10 Board Games I Wish I Could Play Solo

[@annerobertz4712]

Good news about Patchwork: The official solo mode that ised to be available as an expansion is now part of the anniversary edition of the game. Got my copy last week and it plays rather well. 😊

[@Ian-R-Wilz]

Great list. Diced Veggies has an official solo mode now. Patchwork has a solo but it was an expansion. I think it’s available in the 10th anniversary. Faraway and Azul both have fanmade solo modes

[@The_Dutch_Yeti]

If I remember correctly, someone participated in a contest to create a solo mode for a game that didn’t have it and someone created a Robokid solo bot for Fort that won. It’s really great, definitely worth looking into to. They even created files for the bot that match the art style of the game. One of the few “unofficial” solo modes that is definitely worth the effort to learn and play.

[@laurencesingh3948]

I love this list idea! This is something I daydream about a lot - my favourite non-soloable games getting solo modes. And there are times I am really interested in a game but decide not to add it to my collection because it will not get played enough for lack of a solo mode. My list looks like: 10. Iki 9. Dabawalla 8. Faraway 7. Cities 6. Wayfinders 5. The Wolves 4. Tea Garden 3. Star Wars Rebellion 2. Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy 1. Endeavor: Age of Sail

[@ncreson]

Azul not having a solo mode is a major reason why I own Harmony and River Valley Glassworks. Wanted something similar that played solo.

[@suemoore7779]

There are unofficial solo modes for Azul on bgg. They work pretty well and basically just give you priority of which tiles the bot takes. Patchwork has an official solo mode and it comes with the new anniversary edition.

[@julie_marc]

3:15 Would Black Sonata scratch your itch for a solo deduction game? BTW, lovely hair colour.

[@a-c-m]

For Faraway, I had a look at some of the fan-made solo modes. However, the issue is that as player interaction is very limited in Faraway (it boils down to who picks the first card), running an automa for that feels like too much hassle. The fan-made solo modes anyway just spit out a random score for the automa at the end. So I don’t think the distraction from running an automa is worth it it so I just play it solo as beat your own high score and I reduce the card display to two cards only. Works just fine.

[@heatherdash5815]

I agree about Paint the Roses ... most people find it too brain burny but i just love it

[@talenkl]

I agree, I’ve held off buying a deluxe copy because I don’t think anyone I play games with would like it… 🥺

[@Artistree6958]

I have to agree with you about boop. I don’t understand why I can’t figure it out. It seems so simple. Lol

[@nicolenavarro6886]

Same!

[@ncreson]

I feel like River of Gold could work really well with an automa deck similar to Raiders of the North Sea, Architects of the West Kingdom or Honey Buzz.

[@Jinxyisms]

I haven't bought Hooky yet because it's a 3+ game. If I could play it at 2 I would have bought it the first time I heard Jamie talk about it.

[@icymallard3]

How you feel about Hooky is how I feel about Letter Jam! I'm obsessed!

[@KerstinHutya-jc7bd]

Fort has a good solo mode on bgg

[@talenkl]

Oh, thank you!! I can finally rip the shrink off my game! 😊

[@MarkStamp-o6p]

While I understand the thought behind the list I think that too many games have bad solo modes shoehorned in that we shouldn't make designers feel bad for not including a solo mode if they don't want to work out how to do it.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Nobodies trying to make anyone feel bad 😆

[@DeadPool-fb4uu]

So this time without BGG link😅. Diced Veggies at some point (I believe) started adding solo mode to the box - it’s also available in files on BGG. It’s quite nice

[@tadej.vengust]

Diced Veggies are 1-4 player game. Also Patchwork 10th Anniversary is now solo

[@talenkl]

Yup, my diced veggies has a solo mode sheet in it 😊

[@Ian-R-Wilz]

Originally it wasn’t and then they added an official solo

[@Boardgaymergirl]

There's actually a great solo mode for Patchwork that just came out I'll be covering. It originally was not available except I THINK on the BGG store or as a promo in EU, but it is now a part of the Patchwork anniversary edition. As well, Azul has a great solo mode that's on BGG as a fan variant. I haven't played it A LOT but it's fun enough and easy enough. But a whole bunch of games I was able to start solo was thanks to fan made variants that ended up becoming official solo modes like Root, Great Western Trail, Grand Austria Hotel (all games I haven't yet played multiplayer lol).