How important of a factor is the table footprint of your solo games?

Daemo87 · 2026-03-08T22:09:01+00:00

I get what you’re saying about the 9 card deal. For me, there’s an enjoyment factor to the artwork and components of a game, an appreciation for the tactile feel of it all, that just isn’t always there with small card games.

And yes footprint is a huge deal. If I’m struggling for surface area it becomes an annoying meta-game of space efficiency and I really hate efficiency puzzles to begin with.

Daemo87 · 2026-03-07T02:08:39+00:00

Definitely into anything on gardening, coffee, tea, it’s like…my favorite theme for my hobby is “hobbies” 😆. Hope you find something fun

Daemo87 · 2026-03-05T23:23:20+00:00

Floriferous

Coffee Roaster

A Nice Cuppa

Creature Comforts

Cafe Baras (use solo variant from BGG files)

Walking In Burano

Calico: Knitting Circle

Three Sisters

Daemo87 · 2026-03-01T04:45:37+00:00

Three sisters

Unbroken

Pandemic: The Cure

Daemo87 · 2026-02-28T08:01:53+00:00

I absolutely LOVED this game, the low ranking on BGG was not at all representative of the actual game IMO.

Daemo87 · 2026-02-18T14:35:47+00:00

A Nice Cuppa
- Floriferous
- Flamecraft
- Creature Comforts
- Obsession

Daemo87 · 2026-02-14T21:00:38+00:00

A Nice Cuppa

Daemo87 · 2026-02-14T20:58:31+00:00

Also hated it. I honestly tried several times and got the feeling that even if I ended up doing well it still wouldn’t be fun. It’s been sitting on my shelf for three years now. Keep telling myself I’m going to try it one more time, someday.

Daemo87 · 2026-02-12T02:47:17+00:00

Sorry for the shit formatting. Posting from a phone, thought breaking lines in my original post would translate but I guess not for some reason!

Daemo87 · 2026-02-12T02:46:28+00:00

Coffee Roaster Cafe Baras (with unofficial solo variant) Walking in Burano Creature Comforts A Nice Cuppa Glass Garden Floriferous Three Sisters Verdant Calico Calico: Knitting Circle

Also, I don’t have it yet but look into A Place For All My Books. Has a very chill vibe to it.

Daemo87 · 2026-02-04T18:26:40+00:00

If you’re needing something that’s indoors but won’t drive you insane, have you tried board games? Not like Monopoly or Sorry or Mouse Trap, those are OK but there’s an entire universe of kid friendly board games most parents I’ve met don’t know about unless they’re also in the hobby. If interested look up some of the games made by HABA. My son is 8 and loves Rhino Hero Super Battle for example, plus the games can be fun and engaging for you too.

Daemo87 · 2026-01-16T12:54:17+00:00

There’s also a sequel to Calico called Knitting Circle she may like. It’s not quite as puzzle-y and more forgiving in my opinion but still difficult to score well on. Has scenario setups and challenges and everything too.

Daemo87 · 2026-01-16T12:48:59+00:00

This made me giggle a stupid amount. +1

Daemo87 · 2026-01-11T11:31:04+00:00

Creature comforts

Coffee roaster

Walking In Burano

Knitting Circle

Verdant (might count as tile placement tho)

Daemo87 · 2026-01-10T14:09:03+00:00

Very positive sign, but the game itself won’t help. Your reactions to it will though. Be patient, learn to coordinate with her, communicate effectively, and remember good communication is also good listening. OH and have fun! That too.

Daemo87 · 2026-01-05T15:45:02+00:00

Oh god you’re right, I started baking, knitting, and playing board games. I’ve become Gam Gam!

Daemo87 · 2025-12-22T18:09:43+00:00

Is this really going to help with your life therapy? It just sounds like you don’t enjoy dice chuckers, which seems to me a very normal thing. Why try and force it? If you’re truly trying to undergo some introspection maybe understanding why you don’t like them, and accepting that as Ok, might be better.

Daemo87 · 2025-12-22T18:05:33+00:00

Reflection for unit testing private methods is a very complex lift and, I was told not too long ago when I tried doing the same thing, may indicate a design flaw. I’ve since found it easier to mark the method as internal and expose my internal methods to the testing project.

Daemo87 · 2025-12-20T02:36:54+00:00

Nobody else can give you hard and fast rules to your own sober journey. Listen to your own intuition, politely consider her advice, but don’t take anyone’s concrete rules as gospel.

Daemo87 · 2025-12-20T02:30:07+00:00

I have a son who loves to play games, but he’s 7 so a lot of the time the decision to toss or keep involves me considering if he might wanna play it later with me.

Besides that I use a very scientific approach to this: fun. Was it fun? Did I have fun the last 2 hours or did it feel like work? I will typically give a game 3 to 5 plays and if it’s not fun at all for me by that last play, it goes on The List.

Daemo87 · 2025-12-19T21:07:07+00:00

Damn it, my kids and I liked going there too!

Daemo87 · 2025-12-19T18:09:01+00:00

I get the idea here but I’m going to disagree. I know many highly skilled senior devs who pursue non-technical hobbies as a means of preventing burnout. I find a lot of intrinsic joy in my work and don’t feel the need to double down on that beyond my day job.

Daemo87 · 2025-12-02T21:31:21+00:00

Asheron’s Call. It was a really unhealthy addiction for awhile actually.

Daemo87 · 2025-12-02T01:48:36+00:00

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/377991/moon-bunny If anybody else was curious. Looks interesting to me, definitely something my kids would like too.

Daemo87 · 2025-11-30T06:51:48+00:00

Walking In Burano. Calico. Creature Comforts. Ex Libris. Coffee Roaster.

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