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As most of you know, my brain doesn’t always work as intended. 2023 was another year where I struggled with depression and that made it...

Despite lousy circumstances, we managed to write and publish over 100 posts again this year. A third of them were crowdfunding previews...

The Solitaire Times team would like to wish a very merry Christmas to those of our readers who celebrate it. From the bottom of our...

2023 is the year everybody in the blogging and marketing business will be replaced by AIs. Let's face it, those programs are already...

Ark Nova is, without a doubt, Game of the Year 2022. It rose to the #4 spot on BoardGameGeek and is among the most played games (that are...

When I play a board game, I often want to see the fruit of my labour displayed on the board. For example, in Terraforming Mars: you play...

Ever since JW asked me to write an “End Times” post, I have been pondering what to do. Then it struck me: I am a huge fan of Scrooge...

Terraforming Mars is my #1 solo game. I’ve only added the Prelude expansion and it has enormous replayability for me already. So back...

Atiwa is the game I was looking forward to the most in 2022. A medium-weight game by Uwe Rosenberg - my favourite designer. A farming...

It's not expected of me to enjoy playing a game about banking. I'm not the biggest fan of economic games, and the mere sound of the work...

I just finished another playthrough of Meadow and can easily say it's the most relaxing game I've ever played. For me, gaming and...

Take a deep breath and relax... Get comfortable... Change into some loose clothing if you can. Perhaps turn on soft music or make...

2021 is the year our website turned in on itself. Kind of fitting for another year of curfews and lockdowns and rain over here in Europe....

The time has come to post our annual list of solo and soloable games that have been scheduled to launch on crowdfunding platforms. This...

Everybody had a hard year Everybody had a good time Oh yeah Oh yeah Well, I don't know about you of course, but I sure had. 2021 was a...

I like to play games that are new to me. I am not a chess player who gets his kick out of improving himself at a game. I absolutely suck...

Ever since I started board gaming, I realized I have a fascination with cards. The games I enjoy the most are card-driven, even though I...

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......

I imagine it must be hard for designers to infuse theme into a solitaire/patience variant. These are, after all, games that rely on...

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....

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...

Athena and I wish you all a healthy and sparkling New Year. Enjoy your gaming in 2021!

2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...

2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...

2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...

2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...

2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...

2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...

2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...

JW and I would like to wish a very Merry Christmas to all our readers! We hope you have a nice, relaxing time and play some games too....

2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...

2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...

At Solitaire Times we know what we like, and we do as we like. But one day every year, we listen to you. What do you like, dear reader?...

2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...

Today, December 21, is the day of the Great Conjunction: Jupiter aligns with Saturn. The conjunction of the two planets happens once...

I didn't compile a list of favourite solo games this year. My top ones are Spirit Island and Terraforming Mars which makes said list the...

Christmas has traditionally been all about consumption. If you live with family and you know they are looking for a small gift to put in...

An article called Ten Handmade Gifts for the Tabletop Fan in Your Life, published in Tabletop Gaming magazine, inspired me to search Etsy...

Every year solo gamers are asked to send in their twenty all time favourite games, so a Top-200 can be compiled. You'll find my selection...

This Summer I asked Athena if she could start a website as I would like to find all solitaire board game news in one place. She agreed,...

We look ahead most of the time, and think of what next to buy or drool over. But at the end of the year it's kind of nice to look back...

The darkest nights are over and we've seen the first rays of light. Let them warm your heart and brighten your day. We hope you spend the...

And 0. Winter solstice. Today was the shortest day of the year over here, but it can be worse. Inside the polar circle it has been dark a...

Just one day until winter solstice. Today was not only dark, but cold as well. I put on another sweater and played the Qinghai-Tibet...