Deucey  | 04 Sep 2022 8:52 a.m. PST |
What are your favorite games DESIGNED to be played one player? (I'm posting this as much for ideas as anything else, since I haven't tried any yet) |
| arthur1815 | 04 Sep 2022 9:31 a.m. PST |
Waterloo Solitaire by Mike Wylie, Original Bookgames, 2021. One to avoid, IMHO, is Battles of the English Civil War by Mike Lambo, 2022, because the 'armies' are far too small and pikemen and musketeers act independently as separate units. |
| 14Bore | 04 Sep 2022 10:37 a.m. PST |
Oh forgot playing Empire 3 |
| Bashytubits | 04 Sep 2022 10:56 a.m. PST |
NUTS by two hour wargames. link |
| HardRock | 04 Sep 2022 11:04 a.m. PST |
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| Major Mike | 04 Sep 2022 12:48 p.m. PST |
RAF by West End Games, it's been reprinted by a newer company.
Nightfighter Ace by Compass Games
Corvette Command (free at Wargames Vault)
Steel Wolves by Compass Games |
| stephen m | 04 Sep 2022 1:00 p.m. PST |
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| Escapee | 04 Sep 2022 1:55 p.m. PST |
Field Commander Napoleon from Dan Verssen. True solitaire system, play every coalition as a solo board campaign. When there is contact between armies, I set up 6mm armies and fight the battle using One Hour Wargames rules and Nic Burt's Adjutant Introuvable to run the AI for one side. |
| blacksmith | 04 Sep 2022 3:21 p.m. PST |
Warrior Heroes Adventures in Talomir (WHAT): link |
| SBminisguy | 04 Sep 2022 6:50 p.m. PST |
5150 new beginnings, two hour wargames |
| Buck215 | 04 Sep 2022 7:26 p.m. PST |
"Tank Duel" from GMT Games, and "Patton's Best" from Avalon Hill. |
| Grattan54 | 04 Sep 2022 8:10 p.m. PST |
Battles of Medieval Britain |
| Fitzovich | 05 Sep 2022 4:09 a.m. PST |
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| d88mm1940 | 05 Sep 2022 10:15 a.m. PST |
Warfighter by Dan Verssen Games. Although heavily card driven, I've made 1/35 scale figures, mostly special forces, to move around. It plays out like a story scripted for a weekly TV series!
It can get a little pricey if you want all of the extras. And there are a lot! I finally had to stop after the core, the footlocker, and maybe 7 or 8 supplements! Oh, and I just had to get the Mercenaries Core game…
I did get the core game cheap as a hobby shop was dumping it out at half price. And I got a lot of great play with just that core box.
They have come out with a WW2 version that looks good. And the rulebook is now "Universal", covering all periods.
My weekly group enjoys playing it when there are only 2 or 3 of us. |
| Joe Legan | 06 Sep 2022 4:52 p.m. PST |
RAF, Patton s Best a d B 17 are all great. The one I play now is Fire in the Lake with the trung bot.
Warfighter looks intriguing Joe |
 etotheipi  | 09 Sep 2022 2:14 p.m. PST |
Well, they're not solitaire-only. Most "solo" play for these can also be done as a team of collaborators against the game. Surprisingly, they're all scifi … Brain Freeze link – Dodge the zeds and drive an ice cream truck! Haywire link – Wrest control of the ship from the malfunctioning bots! Perilous Planet link – Gilligan's Island in spaaaaaaaaace! |
| Tereydavi | 13 Sep 2022 1:27 p.m. PST |
I would suggest FEAR OF THE DARK, designed for solo players. It has a blog and a Facebook group with más re than 1000 players. link |
| Deucey | 20 Feb 2023 7:10 a.m. PST |
Update: I got 414 Syracuse. It's a great game! Doesn't take long, dramatic, historical. Highly recommend. I followed up w/ Quebec. Same system, but not nearly as good. |
wants to know if you can tell the difference between weaker and stronger magnets with 3mm aircraft.
