Table Presence

Given that I know nothing about Minecraft and find the voxel aesthetic repulsive, you may wonder why I picked Minecraft Explorers , that...

JW is playing games in alphabetical order this summer.

Crypt: set collection, push-your luck and purple dice.

The one that got me into solo gaming.

Brilliant design, unfortunately out of print.

A very thematic euro and good fun solo.

Playing on the legendary difficulty level.

Zerbique dives in Awful Fantasy Adventures.

In Call to Adventure, you create a Fantasy Hero by confronting story cards. These depict Challenges (that you can overcome with a test)...

Some time ago (well, probably over a year now) Athena suggested that not every post needed to be about a new game - we could also revisit...

Highlights of the Dicember challenge

Get ready for more solo Talisman adventures in 2024! Earlier posts in this series are: Travels of a Toad Don't Fear the Reaper Rolling...

Today was a good day. Considering that I rarely have time to play my games anymore, I spent most of my Sunday in the company of three...

A fierce archer ventures into a dungeon, and dies. Repeatedly.

Deck-building and dice rolling, a match made in heaven. G.I. Joe Deck-Building Game was tailor-made for me, except for the theme - I had...

Earthborne Rangers arrived, made it to my table immediately and it looks like it's not going anywhere soon. I'd like to write about it,...

Tonight the winner of the Spiel des Jahres prize has been revealed, and I immediately thought: "Crap! It's a solo game! They are going to...

Zwei Dinge sind unendlich Die Dummheit und das All Well, in my infinite stupidity I bought a copy of ISS Vanguard. I hate narrative...

In The Magnificent you manage a travelling circus, in which your artists will be performing their acts with fire, animals and magic....

A new video by Byron for your viewing pleasure this month. Here's what he wrote: Legacy of Yu is a new solitaire-only game by Shem...

Lock & Spell: A Game of Fortunes is a solitaire push-your-luck hand management card game. It has simple rules, plays in 20 minutes and,...

The invention of in-hand games is probably one of the best things that's ever happened to solo gaming. You can take your game with you...

A galaxy so small you can hold it in your hand. You can explore its wonders and build a federation – if you can survive the obstacles put...

In Nations: The Dice Game you will make an Ancient Civilization evolve into modern times in the best possible way: by rolling dice. You...

Aeon's End! In! Space! One of the very best deck-building games reimagined in my favourite setting. What more could I wish for? Well,...

My sincere apologies to our overseas YouTubing correspondent Byron. He can't put his videos on our website himself, his mails got...

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...

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...

This time our YouTube correspondent takes us into space for a playthrough of Xia. We almost lost contact with his spaceship during...

A review of the alleged worst Uwe Rosenberg game ever published, Tulpenfieber.

JW and I (and most likely Zerbique too) are relatively introverted. Reluctant to expose ourselves to the camera, too shy to make videos,...

Paupers’ Ladder is an indie Adventure game that has intrigued me from the start – but when the The Moon Towers and its alluring cover got...

Ever heard of Scarabya? Probably not. This is a fairly obscure title (designed by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc) that has mostly...

Stop the presses! This just in. The Solitaire Times Official Revisioned Recommendation for 18-card tile laying games. I know it's just...

We've got funny ideas about agriculture in The Netherlands. Not unlike the phenomenon of phonebooth stuffing before there were mobile...

Terminator: Dark Fate – The Card Game is a co-op deck-builder with some unique twists that make it very thematic. Unfortunately, it is...

This post is the first of a series of reviews dedicated to soloable games based on a loose “Space Invaders” theme. What defines the theme...

We were so happy Aeon’s End. War Eternal. Legacy. New Age. Outcasts. Over 170 plays. One of them made it to Game of the Year. It’s been a...

I overslept for D-Day. Got there two days late. “I couldn’t figure out what the ‘D’ stood for, Sir. I’ll catch up with you in Caen.” And...

Disclaimer: This is a negative review of the upcoming solo trick-taking game For Northwood!, and a rough one at that. Yet I wish no ill...

This post is peculiar in the sense that it is both a KS spotlight post on a game I’m currently backing, and a Table Presence post on a...

Bazar Quest (the French 'translation' of Bargain Quest, once again in English) counts as one of my recent attempts to try out games in...

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

Underwater Cities is Solitaire Times Approved. It's a favourite game of both Athena and me. I just bought it this year and have played it...

Monster Expedition starts off from a weird premise: in a Victorian steampunk fantasy world, rich people are entertained by exhibits known...

That took me long enough! But here I am, back with a Talisman adventure. As some of you will know, I'm going solo through all the...