The Witcher Adventure Game - Solo Variant

[@thewitcher]

Thanks for the great video Ricky. Your solitaire variant was very clever.

[@bookaddict777]

I bought this game for my daughter at Christmas and while we both enjoy the game, it is nice to have a solo variant to fall back upon. Thanks, Rick!

[@BoxofDelights]

Stasia Doster always a pleasure Stasia !

[@Originalstirrups]

Hi Ricky. Thanks as always for another great video. I would have enjoyed a full play through of both this and the Darwin expansion for RC but I know you like to mix it up and that it takes up a lot of time. It's all appreciated and especially the little solo variants you create. Awesome job. Thanks, mate.

[@BoxofDelights]

Originalstirrups thank you ! Yes, it's tough to do everything as a full play-through now that I want to show you more things.... Also, like you say, it offers some variety :) Meanwhile, there is a full playthrough of this variant here:kzbin.info/www/bejne/maPJh5qHi8-sppo

[@davidcordero8845]

Been looking for a solo variant for this game. Thanks for the play through.

[@BoxofDelights]

David Cordero pleasure David! If you manage to play, let me know how you got on :)

[@boardgamereplay]

Loved this Ricky, great video! Been really enjoying your solo variant for this game too. Played it several times in the last few weeks!

[@BoxofDelights]

Board Game Replay Great! it's nice and simple for a change ! How have you been getting on?

[@boardgamereplay]

I agree! Been doing fairly well with wins / losses. I'd say it's been a pretty even split so far. Either way it's always a tense experience with that AI player creeping up the track every turn!

[@BoxofDelights]

Board Game Replay 50/50 sounds like a common finding. I wonder if they balanced the game with a similar mechanism?!

[@boardgamereplay]

Yeah good point, I'm always curious about that stuff...Maybe I'll bug Ignacy on Twitter about it or something, hah!

[@VioletDeliriums]

Thanks for showing us the game. It does not look like a game that I am burning to play, but I wouldn't have known that had I not seen you or someone else play it.

[@DarrenLawrence]

Great play through. I love this game.

[@BoxofDelights]

***** thank you Darren !

[@johnmcguinness9732]

Interesting game. Looks great. Love the solo variant. I play a lot of my games solo so this is a game I would pick up. As always, great video.

[@BoxofDelights]

John McGuinness thank John! what's your favourite solo game?

[@johnmcguinness9732]

Right now I would probably have to put D-Day Dice (love wargames), Cards of Cthulhu (big Lovecraft fan), and Pandemic (first true cooperative game I played, and have fallen in love with trying different combinations and strategies) at the top of my list. In the past it was probably some sports board games (Statis-Pro Baseball) and a few smaller historical wargames (like Battle for Germany or Chickamauga).

[@juanpablozabala4975]

I really enjoyed this playthrough and I´m definitely going to try this solo variant. What a tense ending!

[@BoxofDelights]

Juan Pablo Zabala it was a whisker away! Some of the quests can earn you more like 12 or 16 VPs... it's tense chasing those down watching the opponent race away....

[@gilespound3793]

I have the ios version which is ok & provides opportunity to play against an AI but as I mostly play board games solo, it's nice to see it possible with the physical copy of the game (something deeply satisfying about the tactile nature of a giant fully illustrated game board & handfuls of components over a computer versions, I feel)...another excellent video curse you Ricky....and now another game I shall have to save up for & buy (shame it's so pricy)

[@madusa77]

Awesome. I did not know this had a solo variant. I can learn the game better that way before it gets to the table as I just started my group, which are people who are still fairly new to this hobby. I also play with my 6 year old niece.

[@BoxofDelights]

Kristen Barrett good luck with the new game group. Have lots of fun! Rick (p.s. the solo variant is just one I made up)

[@madusa77]

Ricky Royal Still awesome

[@apollonia6656]

Thank you Ricky.

[@TheEricBooth]

Really like this game. Wish I could get it to the table a lot more.

[@BoxofDelights]

***** thanks Eric! Maybe the solo variant will help make that happen?!

[@apollonia6656]

Yes, the game does become too easy. So, I made the dummy lose two points when the player completes the main quest.Kind regards.

[@kevinliebing4566]

Thanks for this video (even though I was hoping for the next Robinson Crusoe scenarios haha) - I haven't seen any video of this game before, so, by only having watched this one, is this game really that much fun as a solitaire game? Can you feel the theme while playing as in Robinson Crusoe?

[@BoxofDelights]

Kelison Cask that is going to be a purely person perspective so difficult to answer. Certainly Robinson is much stronger and will always be a top-3 game for me I think. The Witcher is quick to set up and play and much easier on the brain :)

[@kevinliebing4566]

Ok, for fast setup and rather quick gameplay I should give it a try :) [I'm a bit critical since having tried Mice&Mystics, which offers a really really nice thematic gameplay, but on the other hand a very dry mechanism in my opinion. However, this isn't the right place to discuss this :) ]

[@BoxofDelights]

Kelison Cask sounds like we have similar thoughts!

[@stefanov73]

I really enjoyed the video and the playthrough! Thank you! Just a question: where I can find a file with your personal variant? I took a look at your site but I haven't found it.

[@BoxofDelights]

boardgamegeek.com/thread/1293180/simple-solo-variant

[@stefanov73]

Thank you! ;)

[@apollonia6656]

Can you please let me know how many markers a player gets to distribute between his Development cards ? Thank you. Kind regards.

[@evilmadcap]

Have you tried the Android version of this board game? It is pretty fun, but nothing beats cardboard.

[@BoxofDelights]

Half Evil Yes - managed to get on the beta playtest... liked it a lot, so went in for the board game :)

[@evilmadcap]

Yeah, I didn't realize it was an actual board game until I found the app first.

[@apollonia6656]

Btw: Would it be fairer if in solo mode once the player completes a main quest the dummy loses have his main quest points ? Just an idea !!!!

[@BoxofDelights]

I think this would make the game too easy, do you agree?

[@apollonia6656]

Are the solo rules included within the rule book ? Thanks.

[@BoxofDelights]

Hi, they're not no. They are first published here on this video.

[@nedshopov8187]

From where I can get a dice tray like that ?

[@BoxofDelights]

Ned Shopov I got mine from Amazon :)

[@baredas]

Is this your own personal solo rules or are there any official rules coming from FFG?

[@BoxofDelights]

baredas personal solo rules