JW16 hours agoStill, better than the movieTerminator: Dark Fate – The Card Game is a co-op deck-builder with some unique twists that make it very thematic. Unfortunately, it is...
Zerbique4 days agoEdge Case (The Pew Pew Series #1)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...
JWJun 19RuinedWe 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...
JWJun 9Rolling on the BeachI 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...
ZerbiqueApr 11For Northwood!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...
ZerbiqueApr 4HabitatsThis 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...
ZerbiqueJan 19Bizarre QuestBazar Quest (the French 'translation' of Bargain Quest, once again in English) counts as one of my recent attempts to try out games in...
AthenaDec 31, 2021End Times 2021: A Gentle 2022Take a deep breath and relax... Get comfortable... Change into some loose clothing if you can. Perhaps turn on soft music or make...
JWNov 23, 2021Underwater Cities: Discovering the ExpansionUnderwater 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...
ZerbiqueNov 20, 2021Monster Expedition: Gotta Poach ’em All! Monster Expedition starts off from a weird premise: in a Victorian steampunk fantasy world, rich people are entertained by exhibits known...
JWOct 27, 2021I Put a Spell on YouThat 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...
JWOct 27, 2021Solotober 2021 - week #2Yes, I'm still playing a different solo game every day for Solotober 2021. It's just been hard to find the time to report. So without...
JWOct 24, 2021A Visit to GloomhavenIn this guest post bargain ninja Derek Arsenault guides us around one of the most popular travel destinations of recent years:...
JWOct 21, 2021Solotober 2021 - week #1Welcome to the first full report. To recapture: during Solotober 2021 my goals are: Play a different solo game every day Play at least 10...
JWOct 11, 2021Solotober 2021At the beginning of this year, I proudly declared: "2021. No goals. No challenges." But I can't help myself, I've just joined the third...
AthenaOct 10, 2021DeckadenceLet's face it, if you are a PnP game creator and don't have the skills/connections to make it look nice, chances are it won't be easily...
ZerbiqueSep 11, 20211PG August Challenge: Six tile-laying gamesI’ve grown a bit detached from the “What have you played this month?” challenges on the 1 Player Guild since the one about flowers, but I...
JWAug 1, 2021Summer in the CityLet's have another lovin' spoonful of our favourite game Talisman. I'm going solo through all the expansions in a year. Earlier posts in...
ZerbiqueJul 17, 2021RatattackOn Friday a package arrived in the mail. Trouble is, I back so many Kickstarter campaigns, that whenever I receive such a package, I have...
AthenaJul 8, 2021Mission: Recollection 2As our readers may remember, I have decided to revisit my games collection and try to play not just my latest acquisitions or games I'm...
JWJun 28, 2021I See a Blood Moon RisingIt's that time of the month again. A bloody solo session of Talisman in which I evaluate what yet another expansion box has to offer....
AthenaJun 28, 2021Mission: RecollectionJW and I had one of our usual "what to buy next" discussions the other day. I had browsed the local shops to check what's available, and,...
JWJun 25, 2021Land of Hop and GloryHallertau won the Solitaire Times 2020 Best Game Award, so it was high time I checked it out. And I did. I played it fifteen times in the...
ZerbiqueJun 21, 2021Straight to the heartWhen I backed Bullet♥︎ a few months ago, I knew I would enjoy it. Swapping neon-colored tokens on a grid to fulfill patterns seemed...
JWJun 11, 2021Here Be DragonsAs you may know, I'm playing Talisman solo every month to evaluate what every expansion box has to offer. Earlier posts in this series...
AthenaJun 9, 2021Pre-historic bossesSome ideas are pure genius. Herschel Hoffmeyer hit gold while he was sipping his coffee and absent-mindedly fidgeted with a plastic dino...
AthenaMay 19, 2021Unfinished Grail businessThis post starts with a *sigh*. My initial intention was to write my impressions after playing The Last Knight campaign for Tainted...
JWMay 7, 2021Higher GroundTalisman: The Highland is the second side-board (after The Dungeon) meant to make levelling up your character a bit more interesting...
JWApr 18, 2021In His FootstepsEarlier this month I traded for A.D. 30, a ten year old solitaire game by Tom Decker (Disaster on K2, Circus Train). I had hoped to play...
AthenaApr 14, 2021Taco TimeTacos never really caught on as a fast food in Greece. I remember Mexican restaurants popping up here and there in the early 2000s, then...
ZerbiqueApr 8, 2021Adventure in AventuriaBack in 2019, I purchased Aventuria and its first two expansions on the Geek Market. To my great surprise, I realized that the former...
AthenaApr 4, 2021Help the agedIs Nusfjord the best solo filler eurogame? I'm not a seasoned eurogamer but I would bet it is. It plays very fast -a session lasts...
JWApr 2, 2021Move the mountainPatience. The poor person's passtime. I played it lots growing up. The one that's called Solitaire or Klondike abroad, I guess? You deal...
JWMar 13, 2021Down in the DungeonTalisman: The Dungeon is the first side board (of four) that you place at a corner of the main board. I thought I'd measured the complete...
AthenaMar 12, 2021The Isaludo Series - Dead CenterWe 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,...
JWMar 4, 2021The Isaludo Series - Trick-taking with royaltyThe Emissary is a trick-taking game in which you visit eight kingdoms, trying to win their support for your case. You'll have discussions...
AthenaMar 3, 2021Icy terrorsThanks to hawk-eyed Zerbique, I recently discovered Lonely Cairn: a solitaire PnP game inspired by the Franklin Expedition of 1846, Sir...
JWFeb 28, 2021Elder MutationsThis week I played X-Men: Mutant Insurrection, a superhero cooperative dice matching game. You'll fly around the world in your Blackbird...
JWFeb 20, 2021The Isaludo Series - Alien Strike SimulationListen up! The landing of Perseverence seems to have annoyed some of the local bugs, and they have left the Red Planet, heading towards...
AthenaFeb 15, 2021Growing on meHallertau is my first Uwe Rosenberg game. Shocking, I know, considering how popular the designer is, but I've never been a fan of the...
JWFeb 14, 2021Rolling Dice with DeathTwo small expansions are included this month in my epic journeys in Talisman. They bring more variety, with their characters, Adventure...
JWFeb 12, 2021The Isaludo Series - The Sandwich GuyRecently, 1 Player Guild member Wil Su posted a free PDF with games he has designed himself called Isaludo (Ten modern solo games using a...
AthenaFeb 8, 2021The Isaludo Series - Loot the LoopIf 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...
AthenaJan 18, 2021Deck building 101If 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...
JWJan 10, 2021Don't Fear the ReaperThe Reaper is the expansion to buy if you want to play Talisman more often than, er, once. It adds as many adventure and spell cards as...
AthenaJan 4, 2021Feed me Underwater Cities KelpI recently expressed my disappointment regarding the component quality and aesthetics of Underwater Cities. However, I have been playing...
AthenaJan 2, 2021A deck of curiositiesIt is impossible to play the solitaire PnP card game The Brambles, and not marvel at the artwork John Burton chose for it. I therefore...
JWJan 1, 2021Travels of a ToadMy favourite game is Talisman. I've played the second edition when you all weren't even born yet, I own some boxes of the third edition...
JWDec 19, 2020Aliens: ButthurtThe latest game in my collection is Aliens: Bug Hunt. You play as characters from the Aliens film, trying to complete missions, while...
AthenaDec 17, 2020Death in black and yellowBack in May, Ludonova made available the PnP files for Arkham Noir: Collector Case #2 -The King in Yellow to offer people some lockdown...