"Best Solo Wargame Boardgame?" Topic

For the sake of the poll, the game need not be made specifically for Solo play.
If it still functions well in that capacity then that is fine.

For me:
Space Hulk.

Nuts! by 2 Hour Wargames

I always liked the early Avalon Hill games. I played some by mail, and the strategy certainly involved solo play.
I played Battle if the Bulge by mail most.

So, I nominate Avalon Hill's Battle of the Bulge.

Command and Colors and variants work pretty well solo.

Haywire, an oldie, but a goodie!

Patton's Best by AH
Steel Wolves by Compass Games
RAF by West End Games

Silent Victory by Consimpress and Nightfighter Ace by Compass.

B-17 Queen of the Skies by AH
Conflict of Heroes series by Academy Games
Nations at War series by Lock 'n Load Games
Battle Hymn series by Compass Games

Panzergruppe Guderian, originally by SPI.

2nd vote for SPI's Panzergruppe Guderian since you don't no the strength of the Soviet units until they're in combat.

Avalon Hill, SPI and later GMT games were all largely well suited to solo play.

Those 3 and S&T taught me to play wargames as a kid.

I always liked the SPI Victory in the West and Terrible Swift Sword module games. The systems take a bit of getting used to but once you get the flow they work out pretty well.

As with all solo games one must remain vigilant not to start playing one side as a straw man opponent. Get up between turns and get your mind in the new turn's side's head.

I played a lot of Kingmaker solo when I was younger. The events cards added a lot of randomness that enhances solo gaming.

No contest -
Tokyo Express (Victory Games)
Where There is Discord (Daniel Hodges)

Not available till 2d quarter of 2019, but keep your eyes out for Combat by Compass Games, described as "a solitaire game on man to man combat in the 20th century."

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Fall of Rome and Operation Olympic

I played Kingmaker solo as well, lol.

Invasion of the air eaters!

Ogre
Battle Cry/Memoir ‘44
The Awful Green Things from Outer Space

All are fairly simple to solo and still be challenging and fun.

I almost forgot "The Awful Green Things from Outer Space".

Nightfighter Ace.

The author personally, regularly, and promptly answers questions about the game on Boardgamegeek, which is very refreshing.

Not yet mentioned, the ones that I do pull out from time to time for solo play:

Battle For Germany, SPI
Sorcerer, SPI

Patton's Best.

B-17 and Patton's Best.

What were the names of those big monster games that the maps covered half the basement "La Battala… somethings," now those always turned into solo games!

Also, the most recent Star Wars Risk (not the clones or the OT version), which isn't actually a Risk game, plays very well solo. The actions are card based, so simply flip the top card for the opponent, and since a card offers 1 to 3 action options, randomize the invisible opponent's choices with a die roll. Beyond that, you only have to make a decision for the opponent regarding what happens in the space battle— the other two "field of operations" options are set actions that are essentially automatic (you're either placing obstacles on a track or rolling dice and tracking the result). Even the space battle decisions can be randomized, because only one group of fighters (or the Falcon or the Executor) can act on a turn. So again, assign a number to each force, roll the die, then move/attack with that. Works whether your opponent is the Empire or the Rebels.