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JW
- Apr 24
Closed for Playing
I've only played one game solo in April. And that one just once. No solo plays in March. February was better, but mainly because I did a...
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JW
- Jan 31
Got it Backwards
For this year's Creative 12x12 Challenge we have to celebrate a holiday each month by playing a game. Turns out today is Backwards Day,...
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JW
- Jan 5
Fail Forward
I love a good challenge. But most of the time I don't have the discipline to complete them. I enjoy making plans so much more than acting...
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JW
- Dec 27, 2023
2023 Sidequest: Let’s Get Digital
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...
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JW
- Dec 22, 2023
A Year of Slacking - JW Pledges 2023
So, crowdfunding became an expensive hobby. Shipping, VAT and customs push most campaigns out of my reach. I take my chances of games...
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JW
- Nov 5, 2023
From the Ashes
My favourite game Talisman is 40 years old today. I have never played that first edition, but I did play it from the 2nd edition onwards....
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JW
- Oct 25, 2023
Just My Cup of Joe (Awesome Autumn Solocon #1)
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...
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JW
- Oct 20, 2023
Awesome Autumn Solocon
It's a school holiday over here in The Netherlands, so we went on our annual trip to a cabin in the woods. The weather seems bad enough...
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JW
- Aug 24, 2023
Great Expectations: Summer 2023 - Games Edition
I'm on vacation (in my own house), and starting to relax. Everything is sunny and fine. 🌞 So what better time than now to look ahead. My...
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JW
- Dec 2, 2022
Here Comes That Fuzzy Feeling
The best (gaming) month of the year is here again: Dicember! Dicember is a yearly challenge on BoardGameGeek, organized by user...
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JW
- Sep 24, 2022
But wait, there's more! (Bare Essen-tials, part 2)
Yeah. Another year we’re not going. But if I was, these are some of the games I’d check out at Essen Spiel 2022. I am not someone who...
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JW
- Jul 24, 2022
A B C, it's easy as 1 2 3
This summer I’m hosting an alphabet challenge in the Dutch and Belgian solo board gamers Facebook group. Good fun. Though I’m not...
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JW
- Jun 10, 2022
... (Four Months Later)
Where was I. Like I said in A Game a Day, this year's theme is: "Play More Of My Owned Games and Play My Owned Games More". So, did I in...
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JW
- Feb 6, 2022
A Game a Day... (January 2022)
Well, to tell you the truth you don't have to do anything at all to keep the doctor away. They're always awfully busy and it's been...
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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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JW
- Dec 8, 2021
Whatever happened to... Solotober?
In October JW joined a challenge to play a different solo game every day. He also aimed to get ten games off the shelf of shame that...
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JW
- Dec 2, 2021
Underground
On the occasion of the 2021 People's Choice Top 200 Solo Games, we share some favourite games with you as well. Today JW puts the...
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JW
- Oct 28, 2021
Solotober 2021 - week #2
Yes, 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...
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JW
- Oct 21, 2021
Solotober 2021 - week #1
Welcome to the first full report. To recapture: during Solotober 2021 my goals are: Play a different solo game every day Play at least 10...
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JW
- Oct 11, 2021
Solotober 2021
At 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...
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JW
- Oct 1, 2021
Knowing me, knowing Uwe
A-haaah. This week Cadet Stimpy inquired: Where is JW in the Best Uwe Game Thread on BGG? This "best thread" turned out to be a request...
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JW
- Sep 4, 2021
Privileged Eurocentric Art and Culture Exhibition
Heroes. My 10-year-old daughter has to prepare a presentation for History class in school about a hero whose actions had a dark side as...
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JW
- Aug 2, 2021
Su mesa es mi mesa
Once upon a long, long time ago the 1 Player Guild was formed on Board Game Geek. Originally a place to hang out for fans of the 1 Player...
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JW
- Jul 3, 2021
21 Q2: Backin' the USSR
I almost said to myself: "Well done!" As I only backed one big game and one small game on Kickstarter these last three months. But then...
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JW
- Jun 17, 2021
Mid-year raiders
How time flies. Six months left in 2021, and I'm still not broke. I need to try harder. Inspired by Athena's radar post, I'll see what...
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JW
- Jun 11, 2021
The Shame of Life
I firmly believe in retail therapy. It may be "alternative medicine", as my health insurance doesn't cover it, but it works absolutely...
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JW
- Jun 8, 2021
The Madness that was May
The theme of Solitaire Games On Your Table - May 2021 (1 Player Guild, Board Game Geek) was Challenge Yourself! And I did. It was...
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JW
- May 11, 2021
What I played on Mother's Day
When I was young, my mother and I had a ritual. When I got home from school, she would have tea ready, and we'd play a game. One of the...
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JW
- Apr 28, 2021
Are oranges the apples killer? Underwater Cities vs Terraforming Mars
Terraforming Mars is in my top-3 solo games at the moment. I'm also closing in on 100 plays, which is not the same, as I play some...
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JW
- Apr 13, 2021
First quarter backtracking
After Zerbique posted what the Bat backed so far this year, I got a call from our boss inquiring what kept me from posting my own...
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JW
- Mar 31, 2021
We are the Champions, Marvel Champions
When playing Marvel Champions, I can't help humming to the songs in my head. Not necessarily songs about Marvel comics characters, like...
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JW
- Mar 22, 2021
Empty Box Syndrome
You know the type. They never throw anything away. "It may come in handy one day!" "But it is pretty!" "Of course there's still room in...
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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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JW
- Jul 16, 2020
Finding my haven
I used to be a big music fan. I spent all my money on albums, later CDs, and on live shows. I used to love reading. I read two or three...
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JW
- May 18, 2020
Win on Condition
A lot of people don't like the "Beat Your Own Score" type of games. For all the wrong reasons. I started writing this post two weeks...
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