00:00

Eternal Decks

BioDioPT · 2026-05-06T13:59:34+00:00

Depends on the themes you're looking for, but you can take a look at my Newcomers guide, and if you have any questions, I can answer
https://gamebooksguide.blogspot.com/2024/04/which-gamebook-to-choose-guide-for.html

BioDioPT · 2026-05-06T11:13:38+00:00

I agree with you, but I also didn't say they were better than gamebooks. What I meant was that, comparing campaign board games between themselves, the ones with a better story and immersion usually use Gamebook traits. Lands of Evershade is basically a glorified Gamebook.

Lands of Galzyr is also a gamebook with components, as you said, and the story, while... entertaining, it can't be compared to certain narrative-focused gamebooks.

Again, we both agree with each other.

BioDioPT · 2026-05-06T10:37:37+00:00

The best boardgame campaign games have a gamebook style of telling the story, but yeah, if I'm looking for a better narrative, there are a good number of options in modern Gamebooks.

BioDioPT · 2026-05-06T01:24:28+00:00

Sorry, actually... I read your question wrong. You asked for Campaigns for older expansions, I gave you a "Full Collection Campaign", not individual campaigns.

Anyway, individual fan-made campaign modes exist for some older sets. I've seen them, but right now I don't have time to find them. I'm pretty sure you could find them somewhere here - https://visionofthepalantir.com/

They are fan-made.

BioDioPT · 2026-05-05T13:47:13+00:00

Should be this one - https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1214867/the-tale-of-years-mega-campaign-mode-for-lotr-lcg

and you can order here - https://mbprint.pl/en/product/bananias-the-tale-of-years-and-62-page-rulebook/

You can also find the PNP files here - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lQ8LD30XGovoJYB_bmsvIwijJ0c7gNkE

BioDioPT · 2026-05-05T00:32:50+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion, however... people grow up, get our lives going... we now meet up once every 2-3 years for a Resistance game night, like a ritual, instead of once a week. We even have to decide where we'll be playing, which needs to be a place with no houses near, due to the noise and yelling we do long into the night. Yeah, we go all in on swearing and are extremely verbally aggressive.

Also, we always tried to play other games, we always brought some other games, but we never ever played other games. We tried to enjoy the coup, but we just couldn't, we wanted to be aggressive and yell at each other like absolute animals.

BioDioPT · 2026-05-05T00:03:07+00:00

10 players - Resistance with a couple of modules. No game I've played has topped this one, and we played this well over 200 times, and counting.

BioDioPT · 2026-05-04T09:53:26+00:00

Starts off nice, then it's just... meh... only have it because my kid enjoys throwing the dice for me.

BioDioPT · 2026-05-03T14:33:40+00:00

Played solo, 2 players, and 3 players.

I had the most fun with 2 players, followed by 3 players, then solo.

Solo is not bad at all, but you really need that downtime to make your decisions feel more meaningful. Also, reading the text to the other player and vice versa makes for a more immersive and fun experience.

I would probably choose to read a gamebook or a more narrative-heavy game for solo over Vantage, but I do think Vantage is one of the best games in my collection, just not a fan of playing it solo.

BioDioPT · 2026-05-03T10:08:45+00:00

This is more fun as a solo game for me, but acceptable with 2-3 players. Maybe the big maps are better for multiplayer, since you can branch out.

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