Watch your Back: Week June 4 to 10
Greetings from Greece on a cloudy Sunday. I had planned to go to the beach today but the weather feels like early October, and I'm having...
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Zerbique
- 6 days ago
Freshly Added to BGG - June 2, 2023
This week, we establish our godly dominion over the Colchis lands, revisit old CYOA classics, and escape murderous badgers in the woods!
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Athena
- May 28
Watch your Back: Week May 28 to June 3
Busy, busy, busy end of May! Let's dive into it. *** Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice returns to Kickstarter on May 30 with the...
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Zerbique
- May 25
Freshly Added to BGG - May 25, 2023
Be a god, build an utopia, or eat children; choice is entirely yours this week to achieve your own deepest dreams.
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Athena
- May 21
Watch your Back: Week May 21 to 27
It is national elections day today in Greece, and thankfully there's just a couple of crowdfunding releases for me to write about before...
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Athena
- May 14
Watch your Back: Week May 14 to 20
As we approach the middle of May, crowdfunding is getting busier. We have plenty of releases this time, so let's get started. *** Aeon...
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Zerbique
- May 11
Freshly Added to BGG - May 11, 2023
This week we have bloodthirsty penguins, minotaur dungeon masters, and a space frog invasion.
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Athena
- May 6
Watch your Back: Week May 7 to 13
May is being relatively quiet so far; there wasn't much to mention last week, and there are just three games announced for this coming...
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Zerbique
- May 4
Freshly Added to BGG - May 4, 2023
Today's post is all about seriousness. Economic development, history, nature: we are getting away from the cowardice of Fantasy, from the...
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Zerbique
- Apr 28
Freshly Added to BGG - Fantasy Special - April 28, 2023
Today's post will send you through magical portals to a capitalist utopia, a city under siege, and a planet swarming with a deadly entity!
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Athena
- Apr 23
Watch your Back: Week April 23 to 29
It's a quiet week ahead with just a couple (or three?) releases, let's check them out. *** Ascendancy is a 1-4 player 4X game in which...
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Zerbique
- Apr 22
Freshly Added to BGG - April 21, 2023
Today we've got a creature caravan full of slugiraffes, stray dogs, and crocos on the verge of extinction.
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Athena
- Apr 16
Watch your Back: Week April 16 to 22
While I'm trying to recover from the financial blow that was Chip Theory's Elder Scrolls, let's take a look at what else is hitting...
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Zerbique
- Apr 14
Freshly Added to BGG - April 13, 2023
Today witches fight against evil and space fashionistas unite against tyrans! But eventually Silicon Valley shall rule over the place.
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Athena
- Apr 9
Watch your Back: Week April 9 to 15
Crowdfunding was dormant at the beginning of April, probably because of Easter, but is now getting more busy: we have four releases this...
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Zerbique
- Apr 8
Freshly Added to BGG - April 7, 2023
Riddles, interstellar moving house, and survivalist birds are on the menu for this week!
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Zerbique
- Mar 31
Freshly Added to BGG - March 31, 2023
This week's Solitaire Times selection of new BGG database additions features pizzas, celestials, and forests filled with crazy-looking demon
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Athena
- Mar 26
Watch your Back: Week March 26 to April 1
March ends with a heavy hitter by Chip Theory Games and two other projects, let's dive in! *** So, Chip Theory brings an adaptation of...
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Zerbique
- Mar 24
Freshly Added to BGG - March 24, 2023
This week, we feature shiny dungeon furniture, an authoritarian fetishist Emperor, and grumpy mystical hedgehogs!
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Athena
- Mar 19
Watch your Back: Week March 19 to 25
A bunch of games have been scheduled to launch this coming week, so let's roll our sleeves and get going. *** First off, we have Forge: a...
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Athena
- Mar 12
Watch your Back: Week March 12 to 18
This week's selection includes a roll 'n' write, a dungeon crawler, card games and an expansion, so check it out and see if anything...
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Zerbique
- Mar 11
Freshly Added to BGG - March 10, 2023
Everything should start with dinosaurs - this is a terrific hook. Such a devious tactic has been used by Worthington Publishing to get me...
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Athena
- Mar 4
Watch your Back: Week March 5 to 11
March is flowing smoothly with a batch of four games scheduled for next week. Let's take a look. *** Ynaros Fallin' is a 1-4 player area...
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Zerbique
- Mar 3
Freshly Added to BGG - March 2, 2023
The usual Solitaire Times selection of new additions in the BGG database, dating from March 2, 2023.
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Athena
- Feb 27
Watch your Back: Week February 26 to March 4
I was afraid I wouldn't make it for this week's post but thankfully here I am. Let's rush to the games! *** Nevermind The Distraction is...
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Zerbique
- Feb 25
Freshly Added to BGG - February 24, 2023
What a weird feeling to write a clumsy post about shiny board games the day of a war anniversary. Anyway. If powerful people were wasting...
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Athena
- Feb 19
Watch your Back: Week February 19 to 25
Things are running smoothly with three new releases scheduled for next week: two games and one expansion. Let's take a look. *** D-Day...
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Zerbique
- Feb 19
Freshly Added to BGG - February 18, 2023 - Fantasy Special
I'll try to snatch a quick post before the end of the week with one of my favorite settings - Fantasy! Fortunately always fed with enough...
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Athena
- Feb 11
Watch your Back: Week February 12 to 18
Only two games have been scheduled to launch next week, which is a blessing for the writer of this post: I caught a nasty cold and have...
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Zerbique
- Feb 8
Freshly Added to BGG - February 8, 2023
The board gaming world is slowly wakening from its winter torpor... Board games get added to the database at an increasing pace! It's...
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Athena
- Feb 5
Watch your Back: Week February 5 to 11
As we progress into February, crowdfunding is picking up speed. There are several releases planned for next week, so let's see what they...
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Zerbique
- Feb 2
Freshly Added to BGG - February 2, 2023
This is going to be another of these "You heard it here last" weeks, where a good number of the titles that I have found added to the...
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Athena
- Jan 29
Watch your Back: Week January 29 to February 4
Last week of January, and the games calendar shows just three new releases. Let's dive in. *** The Search for Lost Species is a 1-4...
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Zerbique
- Jan 27
Freshly Added to BGG - January 27, 2023
What if you could start all over again? This is the promise of Your Best Life, a WizKids published game described as a "flip-and-write...
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Athena
- Jan 21
Watch your Back: Week January 22 to 28
As we approach the end of January, things are still pretty chill in the solo crowdfunding scene: just a few projects to keep us...
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Zerbique
- Jan 19
Freshly Added to BGG - January 19, 2023
The weekly Solitaire Times selection of soloable new additions in the BGG database!
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Athena
- Jan 15
Watch your Back: Week January 15 to 21
Happy New Crowdfunding Year, everyone! This is our first preview for 2023, and things are starting out slowly but surely. Let's see what...
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Athena
- Jan 9
Crowdfunding list 2023
Welcome to our annual list of solo and soloable games that have been scheduled to launch on crowdfunding platforms. Below you'll find 64...
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Zerbique
- Dec 11, 2022
Freshly Added to BGG - December 10, 2022
This week I did not have much inspiration: only a few games got added to the database and most of them looked unsuitable (often limited...
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Zerbique
- Dec 1, 2022
Freshly Added to BGG - December 1, 2022
The Solitaire Times weekly selection of board games newly added to the BGG database.
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Athena
- Nov 27, 2022
Watch your Back: Week November 27 to December 3
The closer we get to the festive season, the less crowded crowdfunding platforms will be. There are still a few games scheduled for next...
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Athena
- Nov 20, 2022
Watch your Back: Week November 20 to 26
Two thirds of the ST crew are currently bedridden. I have Covid, JW has a bad case of the flu. Crowdfunding news don't wait for us to...
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Athena
- Nov 12, 2022
Watch your Back: Week November 13 to 19
If you still have money left since last week's releases, then check out today's platter; see if you find anything appetizing. *** Next...
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Zerbique
- Nov 11, 2022
Freshly Added to BGG - November 10, 2022
A selection of games freshly added to the BGG database in November 2022 or earlier.
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Athena
- Nov 6, 2022
Watch your Back: Week November 6 to 12
November is bringing some heavy hitters to crowdfunding, I expect most of the projects mentioned below to gather a lot of traction. Let's...
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Zerbique
- Oct 31, 2022
Freshly Added to BGG - Halloween Special 2022
Mummies! Werewolves! Mad scientists! None of these are featured in the games below! For Halloween this year, we have made a special...
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Athena
- Oct 30, 2022
Watch your Back: Week October 30 to November 5
October was one of the busiest months of the year regarding crowdfunding releases. Now let's see what the first week of November has in...
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Zerbique
- Oct 26, 2022
Freshly Added to BGG - October 26, 2022
New week, new format; these posts are now meant to be slightly shorter. In Solitaire Times we always keep trimming. I’ll start with...
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Athena
- Oct 23, 2022
Watch Your Back: Week October 23 to 29 (Part 2)
Let's continue with the rest of the games that are expected next week. *** Hike It! The Backpacking Board Game is a 1-4 player...
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Athena
- Oct 23, 2022
Watch Your Back: Week October 23 to 29 (Part 1)
October is a busy month with lots and lots of games coming out; we expect at least 12 new releases in the coming week, so let's take a...
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