October 2017 - Top 15 Solo Board Games!

[@markwhitmore4547]

Wow! Maybe the best video game list I have ever seen. Really thoughtful with the perfect amount of explanation and analysis. Truly tremendous stuff!!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you so much Mark, appreciate the kind words. Makes all the work worth it!!

[@monseigneurlerichelieu7739]

I've only found your channel last month but man, does it keep on giving! And giving my money away as well! :D Awesome job on all those videos Colin! Your passion and enjoyment of the hobby really is contagious.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Whoot!! Just what I want (maybe not you losing money though, hahaha! But that does seem to happen on occasion!) Thanks so much for watching and the kind words! Makes the hard work worth it!

[@drasher25]

I really like the way you do these overviews. It is very helpful that you also give some potential negative points along with your endorsements.

[@DACGARON]

Really good job mate. Really enjoyed the format, very informative. Also really like seeing the game being played in the back ground not just pictures. Congratulations on the 1st anniversary of the channel.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much man for watching and the nice comment! Hopefully it helped! :)

[@MashingP]

Wow, I can't believe how much we agree and how many of the games on this list that I already own (to play solo mostly). There were only a couple I don't own.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Nice!!! I think you have good taste :)

[@LucasGentry]

1a) Valley of the Kings: Afterlife (official solo rules) 1b) Pathfinder Adventure Card Game (when I play, I really enjoy it, but VotK is such a quick setup and small footprint, so VotK gets to the table much more often) 3) Friday 4) Descent 2nd Edition (a card-driven automated overlord varient from bgg) (again, I enjoy it, but the long setup and cleanup makes it get to the table much less frequently) 5) Onirim 6 is a couple free print-and-play roll-and-write games that can be found on BGG, in no particular order 6a) Utiopia Engine (you play as an alchemist, trying to prevent the destruction of the world by finding parts for an ancient machine and assembling them) 6b) Doom Realm (you play as three heroes, exploring an area, fighting enemies, gaining treasures, and ultimately facing an upgraded boss, which gets stronger the longer you play) For the last three, I've only played them Co-op, but I want to try to play them solo, because I did like them in Co-op version. Future-1) Orleans (Sorry, Colin, I'll get to it!) Future-2) Paperback Future-3) Forbidden Island Playing this list helped me to realize that I don't really play a large spread of solo board games. I play a few games, but typically, other than this small list, I play board and card games when I have friends to play with, and do more research than anything when I'm not playing with people. The games on this list are pretty much all of the modern solo board games I've played.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

SWEET Thanks for sharing Luke!! I am so excited to try Valley of Kings it is not even funny. I agree I sometimes feel like I do more research about games than actual gameplay. . . hahah what does that say?

[@kevinerskine3299]

Thanks for the shoutout :) And congrats on the anniversary!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

No problem Kevin!! Thank you for all the hard work you do with that list!!

[@hardbathsalts3143]

My friends are not interested in tabletop gaming....at all. I play solo, or sometimes with my brother. Thanks for making this list.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

My pleasure thank you for watching and hope it gave you some ideas!

[@dddmmm21]

Let me suggest a top 10 list - Top deep solo games that are easy to get to the table... It is about the ratio between the amount of game vs how cumbersome it is to set it up, understand the rules, length of play and commitment required (crazy campaign mode). With work, small kids, busy life, despite loving all these big games, it is great when you find these games, euros or adventurers, that one can open and play in a decent amount of time, once per week or so, without having to commit heavily, and still have a deep experience (meaning I dont want to see One Deck Dungeon as number 1 hehe)... I guess the list would have to be skewed towards adventurer games since euros are naturally easier to get to the table and play an one off session... ;-)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

That is a great idea!! You don't think ODD is deep?? HHAHAHA JK. I get what you are saying, this will be a hard one, I will put this on the list thanks for the great idea!

[@jasonburt8043]

Excellent list with some great games. Your taste is very similar to mine, which is why you have become my go to channel. Keep up the good work!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much, Jason!! Lots of fun doing this channel, so appreciate you watching!!

[@joshtaylor6137]

It looks like you're finger is doing well, I'm happy about that ! Thanks for a really fun list. It's well thought out and presented nicely and concisely. My list would be totally different, but I'm really liking your content. Keep it up!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you so much Josh! Best part about this, s we all have different lists whic is cool! Thanks so much for watching, it is much appreciated!

[@akalkendi]

Good to see you removed the cast! Wish you a swift recovery. I don't usually play solo but the ones I've tried solo and liked are Scythe, Robinson Crusoe, Superhot, and a non-finalized solo variant of Great Western Trail and Cry Havoc. I will be trying Anachrony, First Martians, and Triplock in few months. I've preordered Gloomhaven but not sure if it's good as a solo or not.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

YES! Feels amazing to have that thing off! Still haven't played Scythe solo, can't wait to try! And I have heard Western Trail and Cry Havoc have pretty awesome non-official variants now I think jPlay did a runthrough of one of them recently!) Have fun with Anachrony, First Martians and Glooomhaven. So SOME people love Gloomhaven solo, I just prefer it Co-op since I have a group, and there is a lot to keep track of on your own.

[@StidjenPlaysSolo]

Thank you for this list. I was on the fence about Spirit Island but your praise put me over the fence. The way you conclude each game with things why you might or might not like that particular game was very insightful. I was also happy to see my current fave - Robinson - on it. Some other games I wonder if you considered them: Legendary Encounters Alien, Viticulture, and Tiny Epic Galaxies.

[@holcaul]

Great list! Very well produced video! Love your style, I've already subscribed. Thank you!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you SO much Philipp! Appreciate you taking the time to watch!

[@browe]

Very helpful, informative list! I appreciated your structure, too; knowing why something might not be for me is a valuable touch. Great work, and thank you from another Twin Cities boardgame hobbyist!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much, Brian!! So where are you located, maybe we could hit up a game at some point??

[@browe]

One Stop Co-op Shop I'm in South Mpls and getting in a game sounds lovely!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Nice OK I am in southern Maplewood right by 3M (my wife works there). We are headed out for a 2 week trip to Utah this week, but once I get back I will send you a note! Thanks man!!!

[@browe]

Perfect. Safe travels!

[@supark3244]

Great video. Now I have to buy Nemo's War and Spirit Island. Have heard nothing but great things about them. The big surprise was Gloom of Kilforth. Thought you sold GoK?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for watching!! You will not be dissapointed in either Nemo's War or Spirit Island. I really should have explained I had 2 copies of GoK, so I just sold my extra one! Sorry for the confusion!

[@plouf1969]

Great video - really useful to see what I would / would not like. Thanks for the hard work!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

So glad it was useful!! Thank you for watching!!

[@raygun1966]

Rockin the guild shirt. Great video presentation, thanks for the great reviews.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Heck yes go 1 player guild! Thank you for the kind words and for watching!!

[@BoredOnlineBoardOffline]

Fantastic video and list! Spirit Island just keeps popping up on my radar every couple of weeks it seems like. I’m going to need to check it out.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

You have to it is a wonderful coop and a great solo as well. Thanks so much for watching!

[@evsach2855]

Hi Colin, good list! Congrats on the 1 year anniversary! I have really enjoyed watching your playthroughs! Three stand outs for me which I don't own and need to check out is S&S (i have GD and been enjoying that and I heard S&S is built off the same engine?), Runebound and Spirit Island. A couple of my faves from your list are Mage Knight and Anachrony and I have kickstarted TMB and GoK. I have Nemo's War and Robinson Crusoe which are also great games but very much on the harder side!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you so much, Ev! Yes S&S is off the same system as GD but a little less tactical. Runebound and Spirit Island, great games!!It looks like with your list we have very similar tastes! So glad you enjoyed the channel and I appreciate you commenting. Have a great day!

[@parrishriddle7945]

Full of info. I enjoyed this video in so many ways. Thank you for your time and for sharing your thoughts. =)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you for watching and commenting! :)

[@Mokkel73]

Thanks SO much for doing this!!!!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

My pleasure thanks for watching!

[@guidohardinsky4875]

Hi Colin. Great list. Top of my "on the lookout for" are Nemo and Spirit island. Never quite got the Mage Knight craze. Have you tried the Star Trek version and how do you compare? Always wanted Xia but have never seen it any where near affordable.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Nemo and Spirit, both amazinggg games! Mage Knight - there is something about the adventure and the slow build of your character that REALLY clicks for me! Never tried the Star Trek version, can you play that one solo? Xia I got SO LUCKY to find a cheap copy, I hope you can too!

[@shaynecovert3023]

My new favorite reviewer.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Wow Shayne that is very kind of you!! Thanks for watching!

[@jimtompkins9946]

Thanks you. I have quite a few of these, based in many cases on your demos. Nemo's war is my favorite of those on your list. I would also recommend "This War of Mine": another game that is clearly best played solo. Spirit Island is great as a co-op as it eliminates the Alpha Gamer. Glad to see from the intro that your hand is healing.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you Jim for watching! You dovetailed right to my next playthrough series, This War of Mine! Intro vid should be posted today. I gree a great solo game, just almost too depressing for me to be in the top 15, but for sure in the top 30. Glad you enjoy Nemo's War!!! I love that one. . .

[@Martin-ly1xl]

Great video, keep up the good work!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you so much Martin!!

[@ScorchedRusalka]

Great video, new games for my collection

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much for watching!!

[@cjknotty]

Thanks. Entertaining and very informative. Some food for thought there!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you very much for watching!

[@matternst5310]

I'm a little surprised Lord of the Rings the Card Game didn't make it but what a great list. I bought but haven't played several of these solo and now I'm more excited to get to them (Clank!, Terra Mars, Xia, Gloom of Kilforth, Nemo's War, and Spirit Island)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

This was made before I had even found LOTR! I am hoping to do a Top 15 solo list this October and I can GURANTEE it will be on that list! :) :) Thanks for watching!

[@bookaddict777]

Great list, Colin! Thanks!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you for watching Stasia!!

[@dhmcarver]

Ran across your channel recently, and am really enjoying these lists -- especially as I play a lot of co-op games, and am very interested in solo play. If I could make a small suggestion, you might want to mention if a game is only available through Kickstarter -- I frequently look up games you have recommended only to find they are KS-only. Keep up the great work!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you so much for watching and your great feedback. I will make sure to do that in my next top 10!!

[@StevenKingsley]

Finally got through all of it. That was a lot of work! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I also laughed out loud with your "nincompoop" comment for Spirit Island! Hahahaha!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks Steve, glad you enjoyed the nincompoop comment! Did you notice that nincompoop is actually a word according to google when you type it? I was impressed with that!! Thanks for watching!

[@HallOrNothingGames]

Superb choice for number 5 it has to be said! ;) Great video!! :D

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I would agree!! Thanks Tristan and so fun to see how successful the second printing is doing on kickstarter!!! YES!

[@HallOrNothingGames]

Thank you - it's been brilliant so far, and we still have Essen to go! :D

[@storknewsofnashville]

Great list! Found some new ones I want to spend money too! Have you played Darkest Night 2nd Ed? That's in my top 3 to 5 solo games.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for watching!! I have sadly yet to try Darkest Night, although I am thinking of picking it up after the kickstarter comes out for the 3rd edition. You just put that higher on my want to play list though, thanks!!

[@DavidChachere]

You've got two ways to win this game: Scare the bad guys away or cause them so much fear they leave.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Ha did I say that? Which game are you referring too?

[@DavidChachere]

Spirit Island. it's at 1:04 or so. :)

[@michaelmay4239]

Glad to see Mage Knight up there :-) hope to try Spirit Island sometime

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Heck yes, how can it not be? Ha! Hope you can try Spirit Island, it is a surreal experience!

[@johnbrown6230]

Great list! Thanks

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you!!

[@NeilBlaiberg]

Not seen your channel before but I'll be subscribing. Good list, even if I don't like a couple of the entries you list. I need to look into Spirit Island, Desden Files and Gloom of Kilforth

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much for listening!! Best part about this hobby we all have our own favs! 😁

[@NeilBlaiberg]

Just out of interest, how come This War of Mine didn't make the list? Was the list made before you played it, or did you just not enjoy it that much?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Great question! TWoM did not make the list as it is not one I am planning on keeping. The story is so immersive, but 3 things hurt it for me. 1. The length. The game is so incredibly long! And unlike other long games I have (Mage Knight for example) I feel like it overstays its welcome on my table. 2. Although the game is dripping with theme which I LOVE, the theme is too dark for me personally. I play a game for enjoyment, not for pain and suffering. 3. Randomness - I feel that a game like Robinson Crusoe has a great balance between random and not random. TWoM feels too random for me personally. Hope that helps!

[@NeilBlaiberg]

Thanks for the feedback - I've never played it myself. The PC game was great, but way too depressing, I find it hard to play more than 20 minutes at a time, so have no desire in the board game. Funny you mention RC - I played it once and sold it - that concept of rolling the dice to see if your action was succesful was horrible. The whole game felt like work

[@OneStopCoopShop]

HAHAHAHA! I get you on RC, but the fun part of that game is building up from nothing. I like building and RC gives you that feel, plus exploration! Regardless thanks for asking!

[@RaulSemoloni]

Excellent Video !

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@Hybban]

Happy Anniversary !!! Couldn't find the 100 people choice on BGG :( And great top 15 :)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks Franck! Check this out: boardgamegeek.com/article/27205309#27205309

[@danpalmer7676]

Its 2017 top peoples choice 100 solo games if you still not found it.

[@poitoiwoi]

I just started to enter into solo gaming and your videos are great! for teaching and learning which games are worth for it. I'm looking to buy TMB, Roll Player or Gloom of Killforth and got Couple of questions, have you tried the Roll Player Expansion or TMB: Undertow Expansions? Do you think its better as a game with it?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Glad you are enjoying the channel! Roll Player with expansion = awesome! TMB Undertow I have only played 1 time so far. It is good, still not sure if it is a keeper for me. But if you like dice and growing a skill tree then it is for you! Good luck making a decision!

[@jeffgoggin]

Love this list! We def have the same taste in games so I was happy to see 3-4 that I haven't played yet :) Best of all is #1 just got delivered yesterday and I've been so excited to get Spirit Island to the table! On a side note Clans of Caledonia's solo mode has been holding me over- have you/do you plan on giving that one a go?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

So awesome to hear!! May I ask what 3-4 you haven't heard of? Enjoy Spirit Island!! Clans of Caledonia I backed but sadly it has yet to hit the table. Once it does I promise to let you know!! Thanks for watching!

[@JWolfenator]

Yes Terraforming Mars because I like your style and not the other you mentioned

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Got you Jerry! It is on the list, I really like that one! Yeah you find that everyone on KZbin has their own style and they work for different people! Thanks for watching!

[@MJGOLDHEART]

Finally got round to watching this, enjoyed it Colin, thanks for doing it when we got to number 3 I had already decided what I thought was your number 1 :-) as you had SO much enthusiasm when you played it. Few in there that thought may have been in there but weren't, though did see in your comments below you said that some would have been in your top 30....haha now that I would like to see that would be a super long upload :-) So did you not like 7th Continent??

[@OneStopCoopShop]

HAHAHAH yeah top 30 would be LOOONNNGG! This was long enough! For 7th continent, I made a rule I had to of played the game at least 4 times to be on this list, so 7th Continent would be cut for that reason alone. BUT for me personally, I did not enjoy 7th Continent as much as I thought I would solo. Now I just did a session with my wife a day or two ago, and enjoyed it much more. She is much more observant than I am, and she helped me slow down. So for me personally, 7h Continent is not a solo game :) Hope that makes sense! Oh and thanks for watching, sorry it is so long hahaha!!

[@MJGOLDHEART]

Hey don't apologize I liked the long upload :-) I just made a cup of tea (so British) and enjoyed watching and trying to guess which one would be next :-) I enjoy 7th Continent solo I can tell it is not for everyone and if you aren't observant or do rush through it then you are missing out on the experience. Glad that you are getting your wife to play with you though! Am deciding whether I would like Spirit Island. Quite a few people have said like yourself how great it is. Then I have read that it is really hard to grasp the rules as there is a lot going on. How was learning the rules for yourself?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

HAHA love it! I had a cup of hot chocolate while working on making the video. . . is that close enough to tea? :) And yes 7th Continent is all about being observant, and looking closely at the cards. . . which I am terrible at. Why do you think I enjoy real time games so much, you don't think you just do! Yeah my wife REALLY likes it, she is VERY observant which makes it a ton of fun! As for Spirit Island, the ruleset is simple, people just got bent out of shape due to the Fast and Slow mechanic for the power cards. Once you get that under your belt, the ruleset is simple! And if you have watched a playthrough (Ant Lab Games has another great playthrough of it if interested) it really is not complicated at all. Just don't play your first game with 4 people. . . do it solo! Hope that helps!

[@IpsilonVr]

Great list! Thanks for the video. Apart from Nemo's war, I think all these games were not specifically designed for solo playing. Nemo's War really shines because you can tell it was designed with one player in mind. Any other great games out there which, like Nemo's War, were specifically designed for solo pay?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Yves - Thanks so much for watching! You are right, most of these are not specifically designed for solo play, but a game like Mage Knight is very much a 1 player game unless you want to spend 10 hours playing one board game :) Other great solo only games would be Friday, Sharazad, The Game, any of the Onirim series, a ton of Victory Points games like Infection, Conflict of Heroes with the solo specific expansion. TONS of them, I just generally lean towards games that can be played solo or multi-player. Thanks for asking!

[@LuckeyJeb]

Have you checked out Perdition's Mouth? I'm rally into solo games and find it to be a lot of fun.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Alex - I have this!! Just hasn't gotten to the table yet . . . I need to give this a go, great point!

[@LuckeyJeb]

I don't think you'd regret it. It's been a great solo experience for me. Interested to hear what you think about it.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I love gloomhaven and think there are some similar mechanics so pumped to try it!!

[@LuckeyJeb]

Nice. I started playing Perdition's Mouth right after having sunk hours into Gloomhaven and not gotten very far. It was a really pleasant change of pace to be putting my effort into the actual playing of the game vs. Gloomhaven where I found it so fiddly and time consuming. I love Gloomhaven but the amount of effort you had to put into each scenario was too much for me. If it played as smooth as Perdition's Mouth I'm sure I'd still be playing it, or have it beat.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Ahh good to know! YES Gloomhaven is VERY fiddly, hence the reason I prefer it co-op where you can give different players responsibilities for the enemies etc. Makes life a lot easier. Looks like Perdition might be a better solo game for me. Thanks!!

[@johnbrown6230]

Did you make a top ten of small solo board games by any chance?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I don't think I have but great idea!!

[@BoardgameswithNiramas]

nice one! Terraforming Mars should of course be #1 though ;) Thanks for the shoutout also! :D

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hahahaha! Is that your #1 solo? Ever thought about making a vid like this I for one would love to know what your top solo games are as we have different playing styles I think (you are more euro-y, I am more Ameri-trash-y. . . hahaha!)

[@BoardgameswithNiramas]

Maybe good idea :)

[@LucasGentry]

Quick not-quite relevant question to ask the viewers: I need a couple suggestions for a game that fits the following specifications: 1) Easy to teach to non-gamers, 2) Scales well from 2-6 players, 3) is fun. Bonus points for a game that doesn't cost too much. This doesn't need to be a co-op game. I just posted it here because it's the gaming channel that I visit the most.

[@BoredOnlineBoardOffline]

Lol why don’t they make more solo games for nincompoops??

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hahahah!!!!!!! They totally should! 😁

[@kennyv.2189]

Solitaire! xD

[@davidko9289]

Great list. I notice that most of those games are new-ish. Do you think your list will change much?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hey David, thanks for watching! Good question, I would say there are a few that will be there forever (Mage Knight, Spirit Island, Nemo's War) but that in the top 15, the bottom have is much more fluid. Hope that makes sense!

[@danpalmer7676]

I pretty much want all of these....the downside there won't be much change out of 1000 pounds.(UK) Agree about the top 100 solo on BGG....Very informative.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you for watching!! There are some pretty great games here! Hope you can get a couple to enjoy.

[@charlescarper7344]

Great work and I love your review. What were you considerations for the list as I am very shocked Gloomhaven isn't on the list and Descent 2.0 with the advent of the app. That is great for solo play. Also Mansions of Madness 2.0 is a great game for solo play. Hope you do more games like this.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for watching Charles! Good question about Gloomhaven, so I play this with a group of 3, and so it just is not a game I want to play solo. There are a lot of moving parts to keep track of, and I found I had so much more fun playing co-op vs. solo. Descent still haven't tried, and I was not a fan of Mansion of Madness, not my type of theme or game TBH. Thanks so much for commenting! Do you have a top 10? :) I would love to know!

[@charlescarper7344]

Colin with a 2 yr and a 4 yr old my top game is anything I can get to the table...lol.. Honestly though I don't really have a top 10 list as my taste for games and wants of playstyles are always changing. I am very much stuck on Frostgrave right now. As a family we really enjoy Takenoko (collectors edition), Castle Flutterstone, Rampage, and Pitch Car. For the adults we enjoy What do you Meme, Super Fight, Dice City, and on the rare occasion Mechs vs Minions.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

TOTALLY get it, I have a 1 and a 4 year old, so pretty similar! I have not even heard of Frostgrave, going to have to check it out! Takenoko I saw you had pics of on FB and it looked awesome. Mechs vs. Minions one of my top 10 co-ops! Did you paint the mini's??

[@charlescarper7344]

Frostgrave is a miniatures campaign rules set. I use super dungeon explore miniatures for it, and Ironically No Colin I normally don't paint my own mini's unless I love the game or am trying to sell it.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Cool! I was going to ask about the painting and that is pretty funny! Thanks for letting me know!

[@mihancic]

Where can one get meeples for Robinson Crusoe?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

TopShelfGamer! www.topshelfgamer.com/collections/robinson-crusoe-adventure-on-the-cursed-island/products/deluxe-token-bundle-compatible-with-robinson-crusoe

[@mihancic]

Hey, thanks!

[@Dougmysticeye]

Good list. You had some very different games to my list which is cool.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Agreed, it is what makes this hobby so fun, we all have our own fav's! Love your list BTW. . .

[@DieNische]

Great list. Thank you. :)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you so much, and thanks for watching!

[@olefrehr]

Great work! 👍

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you, Ole!!

[@an12cubMike]

Who makes the leather dice tray with snaps?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

chiptheorygames.com/store

[@kennyv.2189]

How is this list holding up? Any new ones in there this year?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

A bunch! Check out these two lists!kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIOmfXqoodiVn6M & kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqLPc42XZc2erMU

[@kevinerskine3299]

Gloomhaven isn't on your list? Do you only like it with others?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Kevin for me personally yes. I wanted to play with 3 characters solo, but with trying to manage all the hands of cards, the AI etc. it was little too much for me solo. I will say I probably didn't give it enough effort either as I only tried on 2 different occasions and just stopped as I made so many poor mistakes. ha! I know for some it will be amazing solo, but for me I would prefer to play that one with others! Thanks for asking!

[@kevinerskine3299]

Ignore this. I wrote it before I got to the final comments

[@koolaiddude7685894]

@@OneStopCoopShop there is a companion app I use for gloomhaven solo that helps A TON, just helps dealing with all the monster cards a billion times easier. Now gloomhaven is my favorite solo game right now. Great list btw, going to check out spirit island here soon!

[@Althemancayer]

Great video !

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for watching!

[@bendfocuspro]

Spirit Island: Best game of 2017!!!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

AGREED!!!! :)

[@pawelbjanowski]

Hi! Great job, as in almost all the others "tops" there is Robinson Crusoe. Its author, Ignacy Trzewiczek, can be read as [egnatsy tsheveecheck] :)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you Pawel!! I can hardly pronounce my own name ha, much less Ignacy's!! Thanks for the help!

[@MeltdownHale]

Great Video, time to start shopping! I'm missing a few from your list that look really good. My top 5... 1. Kingdom Death: Monster 2. RAF Battle for Britain 3. Mage Knight 4. XIA 5. Too Many Bones Happy Anniversary!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Sweet Michael!! Looks like I need to look into RAF battle for Britain. Is it a war game specifically for solo? Who designed it?

[@MeltdownHale]

There is a lot of game in the box. There is a rule book for playing solo as the Allies, one for playing solo as the Axis. There is also one for playing with two players. It's a game by John Butterfield, a brilliant solo game designer!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

SWEET sounds like I need to do some research thanks!!!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Going to check this out for sure thanks Paul!!

[@amcieks]

One Stop Co-op Shop If you want to later explore solo wargaming further into tactical combat, I recommend Conflict of Heroes with the Solo Expansion (expansion is from the same designer as RAF BoB). It is a real breakthrough in AI design.

[@TreyLaCaze]

Great list, I've got some of the same on my list.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Nice!

[@ElTsunamiDiablo]

I like the theme of Spirit Island but it looks a bit complicated

[@OneStopCoopShop]

It is honestly not that complicated once you figure it out! Trust me it is worth it!! Love the game! Thanks for watching.

[@yasashiiasobi7303]

Hi. I have one complaint. If I buy you recommendations I surely have to pay 1.000 €. That's a lot. Most games you recommend cost 80 € and up. Is there no games which are not that expensive and fun solo?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hi there! There are tons of games that are great solo under 80 bucks! Dresden, roll player, clank baseball 2045, all should be under that. But there are games like Friday that are cheap as well. I have a top 10 small footprint coop games you can check out that most can be played solo and are inexpensive. Hope that helps!

[@yasashiiasobi7303]

One Stop Co-op Shop Yes. But I really would like to have a choice of cheaper great games to play solo. I have Friday for example or Pathfinder. Both great games to play solo.

[@dddmmm21]

Hi Colin... When you compare Robinson Crusoe to First Martians, is it really just a matter of theme for you or is there something about the game itself? I understand FM had many issues with rules book so that is truly impacting its ratings, but I wonder if past that the games are really basically the same... Thanks

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hmmmm good question. The games are SUPER similar so I would say that if you prefer sci fi over fantasy First Martians is actually quite good. Just watch the Watch it Played video on the game, it will help! Overall though both games have really been pushed out of my top 10 due to the event cards and the ruleset can be quite a challenge!

[@dddmmm21]

Wow... so will be seeing a new top10 soon? Just reliazed this list is exactly 1 year old...

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Yup hoping so!!

[@TheJamesMReid]

I haven't done a lot of solo gaming before. But am considering it since it's hard to get a group together for some of these games.

[@juanpablozabala4975]

Gears of War is also great for solo playing! Regarding MK, what do you think of Shades of Tezla?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Ahh such a great one! That one and Fireteam Zero I need to get to the table again. Thanks for the reminder!!

[@kevinerskine3299]

Juan, if you care if someone else answers instead of Colin as I don't think he's played it yet. It does add new scenarios, but I find that it doesn't really add more fun, just more complications. I have 60+ plays of the base game and Lost Legions and only 1 of Tezla, but I honestly don't see myself going back to it. I get so much fun out of the others that I see no need for the extra overhead. So I'll just shuffle in the monsters with the others and ignore the faction stuff.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Kevin is the one who actually taught me Mage Knight, through skype in a 6 hour session starting at 7pm at night! I would listen to him, he knows better than me. I totally missed your question about Shades of Tezla, and no I have not played it so can't comment. Thanks Kevin and Juan!!

[@supark3244]

Did I miss Fireteam Zero on the list?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Nope not on the list, but that is very likely just because I have only played it once. I need to get it to the table more to be able to determine if it would make a top 15! Same thing with Gears of War

[@heroesydados2024]

de los creadores del sentinels of the multiverse (best game everrrrr) todavia no lo probe pero pinta genial!!! great video :)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Appreciate it!!! Sorry no Sentinels! 😁

[@SyKot]

Spirit Island Solo, Do you usually play with 2 spirits or 1?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hmm great question Carlos. For me personally I prefer 2 as I like to see how the spirits interact with one another. That being said, people who are good at the game tend to play it with 1 spirit at a VERY high difficulty level. Hope that helps!

[@olebrommm]

Try battle for greyport. But it will be better with the expansion comming

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I backed the kickstarter so excited for it!!

[@Jcdeom]

There is no Klingon Subtitles =(

[@shaneannigans]

Fantastic list and reasons given!! Whilst my top 15 may be in a different order (everyone's list will be different 😊), and I love playing Aeon's End with 2 Breach Mages, I can't argue with the points you made on each game mentioned. Well done, very informative!!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much!! Yeah the best part about this world is we all have our own opinions, and I love seeing other people's top 10 lists as it just shows you how many games you haven't played and how varying our opinions are. Thank you very much for watching! (p.s. I love your name!!)

[@markus4595]

Hard to remember multiple decks is a good reason? Mmmkay...

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Ha we all have different opinions, I love the game just love it more as a multi-player game! :)

[@CandiceLikes]

No Gloomhaven?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Not for me! More of a coop game. I play with 3 people and would never play solo note because of it!

[@markd8004]

Thanks!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

No problem Mark!

[@jasonharris1636]

why no "Dungeon Roll"? whhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?

[@chuckm1961]

"especially" does not have an 'x' sound. Great choices and well-presented! Thanks.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Ha did I say it that way? Sorry!! It was a lot of talking probably just slurred the word

[@LucasGentry]

Alright, so the big question is: after one year, how does your wife feel about your channel?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Good question! I know she thinks I spend a lot of time on it, which I do, but she also appreciates it's my passion. Plus she has been in quite a few as well, so that has been fun. I think she will be helping me with Flip Ships and Aeon's End! (I hope!)