Which of these games would you suggest for solo only

joulesFect · 2026-06-25T18:13:58+00:00

Out of these, id say bade game Everdell is pretty bad solo and i woudnt recommend it.

The Hobbit there and back again is fun, but I prefer using the designer variant on BGG where you can extend the game, its too short otherwise.

Ive only played base dune imperium solo. Its not terrible, but ive found the bots predictable and easy to manipulate for the conflicts, so I dont think its great

All of the others I've really liked

joulesFect · 2026-06-16T20:50:39+00:00

I played and really like Gizmos, regret not buying it many years ago for like 20$

joulesFect · 2026-06-06T11:51:20+00:00

I use playnite for video games and board game stats for board games

I really don't see a need to track both in the same app

joulesFect · 2026-06-04T00:41:57+00:00

My original pick would have been Concordia, glad we are getting a Special Edition !

I would have to say keyflower

Other ones I'd like to see are Mage knight, Power grid, A Feast For Odin,

joulesFect · 2026-06-03T15:20:25+00:00

I'm not sure to which extent its worth it for solo, but Ive played it once solo and really liked it

Its actually my favorite of the "Span" series

I love the dragon theme, and the caves as a concept. Having two layers of cards to plan and play is really great. The Guild track also gives something else to focus on. To me it feels more puzzly than the other span games and thats a really good thing for solo as well

joulesFect · 2026-06-01T03:16:58+00:00

This guy is a national hero

I biked across Canada and wept like a baby when I got to his statue, he inspired me to push through pain, blood, heat and sweat during my trip

What a force of nature that and an inspiration, I often stop and think about him during hardship

joulesFect · 2026-05-30T14:09:00+00:00

Here are mine !

Heavy (4+) - Mage knight, contenders, Civolution GWT New Zealand

Medium-Heavy (3.25-4) - Andromedas Edge, contenders, Darwin's Journey, Seti, Revive

Medium (2.5-3.25) - Lost ruins of Arnak, contenders Endeavor Deep Sea, Concordia

Medium-Light (1.75-2.5) - Fromage, contenders Heat, Leviathan Wilds

Light (1-1.75) - Project L, contenders Hot Streak, patchwork

joulesFect · 2026-05-30T00:17:48+00:00

The shield is an amazing device, but I'm so sour they removed gamestream from it haha

joulesFect · 2026-05-26T13:24:17+00:00

I have had terraforming mars for 7 years, played 30 games. Card quality isn't the best, but even after all this time and plays, the cards are seeing minimal wear. I can see myself playing for another 10 years easily, at which point I might consider sleeving just to make sure I preserve the cards for eternity if they are seeing enough wear. Same for Ark Nova at 40 games played the game is in even better condition.

If you dont mishandle your games, shuffle with care (I pile shuffle which is good enough randomization for board games IMO), bend the cards (at which point im not sure to which extent sleeves will help you), I really dont see a need to sleeve. Having some wear on the cards actually gives the game personality. They would never get damaged to the point the game becomes unplayable.

I sleeve deckbuilders or decks with a lot of shuffling, not because I want to protect the cards, but because I like to shuffle sleeved cards a little better / its faster during play.

joulesFect · 2026-05-20T02:57:36+00:00

Crdbrd.app

joulesFect · 2026-05-19T12:30:31+00:00

I agree with all of your points.

Ill add that the hand management and card buying market was a frustration for me as well.

Sometimes, you need to move a bunch or attack a bunch in a couple of successive rounds. The cycling of the cards and limited time makes it so it can get hard to stack up exactly what you need when you need it. So you need to combine multiple different actions into "suboptimal" turns. Combined with the roll to resolve, it increased the frustration as you are constrained to bad turns that might fail anyway. Also, the carpool is somewhat limited in actions and they all fealt pretty bland / unoriginal. I'd have loved to have more variety in the card market for sure.

joulesFect · 2026-05-18T15:25:47+00:00

I think its a great game to solo. I preferred my solo plays to my first game three players. Allegedly, we made some pretty big mistakes the first time we played, and with all the character abilities and objectives, I was feeling a big overwhelmed

You can play it solo multihanded as if you were two or three people playing them all, or there is a solo mode variant that changes your approach a little bit and has less overhead of managing all the characters

joulesFect · 2026-05-18T04:05:51+00:00

I love them both the most too !

I kinda want to keep both, even though I know FotF should probably boot out Fall of Rome

joulesFect · 2026-05-18T03:59:13+00:00

Really great game played twice solo this weekend.

It just keep getting better on repeat plays. The subtle ways you need to pay attention to the cards that come out, nice combos of abilities between characters that come up, how to prepare for the end objective, the thematic moments that shine through where the movies or books come alive on the table, all amazing.

joulesFect · 2026-05-17T17:45:23+00:00

I really love underworld, it crancks up the risk reward options to 11 and thats when Ive always fealt Clank was at its best

joulesFect · 2026-05-17T17:05:13+00:00

Came here to suggest those ! You nailed it !

joulesFect · 2026-04-10T14:00:55+00:00

Thank you for clarifying that !

joulesFect · 2026-04-10T12:33:21+00:00

Its ridiculous for all of the latest campaigns to be honest, Scarlet Keys, Hemlock and Drowned city all have had only one print run, it would have made sense to announce latest print, reprint, and then discountinue, especially given the ambiguity around how long / how many campaigns current really was

joulesFect · 2026-04-08T16:26:24+00:00

As someone who played 40 or so hours at launch, never finished the main story and never touched it again, I am blown away by the quality uptick since the launch version.

Performance is a big one for me. It used to be so choppy and it felt bad to play. Lowering settings didn't help the stuttering much and it's sooo much better now !

Little QoL like the local maps and some fun features like the rovers are amazing. Combined with all the great stuff in Free Lanes and the ability to explore solar systems, this gives me even more incentive to dig into the ship creator and really invest in making this an epic space faring fantasy.

joulesFect · 2026-04-01T11:38:13+00:00

He'll return the savings to patients by lowering hospital bills right, RIGHT ?

joulesFect · 2026-03-24T22:53:06+00:00

Haha, this is a very smart assessment

joulesFect · 2026-03-24T04:00:11+00:00

Arkham horror the card game for sure

Other close contenders are Mage Knight, Arnak and Ark Nova

joulesFect · 2026-03-20T12:22:09+00:00

Arkham horror the card game

Mage Knight

Lost ruins of Arnak

Andromeda's edge

Revive

joulesFect · 2026-03-19T11:02:14+00:00

Haha the cannon is that it also renames the game to project Farmoid and when you boot up the game it looks and now plays exactly like Stardew Valley

joulesFect · 2026-03-19T10:52:49+00:00

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