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· Jan 10
#SoloYear (1/365)
Unbroken boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22...
very lean survival crawl. 4 exploration rounds, 4 baddies. it's a great romp. tight resource tradeoffs and I love a "peek at baddie for prep" investment. we need more focused games like this! was pumped to get it secondhand
Unbroken boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22...
very lean survival crawl. 4 exploration rounds, 4 baddies. it's a great romp. tight resource tradeoffs and I love a "peek at baddie for prep" investment. we need more focused games like this! was pumped to get it secondhand
A year of solo board games 🎉 #SoloYear
New year! New social media! new reason to table #boardgames solo that I love and some I haven't yet had the chance to love <3
I won't struggle to find 365 games, but I'll always take suggestions ; D
new post everyday (🤞😬)
🧵 1/365 #SoloBoardgames
New year! New social media! new reason to table #boardgames solo that I love and some I haven't yet had the chance to love <3
I won't struggle to find 365 games, but I'll always take suggestions ; D
new post everyday (🤞😬)
🧵 1/365 #SoloBoardgames
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Curse Match is out and free to play in your browser! Drop blocks, match colors, and choose your curse each level. Survive with the help of bombs and spells as you rack up combos under ever-shifting circumstances until you escape or become cursed forever.
davemakes.itch.io/cursematch
davemakes.itch.io/cursematch
June 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Curse Match is out and free to play in your browser! Drop blocks, match colors, and choose your curse each level. Survive with the help of bombs and spells as you rack up combos under ever-shifting circumstances until you escape or become cursed forever.
davemakes.itch.io/cursematch
davemakes.itch.io/cursematch
anyone looking for board game marketing model talent? 😘
babe got a new outfit and I immediately connected the color vibe :p
#boardgames someone get 2tomatoes on bsky
babe got a new outfit and I immediately connected the color vibe :p
#boardgames someone get 2tomatoes on bsky
February 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
anyone looking for board game marketing model talent? 😘
babe got a new outfit and I immediately connected the color vibe :p
#boardgames someone get 2tomatoes on bsky
babe got a new outfit and I immediately connected the color vibe :p
#boardgames someone get 2tomatoes on bsky
Planet Unknown
the one remains in my top ten! breezy but satisfying numbers-go-up polyomino optimization game
I think the rover element is what really differentiates it<3
I did _horrible_ with my goals this time. whiffed all of them 😅 timing of the bad events was brutal
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
the one remains in my top ten! breezy but satisfying numbers-go-up polyomino optimization game
I think the rover element is what really differentiates it<3
I did _horrible_ with my goals this time. whiffed all of them 😅 timing of the bad events was brutal
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
February 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Planet Unknown
the one remains in my top ten! breezy but satisfying numbers-go-up polyomino optimization game
I think the rover element is what really differentiates it<3
I did _horrible_ with my goals this time. whiffed all of them 😅 timing of the bad events was brutal
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
the one remains in my top ten! breezy but satisfying numbers-go-up polyomino optimization game
I think the rover element is what really differentiates it<3
I did _horrible_ with my goals this time. whiffed all of them 😅 timing of the bad events was brutal
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
Tokyo Highway: Rainbow City
finally arrived! new edition of TC with rubberized cars and rubber road tips make things really stable!
the solo mode is surprisingly effective? play 4 colors, colors are assigned direction limitations such as "road must go north"
+ Rainbow!
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
finally arrived! new edition of TC with rubberized cars and rubber road tips make things really stable!
the solo mode is surprisingly effective? play 4 colors, colors are assigned direction limitations such as "road must go north"
+ Rainbow!
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
February 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Tokyo Highway: Rainbow City
finally arrived! new edition of TC with rubberized cars and rubber road tips make things really stable!
the solo mode is surprisingly effective? play 4 colors, colors are assigned direction limitations such as "road must go north"
+ Rainbow!
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
finally arrived! new edition of TC with rubberized cars and rubber road tips make things really stable!
the solo mode is surprisingly effective? play 4 colors, colors are assigned direction limitations such as "road must go north"
+ Rainbow!
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
Skoventyr
another whim pickup. cute light coop with scandi foklore! and great art!
badgers as protagonists? hell yeah
feels very Oniverse: Nautilion with the ring chase & Sylvion w/ forest health
cardplay has tough tradeoffs and great risk pulls. I lost badly : p
#SoloYear #boardgames 31/
another whim pickup. cute light coop with scandi foklore! and great art!
badgers as protagonists? hell yeah
feels very Oniverse: Nautilion with the ring chase & Sylvion w/ forest health
cardplay has tough tradeoffs and great risk pulls. I lost badly : p
#SoloYear #boardgames 31/
February 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Skoventyr
another whim pickup. cute light coop with scandi foklore! and great art!
badgers as protagonists? hell yeah
feels very Oniverse: Nautilion with the ring chase & Sylvion w/ forest health
cardplay has tough tradeoffs and great risk pulls. I lost badly : p
#SoloYear #boardgames 31/
another whim pickup. cute light coop with scandi foklore! and great art!
badgers as protagonists? hell yeah
feels very Oniverse: Nautilion with the ring chase & Sylvion w/ forest health
cardplay has tough tradeoffs and great risk pulls. I lost badly : p
#SoloYear #boardgames 31/
Cthulhu: Death May Die
my first crawler of the year. got a steal on the recent KS
super clean compared to other crawlers
the stronger-as-you-get-closer-to-loss player arc is exhilarating. <90 minutes to go from "this looks impossible" to "I am a god". last minute win >:D
#SoloYear #boargames 30/
my first crawler of the year. got a steal on the recent KS
super clean compared to other crawlers
the stronger-as-you-get-closer-to-loss player arc is exhilarating. <90 minutes to go from "this looks impossible" to "I am a god". last minute win >:D
#SoloYear #boargames 30/
February 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Cthulhu: Death May Die
my first crawler of the year. got a steal on the recent KS
super clean compared to other crawlers
the stronger-as-you-get-closer-to-loss player arc is exhilarating. <90 minutes to go from "this looks impossible" to "I am a god". last minute win >:D
#SoloYear #boargames 30/
my first crawler of the year. got a steal on the recent KS
super clean compared to other crawlers
the stronger-as-you-get-closer-to-loss player arc is exhilarating. <90 minutes to go from "this looks impossible" to "I am a god". last minute win >:D
#SoloYear #boargames 30/
Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs
Truly impressive how they crunched the core GH experience into an iiitty bitty living space. I do with the full rules were printed tho 😒
I appreciate the GH system (I mostly finished JotL) but I get too loss-averse to fully enjoy it.
#SoloYear #boardgames 29/
Truly impressive how they crunched the core GH experience into an iiitty bitty living space. I do with the full rules were printed tho 😒
I appreciate the GH system (I mostly finished JotL) but I get too loss-averse to fully enjoy it.
#SoloYear #boardgames 29/
February 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs
Truly impressive how they crunched the core GH experience into an iiitty bitty living space. I do with the full rules were printed tho 😒
I appreciate the GH system (I mostly finished JotL) but I get too loss-averse to fully enjoy it.
#SoloYear #boardgames 29/
Truly impressive how they crunched the core GH experience into an iiitty bitty living space. I do with the full rules were printed tho 😒
I appreciate the GH system (I mostly finished JotL) but I get too loss-averse to fully enjoy it.
#SoloYear #boardgames 29/
nakedly apparent, but I lost my daily #SoloYear streak towards the end of Jan. add me to the study on new year's resolutions 🙃
had a rough personal start to feb but gaming again and I _think_ I can keep up to the 365 cadence by the end of march ; D
I'm even saving my roll-and-writes for later :p
had a rough personal start to feb but gaming again and I _think_ I can keep up to the 365 cadence by the end of march ; D
I'm even saving my roll-and-writes for later :p
February 16, 2025 at 5:08 AM
nakedly apparent, but I lost my daily #SoloYear streak towards the end of Jan. add me to the study on new year's resolutions 🙃
had a rough personal start to feb but gaming again and I _think_ I can keep up to the 365 cadence by the end of march ; D
I'm even saving my roll-and-writes for later :p
had a rough personal start to feb but gaming again and I _think_ I can keep up to the 365 cadence by the end of march ; D
I'm even saving my roll-and-writes for later :p
Ginkopolis
this is I think my favorite game and I don't know how it took me so long to try the solo!
she's a bit _too_ easy to dodge since you choose which of your 4 cards to give and can usually dump an ineffective urbanization
I trounced, but will try again w/ hard
#SoloYear #BoardGames 28/
this is I think my favorite game and I don't know how it took me so long to try the solo!
she's a bit _too_ easy to dodge since you choose which of your 4 cards to give and can usually dump an ineffective urbanization
I trounced, but will try again w/ hard
#SoloYear #BoardGames 28/
February 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Ginkopolis
this is I think my favorite game and I don't know how it took me so long to try the solo!
she's a bit _too_ easy to dodge since you choose which of your 4 cards to give and can usually dump an ineffective urbanization
I trounced, but will try again w/ hard
#SoloYear #BoardGames 28/
this is I think my favorite game and I don't know how it took me so long to try the solo!
she's a bit _too_ easy to dodge since you choose which of your 4 cards to give and can usually dump an ineffective urbanization
I trounced, but will try again w/ hard
#SoloYear #BoardGames 28/
Solutions
1st play and I was surprised to see this was a kind of coop Timeline but with climate impact mitigation projects (try to place in order of efficacy)
it's cute! best game I've seen yet for an educational setting! solo definitely lacked the intended discussion
#SoloYear #boardgames 27/
1st play and I was surprised to see this was a kind of coop Timeline but with climate impact mitigation projects (try to place in order of efficacy)
it's cute! best game I've seen yet for an educational setting! solo definitely lacked the intended discussion
#SoloYear #boardgames 27/
February 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Solutions
1st play and I was surprised to see this was a kind of coop Timeline but with climate impact mitigation projects (try to place in order of efficacy)
it's cute! best game I've seen yet for an educational setting! solo definitely lacked the intended discussion
#SoloYear #boardgames 27/
1st play and I was surprised to see this was a kind of coop Timeline but with climate impact mitigation projects (try to place in order of efficacy)
it's cute! best game I've seen yet for an educational setting! solo definitely lacked the intended discussion
#SoloYear #boardgames 27/
me: hey! @nictringali.bsky.social! let's do something stress-free like a casual game of Can't Stop
me: rolls a 12, followed by a `6,6,6,6` double 12
us: cool cool cool cool
nic: crushes a really solid 6,7,8 first turn with so much safety in pushing a roll
nic: rolls a 6,6,6,6 and busts
us: wtf
me: rolls a 12, followed by a `6,6,6,6` double 12
us: cool cool cool cool
nic: crushes a really solid 6,7,8 first turn with so much safety in pushing a roll
nic: rolls a 6,6,6,6 and busts
us: wtf
February 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
me: hey! @nictringali.bsky.social! let's do something stress-free like a casual game of Can't Stop
me: rolls a 12, followed by a `6,6,6,6` double 12
us: cool cool cool cool
nic: crushes a really solid 6,7,8 first turn with so much safety in pushing a roll
nic: rolls a 6,6,6,6 and busts
us: wtf
me: rolls a 12, followed by a `6,6,6,6` double 12
us: cool cool cool cool
nic: crushes a really solid 6,7,8 first turn with so much safety in pushing a roll
nic: rolls a 6,6,6,6 and busts
us: wtf
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February 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Use special code GHOSTS25 if you want to purchase @amabel.bsky.social 's new book at a 20% discount! Thanks so much to the publisher for putting this together!
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Samurai Spirit
fun lil base defense coop!
cardplay is mitigigable blackjack. you want enemies that _just_ meet your threshold, but you can/need to sideline some
the variable powers are a good mix, and I'm a sucker for "losing? get more powerful" w/ the animal form bit
#boardgames #SoloYear 26/
fun lil base defense coop!
cardplay is mitigigable blackjack. you want enemies that _just_ meet your threshold, but you can/need to sideline some
the variable powers are a good mix, and I'm a sucker for "losing? get more powerful" w/ the animal form bit
#boardgames #SoloYear 26/
February 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Samurai Spirit
fun lil base defense coop!
cardplay is mitigigable blackjack. you want enemies that _just_ meet your threshold, but you can/need to sideline some
the variable powers are a good mix, and I'm a sucker for "losing? get more powerful" w/ the animal form bit
#boardgames #SoloYear 26/
fun lil base defense coop!
cardplay is mitigigable blackjack. you want enemies that _just_ meet your threshold, but you can/need to sideline some
the variable powers are a good mix, and I'm a sucker for "losing? get more powerful" w/ the animal form bit
#boardgames #SoloYear 26/
Sol @prismofeverything.bsky.social
orbital concepts are so seductive but sol is the only one that's has earned it for me
solo is cute! I was surprised it existed. exceeded expectations
multiplayer, this game is 💯 doppler effect applied to infra investment
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 25/
orbital concepts are so seductive but sol is the only one that's has earned it for me
solo is cute! I was surprised it existed. exceeded expectations
multiplayer, this game is 💯 doppler effect applied to infra investment
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 25/
February 2, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Sol @prismofeverything.bsky.social
orbital concepts are so seductive but sol is the only one that's has earned it for me
solo is cute! I was surprised it existed. exceeded expectations
multiplayer, this game is 💯 doppler effect applied to infra investment
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 25/
orbital concepts are so seductive but sol is the only one that's has earned it for me
solo is cute! I was surprised it existed. exceeded expectations
multiplayer, this game is 💯 doppler effect applied to infra investment
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 25/
White Castle
love how much this crunches into "9 actions"
very combo-y but fun and just short of annoying
bot can be swingy with how often it doubles actions, but it was very polite this play. lost by one!!!
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 24/
love how much this crunches into "9 actions"
very combo-y but fun and just short of annoying
bot can be swingy with how often it doubles actions, but it was very polite this play. lost by one!!!
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 24/
February 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
White Castle
love how much this crunches into "9 actions"
very combo-y but fun and just short of annoying
bot can be swingy with how often it doubles actions, but it was very polite this play. lost by one!!!
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 24/
love how much this crunches into "9 actions"
very combo-y but fun and just short of annoying
bot can be swingy with how often it doubles actions, but it was very polite this play. lost by one!!!
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 24/
just gotta relearn and play The White Castle in the next 22 hours so I can land the Shei/Isra quadfecta before January ends
January 31, 2025 at 7:08 AM
just gotta relearn and play The White Castle in the next 22 hours so I can land the Shei/Isra quadfecta before January ends
Shinkansen: Zero-Kei
reading rules, I thought this would be _too_ much of a plate/pancake/glaive spinning type of game but it blends much better than I thought
I got lucky w/ draw but it's _brutal_ to have bot lock out carriage swap right out. that's kind of the game?
#SoloYear #boardgames 23/
reading rules, I thought this would be _too_ much of a plate/pancake/glaive spinning type of game but it blends much better than I thought
I got lucky w/ draw but it's _brutal_ to have bot lock out carriage swap right out. that's kind of the game?
#SoloYear #boardgames 23/
January 31, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Shinkansen: Zero-Kei
reading rules, I thought this would be _too_ much of a plate/pancake/glaive spinning type of game but it blends much better than I thought
I got lucky w/ draw but it's _brutal_ to have bot lock out carriage swap right out. that's kind of the game?
#SoloYear #boardgames 23/
reading rules, I thought this would be _too_ much of a plate/pancake/glaive spinning type of game but it blends much better than I thought
I got lucky w/ draw but it's _brutal_ to have bot lock out carriage swap right out. that's kind of the game?
#SoloYear #boardgames 23/
Flatiron
tight 1-2p tableau-building worker placement to build a shared building
I _really_ dig the knife-fight from the different color pillar requirement, especially since the color point values are asymmetric
also, what a visual!
#SoloYear #soloboardgames #boardgames 22/
tight 1-2p tableau-building worker placement to build a shared building
I _really_ dig the knife-fight from the different color pillar requirement, especially since the color point values are asymmetric
also, what a visual!
#SoloYear #soloboardgames #boardgames 22/
January 31, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Flatiron
tight 1-2p tableau-building worker placement to build a shared building
I _really_ dig the knife-fight from the different color pillar requirement, especially since the color point values are asymmetric
also, what a visual!
#SoloYear #soloboardgames #boardgames 22/
tight 1-2p tableau-building worker placement to build a shared building
I _really_ dig the knife-fight from the different color pillar requirement, especially since the color point values are asymmetric
also, what a visual!
#SoloYear #soloboardgames #boardgames 22/
Twilight Struggle: Red Sea
lean version of twilight struggle which does the original great justice! very funny to play only two hands, but it surprisingly works
the first time I played, the bot stuck in a loop that I couldn't help but cheese. good challenge this time!
#SoloYear #boardgames 21/
lean version of twilight struggle which does the original great justice! very funny to play only two hands, but it surprisingly works
the first time I played, the bot stuck in a loop that I couldn't help but cheese. good challenge this time!
#SoloYear #boardgames 21/
January 31, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Twilight Struggle: Red Sea
lean version of twilight struggle which does the original great justice! very funny to play only two hands, but it surprisingly works
the first time I played, the bot stuck in a loop that I couldn't help but cheese. good challenge this time!
#SoloYear #boardgames 21/
lean version of twilight struggle which does the original great justice! very funny to play only two hands, but it surprisingly works
the first time I played, the bot stuck in a loop that I couldn't help but cheese. good challenge this time!
#SoloYear #boardgames 21/
Half Price Books strikes again!
I've been looking for Ares Project (from Brian Engelstein & @gengelstein.bsky.social) ever since trying to learn it from a con library >10 years ago
asymm mech rts-like, iirc. can't wait to try
I got lucky with a good deal and! unpunched / shrink cards #boardgames
I've been looking for Ares Project (from Brian Engelstein & @gengelstein.bsky.social) ever since trying to learn it from a con library >10 years ago
asymm mech rts-like, iirc. can't wait to try
I got lucky with a good deal and! unpunched / shrink cards #boardgames
January 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Half Price Books strikes again!
I've been looking for Ares Project (from Brian Engelstein & @gengelstein.bsky.social) ever since trying to learn it from a con library >10 years ago
asymm mech rts-like, iirc. can't wait to try
I got lucky with a good deal and! unpunched / shrink cards #boardgames
I've been looking for Ares Project (from Brian Engelstein & @gengelstein.bsky.social) ever since trying to learn it from a con library >10 years ago
asymm mech rts-like, iirc. can't wait to try
I got lucky with a good deal and! unpunched / shrink cards #boardgames
Dual Powers
light area-influence Russia 1917, first time
the MP game is mostly about the secret objective "headline" card choice but solo gives you a face-down one and are forced to spend a precious action to inspect. bot getting will of people automatically is punishing
#SoloYear #boardgames 20/
light area-influence Russia 1917, first time
the MP game is mostly about the secret objective "headline" card choice but solo gives you a face-down one and are forced to spend a precious action to inspect. bot getting will of people automatically is punishing
#SoloYear #boardgames 20/
January 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Dual Powers
light area-influence Russia 1917, first time
the MP game is mostly about the secret objective "headline" card choice but solo gives you a face-down one and are forced to spend a precious action to inspect. bot getting will of people automatically is punishing
#SoloYear #boardgames 20/
light area-influence Russia 1917, first time
the MP game is mostly about the secret objective "headline" card choice but solo gives you a face-down one and are forced to spend a precious action to inspect. bot getting will of people automatically is punishing
#SoloYear #boardgames 20/
The Wars of Marcus Aurelius from @rdeleskie.bsky.social & HS
haven't played in a minute! had some nasty rolls (shh about the empty Quadi), but this one's really fun. I like the dig-your-own-grave temptation of unlimited cardplay while your draw dwindles
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologames 19/
haven't played in a minute! had some nasty rolls (shh about the empty Quadi), but this one's really fun. I like the dig-your-own-grave temptation of unlimited cardplay while your draw dwindles
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologames 19/
January 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Wars of Marcus Aurelius from @rdeleskie.bsky.social & HS
haven't played in a minute! had some nasty rolls (shh about the empty Quadi), but this one's really fun. I like the dig-your-own-grave temptation of unlimited cardplay while your draw dwindles
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologames 19/
haven't played in a minute! had some nasty rolls (shh about the empty Quadi), but this one's really fun. I like the dig-your-own-grave temptation of unlimited cardplay while your draw dwindles
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologames 19/
Irish Freedom
great topic! only played once before when it came out. both times I think tooooo swingy out of the gate for me. need to try again soon to try to make it to the second half of the game ; D
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologames 18/ (ugh, bad photo, sorry)
great topic! only played once before when it came out. both times I think tooooo swingy out of the gate for me. need to try again soon to try to make it to the second half of the game ; D
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologames 18/ (ugh, bad photo, sorry)
January 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Irish Freedom
great topic! only played once before when it came out. both times I think tooooo swingy out of the gate for me. need to try again soon to try to make it to the second half of the game ; D
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologames 18/ (ugh, bad photo, sorry)
great topic! only played once before when it came out. both times I think tooooo swingy out of the gate for me. need to try again soon to try to make it to the second half of the game ; D
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologames 18/ (ugh, bad photo, sorry)