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Tuesday Mar 22, 2016
Tuesday Mar 22, 2016
Welcome to the 99th episode of the 1 Player podcast. Yup, we are nearly at 100; but, for now let's focus on 99. This episode is one of the biggest yet at almost 144 minutes!! It's got a lot. There is the normal KS news, and a discussion on games whose solo experience killed the multiplayer game and games whose multiplayer experience killed the solo game. Then, Chris has his solo report on Mr. CabbageHead's Garden Game by Todd Sanders. Then Julius talks about Project Dreamscape by Will & Sara Reed. We have a Great Debate and finally Julius finishes up with an interview with Sara Reed.
- Project Dreamscape (BGG, Undine Studious)
- Mr Cabbagehead's Garden (BGG)
- The Goonies: Adventure Card Game (BGG)
- Lock and Load: Normandy solitaire (Lock n Load)
- Solitaire Games on Your Table Aggragator (link)
- Dungeon Delvers (KS)
- Taue Ceti (KS)
Thursday Mar 10, 2016
Thursday Mar 10, 2016
The leaders of the podcast are here. Julius and Albert are joined this episode by Kevin Erskine, organizer of the Top 100 Solo Games and a prominent member of the 1 Player Guild. Everyone chats about some current games and reviews Thunderbolt Apache Leader and the Leader series in general.
- Too Many Bones (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Empires in America (BGG)
- Victoriana (poll)
- Invaders from Dimension X (BGG)
- Thunderbolt Apache Leader (BGG)
- The Leader Series (BGG)
- The Great Debate poll
Tuesday Feb 23, 2016
Tuesday Feb 23, 2016
Another long episode. This one features singing, comedy routines and baseball! It's late so let's just list the links.
Monday Feb 08, 2016
Monday Feb 08, 2016
Albert and Julius quench their thirsts for an animal adventure with a review of Agricola All Creatures Big and Small. But before that, they talk about some news, and some kickstarter releases. Plus, Julius interviews the creators of Cthulu: A Deck Building Game and talks about his experiences with the demo.
- First Martians: Adventure on the Red Planet (BGG)
- Dungeon Crawler: The Thorn (Link)
- Big Book of Madness (BGG)
- Vinhos Deluxe Edition (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Fabulous Beasts (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Shadow Agent (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Cthulhu: A Deck Building Game (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small (BGG)
- Vote for the winner of the Great Debate: What's It Missing
- Submit your own words
Saturday Jan 23, 2016
Saturday Jan 23, 2016
Episode 95 is here! In this episode Albert and Julius decide to talk a bit about solo games. This time, they cover some news Kickstarter games and a game feature! The game is none other than Suburbia by Ted Alspach and published by his own label, Bezier Games. This is a neat game about building your own city and came out just a few years ago.
- Suburbia (BGG)
- Baseball Highlights 2045 Android app (BGG, Google Play)
- Van Ryder Games (Van Ryder)
- The Pursuit of Happiness (KS, BGG)
- Dirigible Disaster (KS, BGG)
- Manhattan Project: Chain Reaction (KS, BGG)
- Venom Assault (KS, BGG)
- Xenoshyft: Dreadmire (KS, BGG)
- Nova Aetas (KS, BGG)
- King's Forge: Glassworks (KS, BGG) - which I was wrong about and doesn't seem to support solo play.
Tuesday Jan 12, 2016
Tuesday Jan 12, 2016
Welcome to 2016! Albert and Julius start off the year with a bang, talking about Hostage Negotiator, which involves minimal bombs and explosions. We then start building a city of dice with a chat about Dice City. Oh, and there's the normal news and mini reviews.
- New solo podcast in Spanish: Jugando Solo
- Land 6 android app
- Boardgamearena new redesign and mobile friendly
- Nemo's War (Kickstarter) (BGG)
- Exiled: Siege (Kickstarter) (BGG)
- Global Collapse (Kickstarter)
Monday Dec 28, 2015
Monday Dec 28, 2015
This latest episode of the show, we cover a cool new solo game called Airborne Commander. It was designed by Aaron Lauster and published by Stratamax Games. This deck-building game is not unlike Friday in style, size and color. We also talk about the idea of story in solo games.
- Airborne Commander (BGG, StrataMax website)
- Healthy Heart Hospital (BGG, VPG)
- Elder Sign: Omens of Ice (BGG, Fantasy Flight Games)
- Asmodee News (BGG, BGG followup, Asmodee pdf)
Wednesday Dec 16, 2015
Wednesday Dec 16, 2015
In this episode, Albert interviews Alan Emrich about Victory Point Games and his upcoming kickstarter release game, Nemo's War 2nd Edition. Albert and Julius then discuss the People's Choice Top 100 Solo Games, discussing straight from 100 through grand number 1.
Tuesday Dec 01, 2015
Tuesday Dec 01, 2015
In this very late at night episode, Julius and Albert talk about Kickstarter & Mistfall and a bit more.
- Mistfall (BGG)
- Wordwright (BGG, Kickstarter)
- No Hope City (Kickstarter)
- Role Player (Kickstarter)
- Airborne Commander (BGG)
- Castellion (BGG)
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
We receive an unexpected phone call from an old friend this week. Join Albert and Julius as we discuss the theme of Cthulhu in gaming. We also review Cards of Cthulhu as an example of a Lovecraft-themed game,
- Side Quest (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Tavarua (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Centauri Saga (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Deep Space D-6 (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Nemo's War (2nd edition) (BGG)
- Cards of Cthulu (BGG)
Monday Nov 02, 2015
Monday Nov 02, 2015
- Sylvion (BGG)
- The Martian Investigation (Payhip)
- Top 100 Solo Games (BGG)
- The Grizzled (BGG)
- Pandemic: Legacy (BGG)
- Onus (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Deadcert (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Fathoms (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Hostage Negotiator (BGG)
- 7th Continent (BGG)
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Albert's not well this week, so Julius and his brother Yitzchak as a guest host are here to chat. They talk about some news, excitement about Essen, and a few popular kickstarters. Since both of them have recently been playing Red November, an older coop game with drunken gnomes! Then, they discuss playing puzzles and some of their favorite puzzle games.
- Between Two Cities (BGG)
- Dungeon Roll (BGG)
- Dugeon of Fortune (BGG)
- The 7th Continent (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Scythe (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Spirit Island (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Folklore: The Affliction (BGG) (Kickstarter)
- Red November (BGG)
- Houdini (Amazon)
- Folders (BGG Store)
- Perplexus Original (Amazon)
- Perplexus Death Star (Amazon)
Monday Sep 28, 2015
Monday Sep 28, 2015
Julius & Albert are back with yet another big show. This episode has a bit of news and kickstarter stuff as usual. Then, Albert talks to Ignaczy Trzewiczek about Imperial Settlers, Robinson Crusoe, Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy and solitaire games. Finally, Julius and Albert take an in depth look at Imperial Settlers.
- Imperial Settlers
- Imperial Settlers: Why Can't We Be Friends
- Imperial Settlers: Atlanteans
- Robinson Crusoe: Adventure on the Cursed Island
- Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy
- Theseus: The Dark Orbit
- Rory's Story Cubes app
- Star Patrol: Carrier Command
- Invaders from Dimension X by Tiny Battles Publishing
- Gem Rush skill cards
- Austerity
- Agent Decker
- Deep Space d-6
- Mr. President by GMT Games
- Avalance on Yeti Mountain
- Charm City Blues
Friday Sep 11, 2015
Friday Sep 11, 2015
In this episode, Albert and Julius chat about a couplerandom things entirely unrelated to board games. And then they talk about boardgames! Julius chats about some games currently on Kickstarter, then interviews Bruno Sautter, aco-designer of 7th Content, soon to release to Kickstarter. Albertand Julius then review Lewis and Clark.
Tuesday Aug 18, 2015
Tuesday Aug 18, 2015
Finally summer break is over and things return to normal. Well, at least we make a poor attempt at normal. In this show we have a small news segment and a small Kickstarter report, followed by two game reviews. That's right... two!