Solosaurus

Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Carter and Brandon discuss the latest solo news (aggregated by the wonderful Frederik Shulz at tableforone.me) before reviewing something a big game that's mostly about wigs and earthquakes: Lisboa from Vital Lacerda and Eagle-Gryphon Games! Interested in Lacerda but never tried one of his games? Wondering what this one plays like solo? Check out our review!     To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].

Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Carter and Brandon discuss the latest solo news before reviewing something entirely different (for us)--Fallout: Wasteland Warfare! If you're interested in what a solo-friendly tabletop miniatures game would be like, check it out!      To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].

Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Carter and Brandon discuss the latest solo news before reviewing a user-created solo variant for a game about growing your own coral reef:  Reef!   ryosuke's simple solitaire variant:  https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2137224/simple-solo-variant   To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].

Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, special guest Will Hedrick and Brandon discuss the latest solo news before reviewing a game that's supposedly about building an ancient civilization (but is really about Euro mechanics): Gentes!     To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].

Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Carter and Brandon discuss the latest solo news before reviewing the biggest game we've ever played: Middara: Unintentional Malum Act I from Succubus Publishing!     To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].

Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Carter and Brandon discuss the latest solo news before reviewing a variant for the mega-popular, mega-thematic game of wall-tiling: Azul!     To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].

Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. Things are super different this episode! Carter's camping (or some similar nonsense), so instead of reviewing a game, Brandon runs through his top 10 fan-made solo variants. Did the solo variant for Hungry Hungry Hippos make the #1 spot? Find out for yourself!

Have a comment? Think we missed a game we should've had on the list? Let us know at [email protected]

 

**SPOILERS** Check below for links to the variants and geeklists mentioned in this episode.

 

GEEKLISTS WE MENTIONED THIS EPISODE:

Digital Automas: https://bit.ly/2RgbWxH 

Games with Automa opponents for solo play: https://bit.ly/2KHEkrw  

SoloPlay Variants Posted on the Geek: https://bit.ly/2wNlfMr

 

VARIANTS THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE LIST BUT LOOK SUPER COOL:

Brass: Birmingham https://bit.ly/2Icb1f4 

Great Western Trail https://bit.ly/2F71Quo and https://bit.ly/2IbLzWS 

Tyrants of the Underark 

Clans of Caledonia https://bit.ly/2RbYtXY and https://myautoma.github.io/ (digital version)

 

THE TOP 10!

1. Root - Better Bot Project https://bit.ly/2Zwzsd5 

2. Mansions of Madnes (2E) - Valkyrie https://bit.ly/2KNMy1l 

3. Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar https://bit.ly/2Xc6Gkm 

4. Azul https://www.boxofdelights.net/azul 

5. Reef https://bit.ly/2Kiui0I 

6. Near and Far https://bit.ly/2XJ6LZR and https://myautoma.github.io/ (digital version) 

7. Arboretum https://bit.ly/2IEaTE6 

8. Castles of Burgundy https://bit.ly/2WAiuIQ 

9. Kingdomino https://bit.ly/2XcKeHJ 

10. Space Base https://bit.ly/31v77W2 

Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Carter and Brandon discuss the latest solo news before reviewing the neo-classic game of gladitorial combat, Hoplomachus: Origins!     To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].

Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Carter and Brandon discuss the latest solo news before reviewing the newest hotness from Fantasy Flight: Lord of the Rings: Journes in Middle Earth.   LINKS Black Sonata: Probable Lies https://boardgamegeek.com/article/31972929#31972929     To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].

Welcome to Solosaurus, a podcast about one player board and card games. In this episode, Carter and Brandon discuss the latest solo news before reviewing  the game of building a human identity in a sort-of fantasy setting, Cerebria: The Inside World.     To see more from Solosaurus, like us on Facebook at (facebook.com/solosaurus), follow us on Instagram (@solosauruspodcast), or shoot as an email at [email protected].