End Times 2022: The End of an Era
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JW
- Dec 31, 2022
End Times 2022: Ark Nova
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...
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Athena
- Dec 30, 2022
End Times 2022: Faiyum
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...
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Zerbique
- Dec 30, 2022
End Times 2022: Past, Present & Future
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...
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JW
- Dec 29, 2022
End Times 2022: Terraforming Mars - Ares Expedition
Terraforming Mars is my #1 solo game. I’ve only added the Prelude expansion and it has enormous replayability for me already. So back...
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JW
- Dec 28, 2022
End Times 2022: Atiwa
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...
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Athena
- Dec 26, 2022
End Times 2022: Pingyao - First Chinese Banks
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...
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Athena
- Dec 25, 2022
End Times 2022: Meadow
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...
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Athena
- Dec 31, 2021
End Times 2021: A Gentle 2022
Take a deep breath and relax... Get comfortable... Change into some loose clothing if you can. Perhaps turn on soft music or make...
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JW
- Dec 30, 2021
End Times 2021: The Best of Solitaire Times
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....
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Athena
- Dec 29, 2021
End Times 2021: Crowdfunding list 2022
The time has come to post our annual list of solo and soloable games that have been scheduled to launch on crowdfunding platforms. This...
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JW
- Dec 29, 2021
End Times 2021: JW's Playlist
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...
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JW
- Dec 27, 2021
End Times 2021: The Art of Shopping
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...
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Athena
- Dec 26, 2021
End Times 2021: On collecting cards
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...
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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......
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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...
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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....
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Athena
- Dec 23, 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...
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JW
- Dec 31, 2020
Happy New Year
Athena and I wish you all a healthy and sparkling New Year. Enjoy your gaming in 2021!
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JW
- Dec 31, 2020
Famous last words 2020: R. Eric Reuss
2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...
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JW
- Dec 30, 2020
Famous last words 2020: Tom Russell
2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...
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JW
- Dec 29, 2020
Famous last words 2020: Shadi Torbey
2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...
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JW
- Dec 28, 2020
Famous last words 2020: Jacob Fryxelius
2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...
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JW
- Dec 27, 2020
Famous last words 2020: Brady Sadler
2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...
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JW
- Dec 26, 2020
Famous last words 2020: Friedemann Friese
2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...
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JW
- Dec 25, 2020
Famous last words 2020: Todd Sanders
2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...
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Athena
- Dec 24, 2020
Season's Greetings
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....
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JW
- Dec 24, 2020
Famous last words 2020: Tristan Hall
2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...
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JW
- Dec 23, 2020
Famous last words 2020: Hermann Luttmann
2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...
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JW
- Dec 22, 2020
Greatest Hits 2020
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?...
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JW
- Dec 21, 2020
Guess the designer!
2020 brought us a global pandemic and, along with it, social distancing, masks, financial uncertainty and postponed delivery dates. For...
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Athena
- Dec 21, 2020
The Great Conjunction
Today, December 21, is the day of the Great Conjunction: Jupiter aligns with Saturn. The conjunction of the two planets happens once...
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Athena
- Dec 9, 2020
Five small card games for compulsive play
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...
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Athena
- Dec 3, 2020
Solo stocking stuffers 2020
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...
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Athena
- Nov 20, 2020
Etsy window shopping
An article called Ten Handmade Gifts for the Tabletop Fan in Your Life, published in Tabletop Gaming magazine, inspired me to search Etsy...
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JW
- Oct 10, 2020
Sign o' the Times - JW's Top Solo Games in 20/20
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...
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- Dec 31, 2019
The best of times
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,...
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- Dec 31, 2019
Cream of the crop 2019
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...
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- Dec 23, 2019
Closed for the holidays
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...
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- Dec 22, 2019
The Festival of Death
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...
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- Dec 22, 2019
On the Yeti's tracks
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...
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Athena
- Dec 20, 2019
Christmas in Creepypoint
When I bought Apocrypha Adventure Card Game several months ago, I made the mistake of playing the first 5 missions back-to-back. And with...
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Athena
- Dec 19, 2019
Monsters kiss under the mistletoe too
Chris Hansen, the designer of Franky's 1st Christmas, is also the man behind the must-follow blog Print and Play Games News. In my quest...
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- Dec 19, 2019
Deck the Viking halls
Yule, as you may know, was A Feast for Odin in the old days. The eponymous board game has some special seasonal tiles available as an...
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Athena
- Dec 17, 2019
Nils Holgersson didn't make it to the South
Number 5 in our winter-themed countdown... If you grew up in Europe in the '80s like me, you may remember an anime TV series for kids...
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- Dec 16, 2019
Snow-covered tracks
Winter time is for playing family games by the Christmas tree. So why not play some family games solo? I've retreated to Santa's Workshop...
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