Ep 42 - Button Shy: Going Solo

[@christagregg9363]

I’m watching the back catalogue and immediately went and downloaded the PNP versions of two of these! Loving your channel

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Thank you so much! Hope you love them as much as we do!

[@bitsandbiology]

Thanks for helping me decide to get Ugly Gryphon Inn! Recently played Unsurmountable and Food Chain Island and very much enjoyed them. 🙂

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

@@bitsandbiology I'm so glad you like them!

[@KaramelKushhh]

Button shy games are my new favorite since the pandemic. I love solo gaming! Wait this is the button shy week?! Yessssssssssssss victory!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

They are so good! What's your favorite?

[@KaramelKushhh]

Idk if I had to say….. I’ve been playing a lot of rove, tides, and maiden in the forest… I’m starting to get into Pentaquark tho… kinda.

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

@@KaramelKushhh Pentaquark was a slow to love favorite for me!

[@LittleBigThumbs]

Smallest month, smallest games! Love it.

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Thanks! Any excuse to play some small box games 😀

[@redsable1434]

I love sprawlopolis and agropolis as well

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Us too! They're coming up on the next video!

[@nmsilvayt]

I have so enjoyed the banter btwn the 2 of you. I would love to see playthroughs of Button Shy Games, both solo & others. Thank you!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Thank youvso much! We're working on some more Button Shy videos. We have a Tussie Mussie video and one for Skulls of Sedlec (both solo). I just have to convince Billie to play on camera!

[@KaramelKushhh]

I remember the slide puzzle but I was born in the 80’s🙋🏽‍♀️. Rove is my new fav too.

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

ROVE is so adorable. And I'm glad someone else knew what I was talking about 🤣

[@garytheosophilus]

Where should you start with Button Shy? Ep. 43!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Thanks!

[@craftynara]

I so need to try Pentaquark! I love that is is based on Quantum mechanics!! Be still my science nerd heart!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

I knew my science friends would get it! It's a neat little puzzle to figure out!

[@craftynara]

@@SecondStartotheLeft I am so happy you both turned me on to solo play games! I just ordered Pentaquark, food chain Island, Ugly Gryphon Inn and the PNP of Twin Stars! Can’t wait to play ❤️

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

@Crafty Nara I never thought I would like playing solo but I love solving the puzzles! Let me know how you like them! Next video is multiple player games but I wind up playing lots of them solo too haha

[@PamOrl]

Excellent video! I have all of the ones you presented plus a few more...love Button Shy. So happy to see them getting more buzz lately. It’s tough to pick a favorite, but I really like the puzzly ones. Would love to see some playthroughs, especially of the solo games.

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Thanks! 🧡 We always enjoy sharing the Button Shy love! Iagree. I really like the puzzly ones. We're working on some solo play throughs.

[@katie-7972]

Great video. Thank you!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Thanks for stopping by! 🧡

[@jamesbrazeal3847]

I want to get Rove and Skulls of Sedlek. My favorite solo BUTTON Shy is Sprawlopolis or Agropolis. I have Circle the Wagons on the way.

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Great choices! I'm going to cover those next video (and their solo mode). We're anxiously awaiting our Skulls expansions. They should be getting here soon!

[@blanetalk]

Try to get the Circle The Wagons expansion; The Lone Cowboy!

[@jamesbrazeal3847]

@@blanetalk I have it ordered too

[@blanetalk]

I have a lot of solo fun playing Food Chain Island, Ugly Gryphon Inn and especially SpaceShipped. I have all FOUR expansions for that one and I really love how the multi-use cards provide so much variety... no two games are the same! I'm hoping Circle The Wagons shows up on your other Button Shy list, but I'm thinking of it now because I almost exclusively play it solo using the Lone Cowboy expansion. I prefer this over Sprawlopolis any day of the week! Great video! Well done!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Thank you! I love Circle the Wagons! Especially solo!

[@blanetalk]

@@SecondStartotheLeft - If you like Circle The Wagons and Sprawlopolis, may I recommend another small "box" game, even if it's not by Button Shy? Squire For Hire is another 18 card game that comes in a fold-up packet that doubles as the rules sheet. Like those other games it is a tile-laying inventory management game for 1-2 players that takes about 15-20 min to play. Players pick a character who is trying to earn the job of Squire working for a fantasy adventurer. They compete to get the best bag of items, winnings collected up from their would-be boss's quests, to get the highest score by the end of the story deck. The two tricks this game adds are 1) your character has special abilities that let you bend the rules or improve scoring in unique ways, and 2) to collect each item card you have to complete quests, which could involve having already collected enough of one catagory of treasure, or it could require you to cover up a treasure you've already collected. I really adore this one and hope you will check it out. It does not get enough love!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

@@blanetalk Thanks for recommending it! I will definitely check it out!

[@joellen5984]

Been loving your video's and I would love to see playthroughs!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Thanks! We're working on some right now 😉

[@orko333]

Play thrus would be so much fun and helpful

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Definitely working on them!

[@longtimeninerfan1309]

Thank you for this presentation with suggestions! Recently, I ordered “Rove”. It looks like a winner. Also, I ordered “Liberation”, a two player game. Someone compared it to the very highly BGG rated “Star Wars Rebellion”, but MUCH shorter to finish in its streamlined format. It is not a Star Wars theme game, just to be clear.

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Thanks for watching! We love Liberation. It's such fun. We included it in our other Button Shy video. They are one of our favorite publishers and we like being able to show them lots of love!

[@fearanarchy]

The Solo (fan made) is quite challenging

[@afrank525]

I have also ordered small dice that were tinier than I thought they would be... Apparently mine were meant to be used as beads. LOL

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

It's so hard to tell online sometimes!

[@darlene7165]

I thought I posted this last night, but must have forgotten to hit the post button or it is sitting in the comment section of some random video! But OMG such a great video! I love Button Shy games! I had to go pull out My Button Shy bag :) and count them. Looks like I have 21 right now! I think I have all the ones you showed except one. Pentaquark and Space Shipped were two of the first ones I bought that got me hooked! Love Food Chain Island! So simple yet a little complex. Easy to set up play and play again! Interesting note is that I bought Ragemore from watching Tikyjo! She did a solo playthrough and it hooked me. That is a great one! Ugly Gryphon Inn, lots of fun too. I still haven’t received my Unsurmountable Kickstarter yet but hopefully soon! And somehow I missed Rove! I need to check that out! Sounds great! I also like Circle The Wagons with Lone Cowboy, Skulls of Sedlec, Death Valley just to name a few. I am probably odd one out in that Sprawlopolis isn't one of my faves, but I do like it and yes I ordered Agropolis too :). One that I have really been enjoying lately is an oldie but goodie and that is Wonder Tales. There is a solo variant on BGG (by the designer I believe). Have you or Billie played that one? Great video! Can’t wait for the next Button Shy episode! I will stop rambling now! Save some for the next video :)

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

I love that you love Button Shy as much as we do! I haven't tried Wonder Tales and now I need to!!

[@darlene7165]

@@SecondStartotheLeft In Wonder Tales you take turns laying cards down in a single tableau. The characters are older fairy tale characters like Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Big Bad Wolf, etc. scoring is done by adjacency based on who wants to be by who, or can’t be by who or needs to be connected. It’s a fun a little quick game for two people but there is a solo variant on BGG. And UPDATE….I just got a notice today that my Unsurmountable shipped! WhooHoo 😁.

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

@@darlene7165 Oh this game sounds like such fun!! And yay! Always love hearing Button Shy is on the way!

[@amygraves8102]

I just bought Rove and Food Chain Island. Thanks for the great videos!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Thank you for watching! Let us know how you like them. We really enjoy both of those! 🧡

[@amygraves8102]

@@SecondStartotheLeft I will! I made sure to note in the comments of my order that I bought the games on your recommendation and that you are a great advocate for their games.

[@martysmovies7892]

What a wonderful video! So engaging and personable. Subscribed! I recently have gotten really into Print and Play and love how Button shy have embraced the format. The small card count and beautiful artwork and design have made them very popular on the PnP community. Also they are always mentioned when people talk about digital card file formatting for ease of printing as they do it very very well. Worth mentioning in a later video if you haven't already. I'd imagine it gives this tiny company a much more international reach. They have a few PnP versions on their own site but have their entire PnP catalogue available on PnP arcade. Games are mostly 3 bucks, expansions 1. And like you, I do not work for button shy. I'm just a huge fan. The great thing about PnP. Is I can watch you talking about Count of Nine Estates this morning and despite being in Ireland, I will be playing my own copy this afternoon! Thanks for the video!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Thank you so much! 🧡 You made my morning. We love Button Shy and it's so great that PnP allows everyone to try it! Thank you for stopping by! Glad you're here!

[@airbornegr4815]

Wow you guys are really good content creators, I bet your channel will be huge in the near future!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Thanks! 🧡

[@MrJmarzetti]

Wow, I have been interested in trying some of these games. I don't solo play very often, mostly because of the amount of set up my bigger games require. I have, however, played Village Green and Walking in Burano a bunch. They don't require as much to set up and play quickly, having that familiar Solitaire card game feel. I've seen Maiden in the Forrest and thought it could be a good fit, but now seeing all of the other choices, I think I want to start elsewhere. If you are really considering doing some play throughs, I would love to see ROVE, Twin Stars, Count of Nine Estates and Ragemore.......no pressure though.😆 Thanks much!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

These definitely are easier to set up and pay than some big games! I enjoyed Village Green too. We are talking about which playthroughs to do and the best way to make them fun. ROVE is top of the list!

[@redsable1434]

Playthrough of all the solo games would be greatly appreciated and beneficial. I own most of these and video Playthroughs are always helpful and fun to watch. But if you only do a few banned books and pentaquark

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Thanks for the suggestions. I know playthrough videos helped me. We're going to have a look at doing some. Those two would be fun!

[@rblnc]

Please do a playthrough for these! 💕

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

We have some coming up! Thanks for watching!

[@fightingkitchen7960]

I think I’ve done some slide puzzles before both physical & digital. I’m also 12 years old.

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

🧡

[@wrongwaywilson]

I'm wearing the same shirt today!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

It's a good shirt!!

[@linguiststravelbug]

.... .... my current order from buttonshy hasnt even arrived yet and i just ordered more - i don't know if my wallet can handle another episode! (but i already knew this what month's small box videos would lead to, so i guess I really have no one to blame but myself)

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

🤣 I do that all the time! Just can't get enough. What do you have coming?

[@linguiststravelbug]

@@SecondStartotheLeft maiden in the forest, some sedlec expansions, hierarchy, and death valley! I love the idea of tiny travel games as a perpetual mover. thanks for the charming vids!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

@@linguiststravelbug Thanks so much 🧡 Thise are some great games!

[@sarahreed-eurogamergirl]

Yay Button Shy! What a wonderful company full of amazing people! I don't do much solo gaming, but if I did, I'd pick up some Button Shy games for sure. Space Shipped, Count of the Nine Estates and Ugly Griffin Inn look the most interesting to me. How long have you been part of the monthly club? Back in 2017, my husband and I designed a postcard game for them called Flo'Busta that uses a basic deck of cards and was inspired by mechanisms in our card game Project Dreamscape.

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

That's so cool!! I've only been a part of the subscription for s few months. I wish I would've seen your game!

[@sarahreed-eurogamergirl]

@@SecondStartotheLeft I believe I tweeted a pic of it. I'll try to find it and send it to you on Twitter. I'd recommend you find a copy of Project Dreamscape cause it might be up your alley. It's a small box card game. And I prefer playing it solo. lol. But it's out of print. We've signed a contract with Thing 12 Games to reprint it, but the pandemic has delayed so much, I think it'll be a few more years before it possibly gets made.

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

@@sarahreed-eurogamergirl Thanks so much for sending me the picture of your game! I can't wait to give it a try!

[@sarahreed-eurogamergirl]

@@SecondStartotheLeft Welcome! Hope you enjoy!

[@nmsilvayt]

Just found your channel & subscribed. I loooove Button Shy Games too! What is the name of & where did you purchase that other case that holds your other Button Shy Games? Looks nice & very useful!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

Thanks for finding us! The extra case is a quiver case. I got mine on Amazon but you can find them other places. It was actually suggested to me by Jason from Button Shy and it works great when my Button Shy cases get full 🤣

[@csluke1358]

Hey! Where did you find the big blue box/container that you store your Button Shy games in? Thanks!

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

It's a Quiver. Pretty sure I grabbed that one on Amazon. It's great for bringing a bunch of Button Shy (or any small games!) with you to travel1

[@malvinafis6907]

The Mini dice are amazing. I am so frustrated that the Button Shy games don't come in the wallet format here.

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

You can't get the wallets? Just print and play? Or a different format?

[@malvinafis6907]

@@SecondStartotheLeft will show you on discord

[@afrank525]

Have you visited the new ButtonShy store??

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

I have! I got to see the truck! And talk to Jason.

[@MarceldeJong]

Where did you get that bigger bag from? I’m looking for something to hold my ever growing collection of Button Shy games.

[@SecondStartotheLeft]

The small bag with the Button Shy logo came directly from Button Shy and the bigger long bag is called a Quiver Case and can be found online. It holds a ton!

[@MarceldeJong]

@@SecondStartotheLeft I'll look for a quiver case then. Thank you! 😁