Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Michael dives into solo wargaming, talking about a LOT of different games. Plus, he discusses what makes a solo game solitaire, as well as what makes a wargame, a wargame. Plus, he goes down various gaming rabbit holes as a bonus.
- Intro and Exposition (0:00)
- Solo2 News (from Solitaire Times) (3:44)
- What Is Solo Gaming? (11:18)
- What Is a Wargame? (18:20)
- New Solo Wargaming Player Recommendations (22:16)
- Classic Solo Wargames and More (46:53)
- Outro/Wrap Up (1:01:48)
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[email protected]. To read more of our favorite solo news page, head over to https://www.solitairetimes.net/, or visit them on BGG at https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/9349/solitaire-times-solo-board-games-news. You can also find our work shared on the Armchair Dragoons website, where all kinds of games are discussed, even solo games! Games mentioned in this episode: In Solo News:
- Creature Caravan
- Bone Wars
- Sirens
- Defrag
- Forage
- Orchard
- Grove
Recommendations:
- Pavlov's House
- Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of World War II
- Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms
- Lanzerath Ridge
- Pacific Tide
- Interceptor Ace
- Interceptor Ace Volume 2
- Nightfighter Ace
- B-17 Queen of the Skies (mentioned because of Greg Smith's design, Amerika Bomber: Evil Queen of the Skies, which I failed to follow through with - sorry!)
- Aurelian: Restorer of the World
- Charlemagne, Master of Europe
- Escape from Hades
- Endurance
- NATO Air Commander
- That Others May Live: Combat Search and Rescue, Vietnam
- The Hunters
- The Hunted
- Beneath the Med
- Skies Above the Reich
- Storm Above the Reich
- Skies Above Britain
- Fire in the Lake
- Pendragon
- All Bridges Burning
- Colonial Twilight
- Enemy Coast Ahead: Operation Chastise – The Dambuster Raid
- Enemy Coast Ahead: The Doolittle Raid
- Fields of Fire
- Fields of Fire 2
- Combat!
- Ambush!
- Battle Hymn
- Mosby's Raiders
- RAF: The Battle of Britain, 1940 (Decision Games edition)
- D-Day at Omaha Beach
- D-Day at Tarawa
- In Magnificent Style
- Crowbar! The Rangers at Pointe Du Hoc
- Dawn of the Zeds