Top 10 Solo Deck Building Board Games

[@donnakeferlis1649]

I have Paperback Adventures & The Loop, but haven't played either yet. Knowing they are your 1 and 2 motivates me to get them to the table!

[@alienmeatballs]

Oh you are in for a treat! And neither are too hard to get into and learn either.

[@spencerpalmer2918]

Thanks for the list! I'm going to check out Scarface 1920, Seas of Havoc, and Mutants. As far as solo deck building games go, I like playing the app versions of Star Realms, Hero Realms, Shards of Infinity, and Paperback because I always have my phone. It also saves a lot of shuffling time.

[@alienmeatballs]

Oh nice! Does the app have the Hero Realms campaign as an option? It’s pretty fun! I need to check out Shards, can’t think of what that is but I know I’ve heard of it.

[@spencerpalmer2918]

@@alienmeatballs Yes, the Hero Realms app has a campaign. I'm not sure if it's the same as the physical version because I haven't played the physical version. I've played Star Realms and Shards of Infinity in person. Shards of Infinity has some cool mechanisms, including mercenaries you can play immediately after buying them, and mastery, which levels up some cards and always gives you something to buy.

[@alienmeatballs]

Shards sounds really cool! I don’t remember the campaign fully but it starts out in a bar fight, in the physical.

[@Diceonahill]

Hey mate! Nice vid. Just a heads up I believe there are some out-takes you forgot to edit for 'the loop' section of your vid.

[@alienmeatballs]

Oh man, lol. Thanks for the heads up. Yep just checked and I see it. What’s funny, is I really thought there was another “mess up” that I needed to edit but I couldn’t find it. So I stick my hands up to help me find those spots faster in editing, but I didn’t stick my hands up high enough so it blended in. 😂🤣

[@Diceonahill]

@alienmeatballs Haha, yeah i figured that's why you waved your hands haha. All good man. I've also started up a channel myself on board gaming. If you got the time why not give it a look :)

[@alienmeatballs]

Yeah I absolutely will! Is the title the same as your name: Dice on a Hill?

[@Diceonahill]

@@alienmeatballs That's it! Cya there!

[@ryanbartlett672]

Thanks. Big thing that jumps out...there are a lot of good deckbuilders I've never even HEARD of :-)

[@alienmeatballs]

Glad I could put some new ones on your radar! ☺️

[@cube_1674]

You should’ve named your channel Swedish Meatballs.

[@boeta9778]

last dungeon pocket!

[@alienmeatballs]

Interesting.. I don’t remember hearing of this one. Gonna check it out! Thx

[@idjester]

good stuff man... great list... mystic vale should be in top 10.. but that is fine..

[@alienmeatballs]

I do like mystic vale a lot. But I think now that I have Dead Reckoning I might always just prefer to play that. I love all the extra things to do while still using the card crafting. Have you played Dead Reckoning?

[@idjester]

@@alienmeatballs I do not have the game and never played it... I suspect I would like it but its so expansive to try and get I just never got it... But I also figure since Mystic Vale is top 20 games of all time I also might not need Dead Reckoning... if I could find it cheap I would try it out... thanks for the question..

[@alienmeatballs]

Yeah honestly, it may not win you over more than Mystic. It’s a much bigger game so Mystic is easy and faster to get out. I just really lean towards bigger games a lot so I tend to like it more. But def room for both games in someone’s collection. It is hard to get though unfortunately.

[@BS-bv9rg]

Mage Knight ❤❤❤

[@alienmeatballs]

Yes so good! Just saw that they are finally coming out with another expansion too. And it adds a campaign!!! I cannot freaking wait.

[@BS-bv9rg]

@@alienmeatballs Me too :-)

[@BS-bv9rg]

@@alienmeatballs I will be buying 2 versions of The Apocolapse Dragon, in English and Polish :-D

[@alienmeatballs]

@@BS-bv9rg have they hinted when it’s coming?

[@BS-bv9rg]

@@alienmeatballs For now Q1 2025

[@Biodelic]

Great list, thanks for sharing. Never heard of The Loop, will check it out. If you ever have a chance, try Ashes Reborn with the Red Rains solo expansion. It's so fantastic.

[@alienmeatballs]

Oooh thank you!! I will look into that for sure. I feel like I’ve def heard that name but I don’t think I know anything about it. New game to research!! 😁 thx

[@mabos555]

Non of them I played or loved anyway For my I love a lot After The virus, Warps edge, Hero realms, Ausonia, Superhot Those are my top 5 anyway in no particular order

[@alienmeatballs]

Thanks for sharing! I’ve heard of “after the virus” quite a bit but never tried it. Never heard of Ausonia or Superhot. Can’t wait to look into them. I also like warps edge and hero realms. Have you played the campaign to hero realms? It’s fun!

[@mabos555]

Sure! I love the hero realms campign Try the rest of the games I said

[@alienmeatballs]

@@mabos555 will do! I’m especially excited to try After the Virus.

[@yusufismail1311]

No love for the imperium series?

[@alienmeatballs]

Yes, I love Imperium!! It was almost on this list, in my Top 20.