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    End Times 2021: Solitarot
    Athena
    • Dec 25, 2021

    End Times 2021: Solitarot

    Solitarot is one of the simplest games you can play with a deck of cards. It's almost embarrassing to admit I like it as much as I do......
    122 views1 comment
    End Times 2021: The Shooting Party
    Athena
    • Dec 24, 2021

    End Times 2021: The Shooting Party

    I imagine it must be hard for designers to infuse theme into a solitaire/patience variant. These are, after all, games that rely on...
    102 views9 comments
    End Times 2021: Adaman
    Athena
    • Dec 23, 2021

    End Times 2021: Adaman

    In spite of my love for card games, I had never looked into printing the Decktet deck because I mistakenly thought it would be a hassle....
    123 views0 comments
    End Times 2021:  Joker Jailbreak
    Athena
    • Dec 22, 2021

    End Times 2021: Joker Jailbreak

    As 2021 is drawing to a close, JW and I decided to do another End Times countdown to the final day of December. For my part of the...
    187 views12 comments
    What I played on Mother's Day
    JW
    • May 11, 2021

    What I played on Mother's Day

    When I was young, my mother and I had a ritual. When I got home from school, she would have tea ready, and we'd play a game. One of the...
    59 views0 comments
    Clear the Dungeon
    Athena
    • Apr 19, 2021

    Clear the Dungeon

    This quick solitaire game with a standard playing card deck doesn't have a BGG entry. In fact, I accidentally found it on YouTube, on a...
    166 views2 comments
    Move the mountain
    JW
    • Apr 2, 2021

    Move the mountain

    Patience. The poor person's passtime. I played it lots growing up. The one that's called Solitaire or Klondike abroad, I guess? You deal...
    89 views1 comment
    Questeros: The goblin's journey
    Athena
    • Mar 28, 2021

    Questeros: The goblin's journey

    Questeros is a soloable game -currently on Kickstarter- about a goblin's quest through the 21 challenges of the Major Arcana. As the...
    176 views10 comments
    The Isaludo Series - Dead Center
    Athena
    • Mar 12, 2021

    The Isaludo Series - Dead Center

    We are continuing our venture into the Isaludo set of games with a standard deck of cards, this time with a zombie game. In Dead Center,...
    103 views2 comments
    The Isaludo Series - Trick-taking with royalty
    JW
    • Mar 4, 2021

    The Isaludo Series - Trick-taking with royalty

    The Emissary is a trick-taking game in which you visit eight kingdoms, trying to win their support for your case. You'll have discussions...
    228 views18 comments
    The Isaludo Series - Alien Strike Simulation
    JW
    • Feb 20, 2021

    The Isaludo Series - Alien Strike Simulation

    Listen up! The landing of Perseverence seems to have annoyed some of the local bugs, and they have left the Red Planet, heading towards...
    136 views5 comments
    The Isaludo Series - The Sandwich Guy
    JW
    • Feb 12, 2021

    The Isaludo Series - The Sandwich Guy

    Recently, 1 Player Guild member Wil Su posted a free PDF with games he has designed himself called Isaludo (Ten modern solo games using a...
    149 views1 comment
    The Isaludo Series - Loot the Loop
    Athena
    • Feb 8, 2021

    The Isaludo Series - Loot the Loop

    If you've been following us for a while, you know that I love card games. Even those that are played with a standard poker deck, as they...
    192 views3 comments
    Deck building 101
    Athena
    • Jan 18, 2021

    Deck building 101

    If you have a standard deck of 54 cards and enjoy deck building games, you may want to try Card Capture: a set of very simple rules that...
    218 views3 comments
    Judgement and Wheel of Fortune
    Athena
    • Sep 14, 2020

    Judgement and Wheel of Fortune

    Even though I don't use the Tarot deck for divination (what would be the point? I would draw The Fool every time), I like the...
    271 views0 comments
    Bountiful dungeons
    Athena
    • Jun 4, 2020

    Bountiful dungeons

    When Theo Peters, co-designer of Dungeon Bounty, sent us a mail the other day suggesting that we give his game a try, I thought about it...
    444 views2 comments
    Regicide on a King's birthday
    Athena
    • Apr 27, 2020

    Regicide on a King's birthday

    JW told me that today is the birthday of the King of the Netherlands (a national holiday there). What better occasion than to play...
    711 views4 comments
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