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[@hitmonkey3602]

'Tell us about the mechanics' 'Yes, this one is named Jurgen.' Underappreciated joke

[@markmalcolmdunthorne-holme7653]

The comic delivery was spot on.

[@forsomereason3713]

I just bursted out loud at that one.

[@clarakoenig7923]

Thank you so much for explaining the joke it went way over my head and now I'm chuckling to myself.

[@gomezthechimp1116]

I can`t bring myself to use the word for that very reason. I have to say `mechanisms`.

[@GrayHateborn]

My favourite SU&SD joke so far (and it has stiff competition).

[@Lynn-ee9hq]

Timestamps! Aerion: 2:07 Deckscape: 6:24 Monochrome Inc: 8:15 Sherlock Holmes: 9:52 Decktective: 11:30 The Hunted: 12:06

[@KZsZs]

There is a tremendous amount of board games you can enjoy as a solo adventure. From the grand shores of The 7th Continent, to the cold walls of This War of Mine. You can become a legend in Gloomhaven, Mage Knigth or Sword & Sorcery, defend your world from invaders in Spirit Island, Shadows of Brimstone and the Arkham games, expand your sci-fi empire in Terraforming Mars, Race for the galaxy and the Gaiai Project, save human lifes in the Hostage Negotiator, Pandemic and Black Orchestra, or just try and survive the huge stream of foes and harshness in Legendary Alien, Robinson Crusoe and Ghost Stories. From hacking to visiting parks, from character building to heavy panzer battles, you can find all that in solo board gaming. And why do this instead of playing video games? Tactility, the ritual of oppening a box of all those fun pieces, the fact that you do not have to stare at a screen all day long, and actually letting yourself to have something nice in your own phisical realm. Video games are amazing, but there is a reason why online multiplayer cannot kill off board game nights with your friends right? Well the same can be said about solo board games. Play solo and share your experiences!

[@johnathanrhoades7751]

KZsZs This. All of this.

[@Tamiro4711]

Well said, well said indeed. ;-)

[@zeiphon]

KZsZs' games in list form: - 7th Continent - This War of Mine - Gloomhaven - Mage Knight - Sword & Sorcery - Spirit Island - Shadows of Brimstone - Arkham Horror games - Terraforming Mars - Race for the Galaxy - Gaia Project - Hostage Negotiator - Pandemic - Black Orchestra - Legendary: Alien - Robinson Crusoe - Ghost Stories Some really good games there

[@daveb1101]

KZsZs I love you for writing this. It actually makes me a bit sad when Quinn’s talks about solo games. Just because he prefers to play with other people doesn’t mean it’s the only way to go. Loads of games play great as solo experiences and I find I enjoy a lot of games more as solo experiences.

[@harrywagstaff6331]

A lot of games do have decent solo modes but I agree with Quinns that the best solo games have a modularity and escalation of difficulty that you don't often see in solo modes of multiplayer board games. Pandemic is a great example: unless you add expansions there isn't a huge amount of replayability for one player. The only option is to try harder difficulties (which play in mostly the same way) or different roles (and there are only a handful in the base game).

[@robregez]

"Shout out to all my only-child brothers and sisters..." lovely oxymoron, Quintin.

[@Harry_Ballsagna]

oh my god, that 3rd Quinns made me burst out laughing. if I was drinking something it would have been terrible

[@quibily]

That thigh-rubbing was unsettling and hilarious.

[@Managarm]

Tom is SUCH a great addition to the team! That speech was tremendous! xD

[@MyOwnNameWasTaken]

That "truth..." awkward ellipsis at the end was particularly choice.

[@kevinlocke6120]

Hear, hear

[@jameshowlett1546]

Agreed, fire one of those extra Quinn's amd double Tom's pay

[@Foxhound794]

Can confirm that the beginning skit with the remote communication accurately represents trying to get a digital board game night together

[@abefaerber7994]

4:15 i'm pretty sure that table's a mimic

[@Ditocoaf]

Yeah, what the heck happened there?

[@fuchila2point0]

Right? How do you even do that?

[@philipjorden4516]

The timing of this video is perfect! I've been looking for a 1 player game for ages and basically found a billion variations of solitaire. Keep up the great humour guys, I'm a huge fan of your work. The digi-link section had me in stiches!

[@furretthefuzzynoodle3896]

Philip Jorden get mage knight VERY good

[@ededdi]

Other 1 player games I've found fantastic: the new Nemesis expansion for Mystic vale (also, mystic vale is good to have for Multiplayer) and the solo version of Xia (again, good for multiplayer as well)

[@leostmark]

Deadpan: "Unfortunately we'll be hearing more from Tom later on." Hilarious.

[@longc35]

“Why not play a video game?” Clearly what you should do is play a video game that lets you play board games! Like Tabletop Simulator. Then again these solo games look good too, decisions decisions.

[@MrBigCookieCrumble]

A tabletop game IS a videogame! In analogue form.

[@amiscellaneoushuman3516]

@@MrBigCookieCrumble surely video games are table top games in DIGITAL form, given that table top games came first.

[@abefaerber7994]

@@amiscellaneoushuman3516 You're both wrong. Table top and video games are sports in intellectual form.

[@nathanielchambers8974]

You're all wrong. Games are simply thoughts in rainbows.

[@Monkeyman12534]

Play cultist simulator

[@Aranubis]

Just played the hunters, found it easy to learn and fast to play, with a well written rulebook. Of course you need to like the topic and be open to a more narrative driven game mechanic than decision making.

[@Aranubis]

@David Moyes each Patrol takes maybe 15min, then you could pause, but its really addicting. If you can survive a campaign then you will do about 15-20 patrols. So in total max 3h. But usually i split in in 2 evenings.

[@lucasmoore559]

Quinns holding his pen that close to the cards is freaking me out

[@thebrewgeek]

Only way I could handle that was to pretend it was a pencil. It was a pencil, right? 😬😬😬

[@nuk3snip3r]

In regards to the Oniverse, Onirim is the first and it is by far my favorite. I also enjoy Sylvion and Urbion, but Urbion is harder to find and Sylvion is harder to play and do well. Onirim is fantastic though, and there are still expansions I haven't played.

[@PatrickBrophy]

And Onirim has a superb app version as well.

[@EvanED]

Zee from Dice Tower has spoken very highly of Onirim as well. Above the other games from the series that were out at the time, though I don't *think* that one was.

[@DubTI13]

I've only played the app of Onirim, and I really enjoy it. I still don't feel like I've fully wrapped my mind around the base game enough to add in any of the expansions.

[@nickspeelman9174]

I've always been partial to Sylvion personally. Onirim is fun but I thought it was a little fiddly for the amount of game it actually delivered. I'll grant that Sylvion is punishingly difficult at first but it's also achingly beautiful to watch your forest burn to the ground. And it just makes it all the more rewarding when after fourty plays you start beating it consistently.

[@wandereruk73]

@@DubTI13 The app version is the best way to play it - there's way too much shuffling of the deck to play "for real"

[@robinlaiv6834]

A Normie question: Where's Mage Knight?

[@PatchGaming22]

4 real

[@jigurd]

Mage Knight got a mention in the standalone Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective as a recommended solo game, at least.

[@iangardner2395]

They already reviewed it, back in their first series

[@robertchmielecki2580]

@@iangardner2395 Well, it deserves at least a mention here as well

[@ragnar3434]

I think their current view is that it's a brilliantly constructed game with a lot to offer a dedicated player, but the rules are such an insane mountain of conditions and bi-laws and such that it's probably not quite worth it for most. If so then I agree, but I love Mage Knight anyway. I still play it sometimes.

[@paullomax4038]

Quinns, I can't believe you have broken lockdown procedure by having your friends over. It's not acceptable no matter how fabulous their fur coats are.

[@espenboholm1112]

10 downing street party

[@Perzyn]

The joke about Jurgen the (presumed) mechanic was brilliant.

[@modularcuriosity]

Check out "Leaving Earth" by The Luminaris Group. It simulates 20 years of the space race. You play one of 5 countries trying to win the space race in a solar system which may be our own, or may be some variation of what scientist believed it to be at some time in the past. It's a game of planning and a bit of gambling. But most importantly it plays just as well as a solo game as it does with up to 5 players. There are a few KZbin playthroughs which will explain the rules. It's the only solo game I regularly play.

[@Nikolus]

I've recently picked up the game and both expansions because the company is reportedly quite unreliable (and the designer left the family business that produces the game). I've played a bit solo with the base game and it's really unlike any other tabletop game I know of. It simulates engineering and management really well, and isn't about chaining combos or converting resources so much as mitigating risk. I've really struggled against the simplified and quite harsh economy/funding mechanic in the game ($25 a year, no matter what), and wish I knew people who'd want to play a game like this since negotiation and trading techs, along with getting that $10 bonus when someone else achieves a milestone, would really make the game fun. On the other hand, I imagine this game would have about the worst AP problem imaginable. I've personally spent tens of minutes with pad and paper to figure out a maneuver; granted, I'm new.

[@joetrotta3331]

@@Nikolus 100% agree with you two on all counts. To Nick's analysis paralysis point -- I don't think that's necessarily an issue for this particular game. I also spend an extraordinary amount of time planning out missions, but if you're the sort of person who enjoys games like Leaving Earth, that's where a lot of the fun comes in. It can potentially make the game a bit of a slog if you're playing with friends, but in a solo game where you can walk away and ponder for a bit, or plan out several years in advance without having to worry about what opponents are doing, that just sort of spreads out the entertainment. I've actually put together a spreadsheet of the most money-efficient way to launch payloads of each different weight assuming you have access to all the rockets, and I think creating these sorts of player aids for yourself (whichever ones you find most valuable for your style of play) is a great way to reduce some of the more tedious calculations and focus on the risk mitigation and time management challenges of the solo game.

[@TCViper8618]

Good luck finding a copy though. I've been looking for years.

[@nekocam]

@@TCViper8618, then you should definitely just grab a copy from Luminaris Group and be done with it

[@KristofferYiFredriksson]

I think you'd enjoy Nemo's War

[@georginatoland]

I’m partial to the *insanely* difficult Oniverse game Castellion. I acquired it at the beginning of the coronavirus quarantine and have played it every day since. Even if you love a challenge, the Expert level will have you begging for mercy. 😁👍🏼

[@xtieburn]

Onirim is broadly considered the best of the oniverse even after all the others released. Though I think just about all of them are solid with more of a variation in how good they are rather than any of them actually being bad.

[@nickspeelman9174]

I like when people make vague and untestable claims like this with such authority.

[@themagus517]

I second that. Onirim is great. Really tense and the game can shaft you. You can also get it in app form.

[@TheZombyKillr]

Glad you guys are keeping up with the content despite the pandemic. Awesome work!

[@kelleyg4894]

I'm an only child, and I am constantly on the lookout for single player games. I am unbelievably glad you're covering this topic because I'll be playing them well after this quarantine is over. Also, I think Terraforming Mars (though I remember from a pervious review you weren't too keen on it) is an excellent single player game.

[@markdepaula3514]

Perfect timing for this, just got tabletop sim to spend the time locked at home

[@Dr-cq5gl]

I really like Deep Space D-6. Designed as only solo game, great rules and packaging, and fun ongoing gameplay with an online campaign mode.

[@StephensCrazyHour]

I think it's fun of pulled out rarely but offers too little choice for dedicated play. The dice will have a huge part to play in how well you go. And given that the entire game is about allocating dice, well, it gets old pretty quickly.

[@LeanderVG]

I have been playing my copy to pieces over the last few weeks! What is the online mode you’re writing about? Are you referring A Long Way Home?

[@Darkbirdy]

I'm a big fan of solo games. I live in a small town, and while I do have a tabletop RPG group, getting enough people together that are wanting to boardgame with regularity is tought. And getting to ponder all of the strategies and solutions myself is almost meditative. It is worth mentioning, though, that a lot of the games you presented are one-and-done. You play them once and give them away or trade them in. That's a big factor for a lot of people.

[@rapturecase]

The delayed transmission sequence with Tom was brilliant. Lovely. Thank you!

[@Ruttagger]

Appreciate the updates and reviews during this lockdown. They are one of the things my kids and I look forward to. We are playing boardgames like crazy right now.

[@DensetsuVII]

If there was ever an example of a site you'd expect to be completely screwed over by the present situation finding a way to adapt to the times, this is it. Brilliant, timely work. Looking forward to more! ... Not more isolation, just... more videos to tide us all over until it stops..

[@Zuddziemanicures]

Just want to stop and say thanks for the entertaining and insightful videos. This channel because my favorite channel since quarantine

[@hudeduge9240]

Top mini review by the Brewster on his first solo review voyage. Totally agree and feel the sentiment of some solo games feeling a lot like learning an unnecessary, Sisyphean skill. I think the harder the rules intake the greater that feeling. Enjoyed the poetry too.

[@vonflare4709]

excited for the episode on print-and-play! perfect for a stay at home situation like this

[@davidk6269]

Solo gaming? Space Hulk: Death Angel card game. For the Emperor!

[@triplel3910]

Love this video. Been trying Consulting Detective but having issues with focusing on right bits. Definitely going to check out the link to the Guide you mentioned. I agree with comments below Tom has been great add to team. I have been having good time playing Fleet Dice, Lucidity, Villages of Valeria and Empires of the North Solo. I have Onirim but card shuffling does get old after awhile.

[@bn5055]

What, no Spirit Island, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Teotihuacan, Mage Knight, Anachrony, Aeon's End, Empires of the North, Duelosaur Island, The Lost Expedition, Nemo's War, or Feast for Odin?! You do solo gaming a disservice, sirs!

[@Sulucion6Tone]

@Christopher Massé Good call with XIA, i need to break that back out and add the new card pack i got with more solo gameplay.

[@tommysikula5205]

It's only part one.

[@bn5055]

@@tommysikula5205 and the next one is going to be free print and plays...

[@realistic_clock]

I'm a big fan of Nemo's War too. On their website you can see all the solo games they've reviewed in the past, so I'm assuming for this video they wanted to focus on some new ones, while still mentioning the classic Consulting Detective. Maybe you should make a response video!

[@BigLowry]

7th Continent has been a God send through this whole thing. Been having a blast soloing it.

[@garywan2805]

Peter Zellan I’ve been literally stuck in my room for days just to finish one curse. Not healthy, but most enjoyable and immersive time I’ve spent.

[@Anarchosyn]

Spacecorp by GMT is actually a very fun solo experience - and I say this as one who generally doesn't play GMT style games (more a conventional middle weight euro player), nor one who generally likes solo table top experience due to the lack of surprise. The automa you play against is both easy to manage, and good at altering your plans in a way that never felt cheap or frustrating. Recommended if a v2 of this video is ever planned. Plus Spacecorp has a really cool "three games in one" conceit you should look up. Overlooked gem.

[@Thiefwriter]

As someone who has played many solitaire board games and wargames (Target for Today, The Hunters, Patton's Best), I was really disappointed by their decision to have someone review The Hunted who really just didn't seem to get it. Simulative solitaire games like The Hunted aren't about pitting your brain against the systems in the same way as more abstracted titles. It's much more about having your own unique story playing out in front of you. Playing The Hunters (don't yet own The Hunted), I'd just taken down a tanker and tried to dive away, but been detected by an enemy destroyer. All I could do was sit and pray as depth charge after depth charge blasted the water around me. At last, one of the charges damaged my fuselage and we started to flood. We blew balast and were forced to resurface, staring down the destroyer and near certain death. One lucky torpedo, and it was their flaming wreck left behind. Not ours. We limped back home, having failed to complete our full patrol, but succeeded in surviving. Yes, that story was actually just some dice rolling and a *lot* of referencing various tables. But it's also something I'll never forget.

[@Thiefwriter]

Please note, I was playing with some home-brewed "Mulligan" rules. In the base game when you resurface from flooding you're captured and the campaign ends.

[@zeiphon]

The mirror images of Quinns really drive home that experience of sitting at a table alone, talking to yourself.

[@kmontzka]

I’m a big fan of Onirim. Played it many times and with all the different expansions. The app version is great too, since as another post mentioned, it’s nice to take a break from the shuffling. I’m interested in Aerion - especially after this quick overview. Thanks!

[@pucke1bd]

What about multiplayer games you might already have that include a good solo variant (Terraforming Mars, Scythe, Gaia Project, Anachrony, etc.)?

[@Keanotix]

Under Falling Skies is a cool little solo game, it's also reviewed by SU&SD.

[@bankuei]

My finnicky solo "war game" of choice is Smoke Jumpers. You fight forest fires, and the only randomizing element is rolling for shifts in wind and weather, which determine how fast and what direction the fire grows. It uses the classic small cardboard chits, which, I ended up using glass beads instead, which was easier to push around on the map.

[@hdavies0]

That's such a small unknown game, kudos for playing and mentioning it!

[@ramseydoon8277]

Quinns' many friends and the cameo from Bizarro Quinns is one of SU&SD's funniest bits

[@CubReporterK]

Thanks! I've been playing the few games I own that have solo variations (DC Deck Building Crisis expansions, Legendary James Bond, IT: Evil Within, Horrified). Working from home, I keep a game set up and play a few turns at a time. Gets me off a screen for a bit. I'll have them played out pretty soon though, so recommendations are right on time.

[@connerandrews]

Very exciting to see Tom's XR poster!

[@nathanielchambers8974]

I'm excited for the follow up! I've bought a whole bunch of solo games, but have never considered solo rpgs or pnp, so very excited.

[@nintendossb]

Gonna have to take up the opportunity that Quinns presented and recommend some other of the Omniverse games. Nautilion has the same multi-layered expansion progression as Aerion but with wonderful little discs and a crew of 9 different crew members you have to pick up before the end. In many ways it layers it's complexity behind these expansions and the base game is quite dry, but as soon as you start combining stuff it becomes a hell of a lot of fun, definently one to look into if you want to try something luck of the dice is less important than making smart decisions.

[@TheTrout9000]

I LOVE Oniram....but dang it's just so much shuffling haha. But you get a little chibi demon thing

[@IronSalamander8]

Agreed! All the Oniverse games are great!

[@cantrip7]

@@TheTrout9000 The little demon figure that comes in the box is my favorite figure in any game ever. So cute!

[@partypao]

Wingspan solo game with Automa is a gem!

[@billmcdougal]

I recommend Castellion, which is the only Oniverse I have played so far. Fun tile-laying that will definitely give you your money's worth before feeling like you've mastered the puzzle as much as you'd like.

[@Medjai_1457]

Great video - the best tip here though is probably rolling dice into a round bowl like that haha

[@Xen_13]

I bought Tank Duel from GMT games. I want to hear from Quinn and the boys about what they think of that game. It's a fantastic introduction to GMT game design. I think the Hunted is for a specific type of esoteric gamer who loves procedures, multiple conditions and tokens.

[@pedrosolano2392]

I recently discovered Navajo Wars, what a treat.

[@kiruppert]

That one Quins is just hovering because he wants to see if you do reviews of Solitaire variants

[@tsukasa0802]

Have you folks thought about reviewing Spirit Island? It's cooperative with adjustable difficulty settings and transitions into a really fun solo experience very well. It also has a huge expansion coming out later this year thats basically the size of the base game.

[@tsukasa0802]

Also, I've been lurking you folks channel for a while and I've really appreciated the content you've made while this has been going on. Liked, subscribed and hit the bell.

[@mattiamolicacolella4319]

Thank you! I've been waiting for this!

[@Suvorov928]

I've never been so nervous watching a KZbin video a u was watching Quinn reviewing Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective with a full glass of water right in the middle of the table. My stomach was churning and my heart was beating a mile a minute.

[@coachace123]

RIGHT!??! I was thinking the whole time that he was going to smack it with his elbow... cuz his elbow is always everywhere...

[@Ghosthacker94]

Can you review Proving Grounds? I've been eyeing it, but I'm not sure if I should shell out, especially with the price at least in the local store here I saw it at it being near that of a brand new copy of Elder Sign

[@EikoandMog]

I picked up Spirit Island because I saw it recommended as a solo game and hoo boy, that one is a challenge and a half but has some good replayability with a few different invaders and options to increase the difficulty. It's quite expensive for a game for a game you're going to play solo, though.

[@RatchetSly]

Love me a solo game with River Surges in Sunlight!

[@SamiPaju]

Quinns! That demon in the bowl is blinking at you starting around 5:30!

[@bwteatheredge9436]

Thanks for the reviews, I’ve been following for a few months now and they’ve great, having informed a lot of my buying choices. While we’re in lockdown and you’re focusing on one-player games, do you know what would be really amazing? ‘The best one player games for...your mum.’ I’m sure many of us have parents and grandparents at home on their own and, where my mum has become obsessed with 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles, I’d be keen to order her something a little more tantalising! Some of the games in this video may do the trick, but what would you recommend as the best gateway games for the generic, British, quarantined mother who has never experienced the tabletop world beyond solitaire, scrabble, and Christmas-enforced monopoly?

[@nerdfatha]

Most of the Tiny Epic series have solo rules in them. The one for Tiny Epic Galaxies is quite fun! Star Realms Frontiers has multiple solo/co-op modules included in the box(and can be played co-op or competitive with up to 4). Quinns himself gave a glowing review to Samurai Spirit, which and be played solo. Plus there are bigger box games that can do this too. Thanks to phone apps (which some people do find heretical) some adventure games do this pretty well. Clank In Space has some app assisted missions and if you want to push some miniatures around and solve puzzles there is always Mansions of Madness 2e. Were you craving some tabletop miniature wargames goodness? Well, we have the ever popular Frostgrave which has some solo expansions (and may still be free right now) and from the same designer and built from the grand up with solo in mind there is Rangers of Shadow Deep. Thinking more Sci Fi? Hardwired might be right up your alley!

[@AlephN]

I've only played with the digital version of it, but I'm quite enjoying Onirim (of the Oniverse franchise). It's a simple game, the kind of thing you can boot up in the washroom, or while waiting for food, or in any little bits of downtime you've got. It's got the same modular-expansion approach Aerion has, which is really fun- even though out of the 3 expansions on mobile I only really connected with the second one; yet mixing and matching small batches of cards really makes the game more replayable (and I play with the other expansions regardless). I think the base game is F2P and the expansions are really cheap on mobile (1.5 CAD each methinks). Essentially, you want to use up cards of identical color by playing 3 of them in order to open up 8 "dream doors" in 4 different colors. Cards also have symbols. You cannot play two cards with identical symbols in a row (so for example you can open a red door by playing Red Moon - Red Sun - Red Moon). You win if you manage to open all the doors before you run out of cards to draw from the deck. Some cards have special powers- cards with the Key symbol can be used up to open a door if you draw one into your hand of 5 cards, the same Key cards can be discarded -not played- to rearrange the top cards of the deck, and black Nightmare cards can pop up, forcing you to discard your hand or a key, or close a door you've opened previously. I like Onirim for its beautiful simplicity, and the convenience of the app. But if you want a longer game or a more complex game, or a wider decision tree, the (relatively few, I think) expansions on the app might be fun: "Glyphs" adds in 4 more Doors as well as a new symbol, the Glyph (surprising!), which can be used to immediately open a Door that's in the top 5 cards of the deck; "Crossroads & Dead Ends" adds wild cards -Crossroads- and Dead Ends, which cannot be played or discarded unless you somehow discard your entire hand (my favorite of the three!). These two mainly serve to make the game a bit longer, and just a tiny bit more complex/ savoury. I recommend both; the C&DE expansion (I just realized that's alphabetical, nice!) also has an optional rule where you can only play wild cards in the middle of a 3-symbol sequence, which I enabled after my first game with it and never looked back. The last expansion is called "Citizenry", I think, and I don't like it much, because I think it muddles up the game by including 8 new cards -the Citizens- all of which have a unique effect, which you can hold and play separately of your main hand at the cost of discarding one card when you play them. It also introduces a wild-color Door to unlock. The first two expansions try to keep things "crunchy" and yet flexible and smooth, but this xpac introduces a learning learning curve to the game which I don't enjoy. I also feel like the first two expansion packs kept the difficulty more balanced. You can mix and match the expansions, so you can be playing for 8, 9, 12 or 13 unlocked doors; you can be playing with 20+ unique cards, or you can be playing a short, simple game. It's really quite fun. I recommend the app.

[@maxducoudray]

Y’all should review Dawn of the Zeds, if it’s available to you. It looks more like the Hunted among games you reviewed, but with smooth easy rules, escalating difficulties to add (similar to Aerion) and an evocative (perhaps timely) theme. Most of all, I think you’d enjoy all the very individually-realized characters.

[@Komplexitet]

Strange question: Where can I buy the cup that you are using? ^^ or does someone know the brand or model name?

[@dwnvwdjvn]

I have Onirim as an app on my phone. I find it really addictive and it is great as the phone does all the constant card shuffling...

[@bennylava7535]

I like your cup, where did you get it from?

[@searose6192]

I really enjoy onirim especially with the 7 expansions that you can mix in how you like.

[@NefariousKoel]

I have a couple in 'The Hunted' line, but I don't think the system provides many player choices for a solo game. Much of it is just rolling to find out what happens. A bit like the old B-17 Queen Of The Skies or it's new iteration Target For Today, but without the far larger and more detailed book of tables to roll on. Would recommend something like DVG's Hornet Leader (and a lot of their Leader series) or VPG's Nemo's War for some command/mil themes made for solitaire play, and having quite a few different choices to be made.

[@Wookien]

I had a great amount of fun playing Detective: City of Angels in solo mode. Great mysteries

[@LightandFire676]

I'm hella excited about those solo RPGs. Also, I want to throw in my suggestion for Unbroken - I know the kickstarter was a tad controversial, but as a game, it's awesome - if you're willing to go in for a Dark Souls type solo game.

[@JoshSmith-kg6ou]

Loved the solo special! I also enjoyed the shout out to a quiet year but I had never heard of Artefact and can't find info online due to similarity to Vavle's card game. Could you tell us more about it?

[@mouseholepress]

Hey Josh, you can find my game (and an explanation of what it is) here: mouseholepress.itch.io/artefact ☺️

[@nicholasgray4525]

Can anyone help link me to what 'Artefact' is, mentioned at 14:50? I cant seem to find it online.

[@KristofferYiFredriksson]

Found it www.kickstarter.com/projects/jhrrsn/the-artefact-a-solo-rpg-zine/description

[@nicholasgray4525]

@@KristofferYiFredriksson Thanks mate! :D

[@mouseholepress]

Hey friends, you can also find my game at mouseholepress.itch.io/artefact! ☺️

[@joshf2077]

Unearth (with the Lost Tribes Expansion), One Deck Dungeon, and Pathfinder ACG.

[@paigeherrmann6332]

I like your little notebook for taking notes on the Sherlock Holmes cases

[@wicaksonoadi1035]

I bought Mage Knight Ultimate Edition 2 months ago and have been playing it solo every other day for the past 7 weeks (1 week for learning the rules lol sorry I'm not a native english). So goood and so many contents. Hands down the best board game purchase I've ever done.

[@johnathanrhoades7751]

Wicaksono Adi Even native English speakers can take a week to learn the rules for that game. Absolutely my favorite solo game, but there are a lot of rules...

[@shutupandsitdown]

Wait until you get to try it with a friend! It is a great solo game, and one we've covered a few times in the past, but even if you never fight each other the added pressure of racing for encounters, exploration, and resources really adds a great dimension to it, as well as the chance for a breather between rounds, and tactic cards really pop with some competition. However, it does also add time, so best with small groups. Absolutely, during these times if you have $100-$200 spare and time/willpower to crunch the dense rulebook it's a great box by one of our all-time favourite designers. www.shutupandsitdown.com/games/mage-knight/

[@wicaksonoadi1035]

@@shutupandsitdown Actually I have played it multiplayer once! Back then when I've only played solo 2-3 times, I asked 3 other players to join on a full conquest. It's just as good as you said. We didn't mind the 5+ hours game time, but haven't got the chance to meet again due to the outbreak.

[@synns6898]

Set a watch is a fun little game to solo, miremarsh is great fun to solo aswell. Those are the two I’m having fun with at the moment.

[@lkjhlkjhlkjh123]

Does “hard as diamond coated nails in Sheffield” regard to wood joiners or fingernail polish? Liked and recommended the video

[@KSweeney36]

So which GMT/wargame for solo would you recommend then?

[@CabinBoyProductions]

Oniverse is fantastic, my personal favorite is Nautillion. I love how the simple mechanics make for a lot of factors in your decision making, and how it adds depth to a roll and move game. You need to go fast but not TOO fast

[@TimSmith714]

Enjoyed the video and the one player RPGs next time sound like fun (time to dig out the Fighting Fantasy anyone). If you're looking for other 1 player games, I've enjoyed the 1 player modes of Tiny Epic Quest/Defenders/Tactics

[@Teiwaz787]

Awesome vid as always Quins, although the OMNIVERSE is the only thing that rocks my boat out of the lot. However despite owning a fair few solo games, the GWENT/WHICHER games are proving to be an experience worthy of any board gamers attention. Never before have I toyed with digital card games but the THRONEBREAKER game has shown itself rather unique experience not just because of Gwents solid card-play but for it's stunning/solid unfolding prequel story, character/deck building and quirky card based puzzles! Definitely check it out! Made me get into Gwent as a game and research into the physical card game which although I am not sold on has lead me to Condottiere (which I now own) & your early video on the game. Thanks again dude 🤟

[@laurij115]

This is really relevant review, thanks. Going to check out Aerion soon.

[@EvanSawyer4]

What is this Artefact/The Artefact game at 14:52? I can't find the artwork shown on any game with the word Artefact or Artifact in BGG.

[@mouseholepress]

Hey! You can find my game here: mouseholepress.itch.io/artefact ☺️

[@dubcity566]

Arkham Horror LCG: best solo game hands down. Incredibly replayable, challenging but with an excellent choose your own difficult system, interesting systems, and a fun choose-your-own-adventure story.

[@alexstrang9823]

Do the Adventure Game series (like Monochrome Inc) have replay value? or are they 'solved and done it' games? Whether its played solo or with others.

[@markusschmidt9260]

There are a few different endings, but you see pretty much 90% of everything on the first playthrough. So I would say no.

[@mikeglasswell-gameplay]

Thanks for this, great video. i have been playing Nemesis Solo, also the Campaign mode Solo. and my new Ninja Turtles game solo. some great fun

[@AzraelCC]

I don't know why, but the image of a sleeping Matt gives me a wonderful and warm feeling of comfort.

[@voyager5333]

1:40 what? I was already sold. Great Video! Now let's watch the rest :) 15:35 The spirit of Churchill is among us! Great poetry.

[@tomburnett8091]

Eldritch Horror (various expansions in the post) and Blackstone Fortress for me.

[@DrMcFly28]

TTS Gloomhaven is my current quarantined solo escapade of choice. It's not really a solo "boardgame" since I'm still glued at the screen, but it's sooooo well done and it scratches that solo boardgaming itch so perfectly it's incredible. Yes, the physicality is not there, but at the same time it's so much like playing actual Gloomhaven while having enough room to leave it on the table AND a helpful invisible butler who sets up and tears down the scenarios for me in seconds. Bliss.

[@stacie_everdell]

This is fantastic! And as always, so entertaining. Thanks so much for putting this together. I need more solo games. Hey, is there a way to purchase games through your site to help you out, either monetarily or simply helping you gain victory points with the manufacturers? I'd like to do both if I can. :)

[@ragnar3434]

Onirim Digital is free on Steam. I like the physical version more, but there's so much shuffling of a 100+ card deck that my busted wrists and fingers can't really handle it after a while. It's also got a problem where sometimes I just... lose? A game is maybe 20 minutes, though, so if you have rounds where you never have a chance then at least it's quick. Beautiful, flavorful game in any case. It's $20 for the cards and all the expansions, and I can absolutely recommend it at that price if you like the digital game and you want the thing in your hands.

[@FalkFlak]

hey, the Hunters P500 is shipping now and I just needed to wait TWO f*ing YEARS for it!! but great timing!

[@jackalbane]

Not sure if you are willing to try a solo RPG, but there is one called Ironsworn that I'm finding very useful during this confinement situation. It is basically the Vikings RPG that you can play with no game master and it's FREE. There's a lot of rolling dice to simulate things a game master would introduce. You can also play it co-op, if you're confined with a friend. Check it out!

[@MrBigCookieCrumble]

That intro had me laughing my ass off, well played sir! O,,,,O **Rubs knees furiously** Also, whoever owns a jacket like THAT 0:29 _deserves_ to play tabletop games alone!

[@Stormbrise]

This Hunted Game is something that sounds like something my husband would love. He loves history, wwII as part of it.

[@abucket14]

as far as board games go, ive been playing alot of Space Hulk In My Pocket (based off of ZIMP) and enjoying its brutal mechanics. (they dont quite answer alot of questions with the rules, such as "what happens if i finish combat and their are still genestealers on the board?" my answer to this is that you must draw another incident card, complete it, and continue to the combat phase again. it makes the game even more brutal by using up time.)

[@MsNosis]

you didn't cover any of the games on my top 3 list. actually, I don't think you ever covered any of those 3 most splendid (SOLO) games: 3) Unknown 2) Blitzkrieg! 1) One Deck Dungeon great video though!

[@nekocam]

Unknown! Such a hidden gem

[@Phlip45]

For 1 player games I'd really recommend Van Ryder's Graphic Novel Adventures. They are like a tabletop game mixed with a choose your own adventure comic book.

[@shiveringchihuahua]

I have tried rolling dice in a bowl, Aerion's cute little teal dice to be exact, but it's loud AF and with the frequency of rolling I do I'm sure the sound is irritating my husband. I'm using a plastic ramen bowl. What material is Quinn's bowl made out of? It sounds much quieter so I gotta find one.