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A podcast dedicated to solitaire board gaming.

April 13, 2014

1P 056 - Magic the Gathering Challenge Decks

I hate retyping stuff, but here goes...

This episode I look at solitaire friendly CCGs.  In particular, I look at Magic: The Gathering which now has 2 challenge decks available and a 3rd on the way.
February 5, 2014

1P 052 - S.O.S. Titanic

This episode is on the new game by Bruno Cathala & Ludovic Maublanc. The game is a cooperative/solo game on the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912.  However, this game is really just a variant of the classic solitaire card game which I just remembered is sometimes called Klondike...doh!  Anyway, as I said, it is just a variant, but one that I found made the game MUCH better than the original.  The theme and mechanics work very very well together and make this game much more than the sum of its parts.


Also, I briefly step into the future and look back at "important" solitaire games.

June 29, 2013

1P 041 - Urbion

I finally get around to reviewing Onirim's younger brother, Urbion, aka Equilibrion.  The game is similar in style and simplicity, however it does have it's own distinct feel.  Does the game hold up to it's legacy?  It does for me.

April 28, 2013

1P 037 - Rune Age

This long overdue episode is finally out. In this show, I look at Rune Age, the deck-building game by Corey Konieczka and published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2011. This is a fantasy themed deck-building game set in the world of Terrinoth which is also the setting for Rune bound, DungeonQuest, Descent, and Rune Wars. All of which, except for the last 2, support solitaire play. I also introduce solitaire gaming month... May!

April 1, 2013

1P 036 - Bowling Solitaire

This episode covers, briefly, the history of solitaire, resolves a contest, and then describes a different solitaire... Bowling Solitaire by Sid Sackson. Happy April Fool's Day all.

March 16, 2013

1P 035 - Dungeon Crawler

I'm really excited by this episode. I've been wanting to talk about dungeon crawlers for the longest time. Not only that, but I even review a game appropriately named Dungeon Crawler. This is a ECG (expandable card game) in which to take a team of characters into a dungeon. I also give a broad general look at dungeon crawling. Oh, make sure to pay attention to the small contest.

Note that one game I mentioned in the news, Once Upon a Fable, no longer seems to exist on Kickstarter. Sorry about that.

January 19, 2013

1P 031 - Shadows Over Camelot the Card Game

This latest episode looks at the new game by Serge Lagat & Bruno Cathala.  This is a small memory math card game. Also, I briefly look at Tunnels & Trolls which is currently on Kickstater.

February 5, 2012

1P 013 - Friday

Welcome to episode 13.  In this show I first go over my "1 player podcast solitaire gaming awards" for my played games last year.  Awards are given in about a dozen categories such as...

  • Funnest Wargame
  • Best Solitaire Value
  • Best Thematic Experience
  • Most Tense Game

I also give a brief description of Friday, by Friedmanm Friese.

Links: Friday on BGG

May 27, 2011

1P 001 - Onirim

This is the first episode of the 1-player podcast. This is a show about solitaire boardgaming. The first show features a discussion of types of games that can be played solitaire and a review of the game Onirim by Shadi Torbey, published by Z-Man games.

BGG link for Onirim: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/71836/onirim

This podcast is released under the Creative Commons Share-Alike license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/